CS101... MIDTERM exam 2009

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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Cray-1 was first commercial _________ computer
► Super
► Mini
► Micro
► Personal

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Browser is a __________________ used for browsing.
► Tool
► Component
► Device
► None of the given choices

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

It represents the _____________ flow chart element.

► Flow Line
► Connector
► Off-page connector
► Start or Stop

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
JavaScript is an example of _____________ language.

► Object-based
► Object-oriented
► Machine
► Assembly

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The set of rules and guidelines a team of developers follow to construct reasonably complex SW systems is called

► Object Oriented Design
► Object Oriented Software
► Design Methodology
► Programming language

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Waterfall is a _________ life-cycle model.

► Spiral
► Sequential
► Circular
► Spherical

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What happens if I start a new list without closing the original one?
► An error will be generated
► A nested list will be created

► Previous list will end and a new will start.

► Nothing will happen


Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In Spreadsheets, you can create a relationship between two cells by using _____.

► Numbers
► Text
► Formulas
► None of the given choices

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
VisiCalc was the first popular _______application on PC’s.

► Spreadsheet
► Word processor
► Presentation
► Database

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Fins are used to --------------

► Communicate with microprocessor
► Increase surface area of Fan
► Decrease surface area of Fan
► Speed up the Fan.

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Using only HTML we can create

► Dynamic web pages

► Static web pages

► Both Static and Dynamic pages

► None of these


Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Everything that JavaScript manipulates is treated as:
[COLOR="#0000ff"] ► Object
[/COLOR]
► Window

► Text

► Script


Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The ______ is connected to all other modules of the microprocessor.

► Control unit
► Memory unit
► Floating Point unit
► Arithmetic and Logic unit

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
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: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
_________ is the interface in computer that supports transmission of multiple bits at the same time.
► Serial Port
► Parallel Port
► Universal Serial Bus
► None of the given choices

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
_____ was designed as a replacement for typewriter
► Spreadsheet Software
► Word Processor Software
► Presentation Software
► Database Software

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of these translates the program once at a time ?
► Interpreter
► Compiler
► Operating system
► Translator

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Randomized algorithms are often ________ than deterministic algorithms for the same problem.
► Simpler and more slow
► Simpler and more efficient
► Complex and more efficient
► Complex and more slow

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Ada written a computer programme for ?

► Analytical Engine

► Difference Engine

► Harvard Mark 1

► Mechanical engine


Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A test proposed to determine if a computer has the ability to think. It is called?

► Turing test

► Turning test

► Intelligence test

► None


Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The most used form tag is the <input> tag.

► True
► False

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When the user clicks on the "Submit" button, the content of the form is sent to the server.

► True
► False

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Extension for saving web page is / are;
► *.html
► *.htm
► *.html and *.htm both are in use
► None of These

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In spread sheet a cell may contain

► Numbers
► Text
► Formulas
► All of the given

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Programs where no user interaction found during program execution are called __________.

► Batch programs
► Event-driven programs
► Graphics based programs
► None of the given

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
OO software is all about _____________.




► Behaviors
► Methods
► Properties
► Objects

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 )
What is the key feature of batch programs?
Answer: The key feature is no user interaction with computer while a program is running.

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 )
Name two languages which are used for client side scripting?
Answer: Javascript , VBscript

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 2 )
What is the purpose of MODEM ?
Answer: It receive data analog signal from a phone line and then convert them into digital signal and send back to the computer with which it is attached. It also receives data from computer and convert it into analog signals.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )
What is Home Page of a web site?
Answer: For a web user it is a first page displayed when a user starts a web browser and for a web developer it is a first page when a user selects a site.

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )
Why microprocessor uses the binary number system and not the decimal or any other number system?
Answer: Because this system is natural for digital computer. Digital computer have fundamental building blocks like ON & OFF Etc so it is natural to represent those in a number system that has only two symbols e.g Binary Numbers 0,1. Whereas decimal system is natural for human.


Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )
What is the difference between Interactive-mode and Batch-mode Application Software?
Answer: Batch-mode: This Mode Program has no user interaction with computer while a program is running e.g Paroll
Interactive-mode: The user runs the program on the computer and keeps interacting with the computer while a program is running e.g word processor