Cs101 - Introduction to Computing Midterm Paper 2009
Q1
Cray-1 was first commercial _________ computer
(a)Super page 16
(b)Mini
(c)Micro
(c)Personal
Q2
Browser is a __________________ used for browsing.
(a) Tool doubt
(b) Component
(c) Device
(d) None of the given choices doubt
3.1 Browser page 18
A browser is an application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all
The information on the World Wide We
Q3 The name of first browser was ______
(a) Internet Explorer
(b) Mosaic Reference Handouts Page 18
(c) Netscape
(d) Fire fox
Q4 Which of the following hardware component of a computer can also be called as engine?
(a) Bus
(b) Storage
(c) Memory
(d) Processor
Q5
The impact of a digit in a number is determined by its ---------------
(a) Value
(b) Location
(c) Length
(d) None of above
Q6
This element of Flow Chart is called_____________.
(a) Process
(b) Off-page Connector page 105
(c) Decision
(d) Connector
Q7
The sequence of phases, a software goes through from the concept to decommissioning, is called
(a) Software composition
(b) Software life-cycle page 133
(c) Software methodology
(d) Software development steps
Q8 - In JavaScript, a variable declaration is
(a) Optional page 144
(b) Mandatory
(c) Not allowed
(d) None of the given
21.2 Declaring Variables
Many languages require that a variable be declared (defined) before it is first used
Although JavaScript allows variable declaration, it does not require it -
____________ interacts directly with the computer Hardware
(a) Compiler
(b) Operating system
(c) Application software
(d) Assembler
Q10
Which of the following is/are the parts of Operating system components?
(a) GUI
(b) Device Manager
(c) Shell
(d) All of these
Q11
Tag used for the highest level Heading is ________________
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) . None of these
Q12
The programming language specifically designed by the US Department of Defense for developing military applications was named ___________.
(a) Smalltalk
(b) C
(c) C++
(d) Ada page 9
Q13
------------ is volatile memory
(a) RAM page 25
(b) ROM
(c) Hard Disk
(d) Hard Disk
Q14
The key strengths of computers are
(a) Speed
(b) Storage
(c) Do not get bored
(d) All of the given choices
Q15
_____ is an application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web
(a) URL
(b) Browser
(c) HTML
(d) Website
Q16
______ is a client program that uses HTTP to make requests to Web servers throughout the internet on behalf of the user.
(a) Web Application
(b) Web Browser page 18
(c) Internet Application
(d) HTML
Q17
___ contains the name of the protocol required to access the resource, a domain name that identifies a specific computer on the internet and a pathname on the computer
(a) HTML
(b) HTTP
(c) URL page 18
(d) WWW
Q18
To start an ordered list from 20 instead of 1, we will write
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q19
_________ is the interface in computer that supports transmission of multiple bits at the same time.
(a) Serial Port
(b) Parallel Port page 24
(c) Universal Serial Bus
(d) None of the given choice
Q20.
Monitor is an example of:
(a) Input Device
(b) Processing Device
(c) Output Device
(d) Storage Device
Q21
Different parts or components of computer use as a communication path
(a) RAM
(b) Bus
(c) ROM
(d) Processor
Q22
There is a battery on the motherboard to:
(a) Give power to the processor
(b) Save information when computer is off
(c) Save information when computer is on
(d) Give power to the motherboard
Q23
In which case Cache Memory is used
(a) To increase RAM speed
(b) To overcome BUS speed
(c) To overcome Speed rate between RAM and CPU
(d) To overcome CPU speed
Q24
Using COLSPAN, number of rows of the current cell should extend itself
(a) Upward
(b) Downward
(c) Both Upward and Downward
(d) None of the given choices
Q25
Operating System talks to and manages devices through
(a) Loader
(b) File Manager
(c) Memory Manager
(d) Device Driver
Q26
Pseudo code is written in
(a) Complex grammar
(b) Plain English
(c) JAVA
(d) Pseudo language
Q27
What is Object in JavaScript ?
Solution:-
Everything that JavaScript manipulates, it treats as an object – e.g. a window or a button
An object has properties – e.g. a window has size, position, status,
Q28
Write one purpose of using spreadsheets?
Solution:-
Electronic replacement for ledgers, Used for automating engineering, scientific, but in majority of cases, business calculations, A spreadsheet - VisiCalc - was the first popular application on PC’s. It helped in popularizing PC’s by making the task of financial-forecasting much simpler, allowing individuals to do forecasts which previously were performed by a whole team of financial wizard
Q29
Write one purpose of using spreadsheets?
Solution:-
Electronic replacement for ledgers, Used for automating engineering, scientific, but in majority of cases, business calculations, A spreadsheet - VisiCalc - was the first popular application on PC’s. It helped in popularizing PC’s by making the task of financial-forecasting much simpler, allowing individuals to do forecasts which previously were performed by a whole team of financial wizard
Q30
How a designer makes Structured Design?
Solution:-
Also called top-down design, The designer starts by first conceiving a skeleton high-level design of the system, and then starts defining features of that over-all design in an ever-increasing detail Making small changes in the functionality of the systems sometimes leads to major redesign exercise. Structured design emphasizes separating a program's data from its functionality
Q31
What is the difference between High-level and Low-level programming languages?
Solution:-
High language can be easily understood by human beings. But low level language is machine langue, but we can understand it. Because low level language is machine langue
Q32
What are the main responsibilities that Kernel plays in Operating system?
Solution:-
Responsible for all the essential operations like basic house keeping, task scheduling, etc Also contains low-level HW interfaces Size important, as it is memory-resident
