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Cse Computer Science Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Communications activity. Handled by NSFnet.
bugs
traffic
L1 cache
RTLS
2. A utility that reorgnizes the files and unused space on a computers hard disk so that the operating system accesses data quickly and programs run faster
Mobile Computer
project management software...
network
disk fragmenter
3. Impact printer that uses tiny wire pins on a print head mechanism to stike an inked ribbon
Drive Bay
dot matrix printer
System Unit
broadband
4. Can be peropheral or chip - creates sound from digital instructions.
synthesizer
fiber optic cable
adapter cards
fixed wireless
5. Occurs when the incoming electrical power increases. Can cause immediate and permanent damage to hardware
web filter
Application software...
Memory Cache
overvoltage
6. A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access retrieval and use of that data
message board
register
Mainframe
database
7. May break in to computer to exploit security weakness. financial gains - revenge.
optical mouse
spider
unethical employees
spooling
8. Uses the cell phone network to connect to the internet wirelessly from a notebook computer - smart phone - or mobile device
byte
sending device
wireless modem
software suite
9. Cables - telephone lines - radio networks - satellites
DRAM
Transmission media
defragmenting
SMTP
10. Optical mark recognition reads hand drawn marks such as circles or rectangles.
File compression utility
OMR
dot matrix printer
expansion bus
11. Dual inline memory module forms two sets of contact
DIMM
superscalar
Point of Sale terminals
Mobile Computer
12. Is an online area in which isers have wrtten discussions about a particular subject.
VR world
newsgroup
business software...
tactile output
13. A legal agreement that allows multiple users to access the software on the server simutaneously
connector
network license
optical mouse
cracker
14. A know specific pattern of virus code.
cold boot
analog
virus signature
System Unit
15. Type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance- type tasks usually related to managing a computer - its devices - or its programs. (transfer photos to an optical disk.
digital signature
utility program
W3C
virus signature
16. Single chip with two or more processor cores.
dot matrix printer
multi- core processor
CAM
wireless access point
17. A socket in the motherboard that can hold an adapter card
ciphertext
expansion slot
CU
MICR
18. A special purpose computer that functions as a component in a larger product. Small with limited hardware
protocol
embedded computer
System Software...
telemedicine
19. Characteristics include capacity - platters - read/write heads - cylinders - sectors and tracks - rpm - transfer rate - and access time
DRAM
hard disk
online auction
Fiber to the Premises
20. The combination of text - numbers - graphics - animation - sound effects - music - and other media in hyperlinked documents.
W3C
newsreader
hypermedia
communications channel
21. Method that the internet uses to store domain names and their corressponding IP addresses
disk controller
virtual provate network
USB hub
Domain name system
22. Uses email as a vehicle for extortion. Threaten users if they are not paid a sum of money
Servers
cyberextortionist
memory slots
Noise
23. The number of bits in an area on a storage medium - Higher density means more storage capacity
density
message board
tactile output
CERT/CC
24. Other computers and mobile devices on the networ that rely on the server for its resources
software suite
access control
client
bugs
25. A small flat rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion.
touchpad
stored program concept
business software...
SMTP
26. Computer is usually connected to the internet the entire time it is turned on (cable - DSL - fiber - radio signals - satellite)
integrated circuit
broadband internet service
turnaround document
ROM
27. A notcie that guarantees a user or web site is legit. E- commerce use it often
Linux
digital certificate
back door
wireless Internet service provider
28. Fetching - decoding - executing - storing
single user/multitasking operating system allows a single user to work on two or more programs that reside in memory at the same time
Memory
L1 cache
machine cycle
29. Controls access to hardware - software - and other resources on the network and provides a central storage area for programs - data - and info.
DVI
server
worm
recieving device
30. A legal agreement that permits users to install the software on multiple computers.
OSP
Fiber to the Premises
pointing stick
site license
31. Standard specifies that computers and devices on the networl share or pass a special signal called a token in a unidirectional manner and in a preset order. only one token per network
capacity
token ring
Web Browser
System Unit
32. A single copper wire surrounded by at least three layers - insulting material - woven material - plastic outer coating - often used by cable television
RSS 2.0
cable modem
jack
coaxial cable
33. Provids mobile users with a secure connection to the company server as if the user has a private line.
virtual provate network
animated Gif...
Storage Media
Top level domain
34. Contains 10 or fewer comps - with similar reponsibilities and capabilities
peer to peer network
defragmenting
site license
WAN
35. Privately owned and limited to a specific vendor or computer model.
L1 cache
proprietary software...
jewel box
Content Aggregator
36. Joins a cable and a port
adapter card
DRAM
connector
power supply
37. Read only memory refers to memory chips storing permanent data and instructions (firmware)
RAM
ROM
network
RSS 2.0
38. Dozens or hundreds of thin strands of glass or plastic that use light to transmit signal. Carries more signals - faster - less noise - better security - smaller size
Content Aggregator
fiber optic cable
Processor
port
39. Anopening inside the system unit in which you can install additional equipment. Different than a slot
RAID
optical reader
Bay
E- retail
40. Serves as the interface between the user - the app software - and the computers hardware
system software...
multifunction peripheral
message board
ergonomics
41. Basic input/output systemis firmware that contains the computers startup instructions
BIOS
System Unit
Fiber to the Premises
Point of Sale terminals
42. A light sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics and translates the results into a form the computer can process.
defragmenting
parallel processing
streaming
scanner
43. Central processing unit- processor- interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate the computer.
machine cycle
bandwidth
CPU
system bus
44. Uses radio waves to transmit data between two devices.
MRAM
newsgroup
Bluetooth
expansion slot
45. A large expensive powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousnads of connected users simutaneously
Netiquette
Mainframe
USB hub
adware
46. Has the illusion of moving images becuase it sends a continuos stream of images
expansion bus
MMS
streaming cam
broadband internet service
47. Connects the processor to cache.
cross - platform
keygen
ASCII
backside bus
48. Electronic data interchange which defines how data transmits across telephone lines or other means. Minimal peperwork for businesses
EDI
System Software...
system on a chip
bugs
49. Holds one or more disk drives
wireless Internet service provider
drive bay
formatting
bandwidth
50. Small peice of semi- conducting material - usually silicon - on whoch integrated cicuits are etched.
chip
sleep mode
rootkit
RSS 2.0