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Cse Computer Science Engineering

Subjects : engineering, it-skills
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1. Consists of special purpose chip and electronic circuits that control the transfer of data - instructions - and information from a disk to and from the system bus and other parts of the computer.






2. Consists of electronic components that store instrcuctions waiting to be executed by the processor - data needed by those instructions - and the results of processing data. Consist of one or more chips on the motherboard or some other circuit board o






3. A device that uses a light source toread characters - marks - codes - and converts them into digital data that a computer can process. Uses optical character recognition and optical mark recognition






4. A socket in the motherboard that can hold an adapter card






5. Measures the amount of time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium and the time required to deliver an item from memory to the processor






6. Hides within or looks like a legitimate program such as a screen saver






7. Encrypted data






8. Operating system on mobile devices that generally resides on ROM






9. ...






10. Consists of one or more twisted pair wires bundled together - Used for transmission media. Wires are twisted to reduce the noise






11. Most computers (on and off)






12. Extends the capabilites of a browser.






13. A program that restricts access to certain material on the web






14. Provids mobile users with a secure connection to the company server as if the user has a private line.






15. Moving pictures experts group is a popular video compression standard






16. Donated for public use has no copyright restrictions






17. The process of transferring data in a continous and even flow which allows users to access a file while it is transmitting






18. The original article and all subsequent related replies






19. The technology of authenticating a persons identity by verifying a personal characteristic.






20. A communications device that sends and recieves data and info to and from digital line






21. The role of memory to store both data and programs






22. Software that helps groups of people work together on projects and share info over a network






23. An instruction that causes a program to perform a specific action.






24. Dual inline memory module forms two sets of contact






25. 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.






26. A stationary pointing devoce with a ball on its top or side with one or two buttons like a mouse.






27. Controls timing of all computer operations






28. They consist entirely of electronic components and contain no moving parts.






29. A collection of data organized in a manner that allows access retrieval and use of that data






30. Computer designed so the system unit - input devices - output devices - and any other devices fit entirely on or under a desk or table.






31. Mathematical formula that generates a code from the contents of the message






32. Virtual reality is the use of computers to simulate a real or imagines environment that appears in a 3d space.






33. Has the illusion of moving images becuase it sends a continuos stream of images






34. Single inline memory module forms a single set of contacts






35. Automatically analyzes all network traffic and notifies network administrators of suspicious behavior pattermsor system breaches






36. Rambus inline memory module house RDRAM chips






37. Obtains data directly at the location where the transaction or event takes place.






38. The discovery - collection adn analysis of evidence found on computers and networks






39. A rectangular opeining that typically holds disk drives.






40. The number of bits in an area on a storage medium - Higher density means more storage capacity






41. A set of programs containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources






42. Device with a monitor - keyboard - and memory






43. A colection of individual programs available together as a unit. lower cost and ease of use






44. The fastest most powerful computer






45. On the motherboard hold memory modules






46. Internet Service Provider- a regional or national access provider






47. Programs that control or maintian the operations of the computer and its devices. Interface between user - application software - and computers software






48. Local area network- network tat connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as a home






49. Where a computer keeps data - instructions - and information (flash drives - hard disks - optical disks - memory cards)






50. Computer automatically can configure adapter cards and other peripherals as you install them







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