CS101 Midterm Solved Paper-2009-3

CS101-Introduction to Computing Midterm Solved Paper-2009-3



Question No: 1    ( M a r k s: 1 )   
 Human are better than computers at:
       ► Efficiency
       ► Accuracy
       ► Pattern recognition
       ► None of the given choices
   
Question No: 2    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 Cray-1 was first commercial _________ computer.
       ► Super
       ► Mini
       ► Micro
       ► Personal
It looked like no other computer before, or for that matter, since. The Cray 1 was the world's first "supercomputer," a machine that leapfrogged existing technology when it was introduced in 1971.
   
Question No: 3    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 URL is a/an ________.
       ► Device
       ► Component
       ► Address
       ► Tool
   
Question No: 4    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 Mainframe Computers are also called _____.
       ► Enterprise Servers
       ► Personal Servers
       ► Enterprise Managers
       ► Window Servers
   
Question No: 5    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 Which of the following is NOT a category of Mobile Computers?
       ► Laptop
       ► Palmtop
       ► Desktop
       ► Wearable
   
Question No: 6    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 Preliminary exploration of possible solutions, technologies, suppliers is called.

       ► Viability
       ► Feasibility
       ► Specification
       ► Integration
Feasibility: Preliminary exploration of possible solutions, technologies, suppliers

    
Question No: 7    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 __________ give us the ability to manipulate data through reference instead of actual value.

       ► Constants
       ► Variables
       ► Data Types
       ► Operators
 Variables give us the ability to manipulate data through reference instead of actual value. Variables are names assigned to values. Variables are containers that hold values (Example: Hotel guest name, Guest room no). Generally, the value of a variable varies during code execution (that is why the term variable.

   
Question No: 8    ( M a r k s: 1 )   
 Consider the following statement written in JavaScript:
 str = ”Hello” + ” World”

What will be the value of str ?
       ► HelloWorld
       ► Hello World
       ► Hello + World
       ► It will result in error
   
Question No: 9    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 A tool that helps you to find the synonyms is called ______________.
       ► Language
       ► Paragraph
       ► Thesaurus
       ► Symbol
ThesaurusMy favorite tool ,Helps you find synonyms and, sometimes, antonyms as well

Question No: 10    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 Communication protocol is a __________that governs the flow of information over a network.
       ► Set of protocols
       ► Set of rules
       ► Device
       ► Set of methods

   
Question No: 11    ( M a r k s: 1 )   
 If a computer could pass the Turing test  then it would be able to:
       ► think like human beings
       ► do the things faster
       ► win a million dollar prize
       ► store more information
A test proposed to determine if a computer has the ability to think. In 1950, Alan Turing (Turing, 1950) proposed a method for determining if machines can think. This method is known as The Turing Test..

   
Question No: 12    ( M a r k s: 1 ) 
 The first Web browser with a GUI was generally available in:
       ► 1992
       ► 1993
       ► 1994
       ► 1995
The word "browser" seems to have originated prior to the Web as a generic term for user interfaces that let you browse (navigate through and read) text files online. By the time the first Web browser with a graphical user interface was generally available (Mosaic, in 1993), the term seemed to apply to Web content, too.

   
Question No: 13    ( M a r k s: 1 )  
 Web is a unique invention by humans in terms that it is:
       ► accessible to only the owners who control it
       ► accessible from particular locations only
       ► accessible to all humans
       ► accessible to only the educational institutes
   
The Internet is unlike any previous human invention. It is a world-wide resource, accessible to all of the humankind.

Question No: 14    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 In this URL http://www.msn.com , _____identifies the domain name.
       ► http
       ► www
       ► msn
       ► com
   
Question No: 15    ( M a r k s: 1 )  
 ______ is simply a fast port that lets you connect computer peripherals and consumer electronics to your computer without restart.
       ► Freeware
       ► Shareware
       ► Firewire
       ► Firmware
FireWire is simply a really fast port that lets you connect computer peripherals and consumer electronics to your computer without the need to restart. It is a simple common plug-in serial connector on the back of your computer.

   
Question No: 16    ( M a r k s: 1 )   
 Which of the following is NOT supported by PC's power supply.
       ► -12 and +12  V DC
       ► -10  and +10 V DC
       ► -5 and + 5 V DC
       ► All are supported
   
Question No: 17    ( M a r k s: 1 ) 
 In which case Cache Memory is used.
       ► To increase RAM speed
       ► To overcome BUS speed
       ► To overcome Speed rate between RAM and CPU
       ► To overcome CPU speed
   

Question No: 18    ( M a r k s: 1 )  
 To display a single line text area on the web page, we use ___ tag.
       ► TEXT
       ► TEXTBOX
       ► INPUT
       ► INPUTBOX
   
Question No: 19    ( M a r k s: 1 )   
 If an algorithm is syntactically correct, but semantically incorrect then this situation is.
       ► Very good situation
       ► Very dangerous situation
       ► Not very bad
       ► Neutral situation
   
Syntax & Semantics:WARNINGS:1. An algo. can be syntactically correct, yet semantically incorrect – very dangerous situation!2. Syntactic correctness is easier to check as compared with semantic.

Question No: 20    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 Users communicate with the computer using a consistent user interface provided by the OS.
       ► True
       ► False
   
User InterfaceUsers communicate with the computer using a consistent user interface provided by the OS. This UI can be a command-line interface in which a user types in the commands.

Question No: 21    ( M a r k s: 1 )   
 Application developers do not need to know much about the HW, especially the microProcessor, while they are developing their application.
       ► True
       ► False
 
   
Question No: 22    ( M a r k s: 1 ) 
 The first spread sheet program was invented by.
       ► Charles Babbage
       ► Dan Bricklin
       ► Paul Graham
       ► John von Neumann
   
Question No: 23    ( M a r k s: 1 )   
 Which representation technique of algorithm is more suitable for developer to make actual code___________.
       ► pseudo code
       ► flow chart
       ► both pseudo code and flow chart
       ► Heuristics 

    
Question No: 24    ( M a r k s: 1 )    
 _____________ is used to terminate all JavaScript statements.
       ► Colon
       ► Semicolon
       ► Underscore
       ► Apostrophe
 
Semicolon ;Terminate all JavaScript statements with a semicolon. It is not always necessary, but highly recommended.

   
Question No: 25    ( M a r k s: 1 )  
 In java script cookies can be created for future use_____.

       ► Easily
       ► No facility at all
       ► This is not possible without Java language.
       ► Cookies are files so java script can not handle it.
   
Question No: 26    ( M a r k s: 1 )  
 When the microprocessor desires to look at a piece of data, it checks in the __________ first.
       ► RAM
       ► ROM
       ► hard disk
       ► cache
    
The microprocessor stores a copy of frequently used data and instructions in its cache memory. When the microprocessor desires to look at a piece of data, it checks in the cache first. If it is not there, only then the microprocessor asks for the same from the main memory

Question No: 27    ( M a r k s: 1 )
 What is the basic difference between 'magnetic tapes' and 'floppy disks' ?
   
Question No: 28    ( M a r k s: 1 )
 What was the name of first microprocessor built by Intel ?


Question No: 29    ( M a r k s: 2 )
 What was the name of first super computer. When it was introduced?
   
Question No: 30    ( M a r k s: 3 )
 Write a short note on blue pacific Super Computer.
    
Question No: 31    ( M a r k s: 5 )
 What are JavaScript literal and what are its types?

Question No: 32    ( M a r k s: 5 )
 Can you say that URL and semantic web sites are same? Justify your answer by defining the both terms?

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