CS101- Introduction to Computing (Session - 4)
MIDTERM  EXAMINATION
Courtesy Muhammad Rashid Umar 

Fall 2009

Time: 60 min

 

Question No: 1    ( M - 1 )    .

 Human are better than computers at:       

       ► Efficiency

       ► Accuracy

       ► Pattern recognition

       ► None of the given choices

   

Question No: 2    ( M - 1 )    .

 The memory size of the Altair 8800 was► 256 bytes

       ► 128 bytes

       ► 128 Kilo bytes

       ► 256 Kilo bytes

       ► 256 bytes

   

Question No: 3    ( M - 1 )   .

 Information on World Wide Web is _______________ unified.

       ► Physically

       ► Logically

       ► Really

       ► None of the given choices

   

Question No: 4    ( M - 1 )    .

 Mainframe Computers are also called _____

       ► Enterprise Servers

       ► Personal Servers

       ► Enterprise Managers

       ► Window Servers

  

Question No: 5    ( M - 1 )    .

 Which of the following is NOT a category of Mobile Computers? 

       ► Laptop

       ► Palmtop

       ► Desktop

       ► Wearable

   

Question No: 6    ( M - 1 )    .

 Hexadecimal number system is based on -------------------- digits

       ► 2

       ► 8

       ► 12

       ► 16

   

Question No: 7    ( M - 1 )    .

tag is used to

       ► underline text

       ► end the line

       ► create ordered list

       ► create unordered list

   

Question No: 8    ( M - 1 )    .

 Bringing subsystems together to form the system is called       

       ► Integration

       ► Merging

       ► Splitting

       ► Operation & Maintenance

   

Question No: 9    ( M - 1 )    .

__________ give us the ability to manipulate data through reference instead of actual value.

       ► Constants

       ► Variables

       ► Data Types

       ► Operators

   

Question No: 10    ( M - 1 )    .

 In spreadsheets, cell address A12 means _______.

       ► Row A, Cloumn 12

       ► Row 12, Cloumn A

       ► Row 2,Cloumn A1

       ► Row A1, Cloumn 2

   

Question No: 11    ( M - 1 )    .

 Which of the following is/are the parts of Operating system components?

       ► GUI

       ► Device Manager

       ► Shell

       ► All of these

   

Question No: 12    ( M - 1 )    .
 The key feature of Scientific/Engineering/Graphics applications is __ _____

       ► Intense calculations
       ► User-friendly
       ► Reliability
       ► Cost-effective   

Question No: 13    ( M - 1 )    .

 Command which saves the selected text before deleting is 

       ► Copy

        ► Delete

        ► Cut 

       ► Undo

 

Question No: 14    ( M - 1 )    .

 All the hardware components of the Computer system are installed on-------------

       ► Microprocessor

       ► Motherboard

       ► Monitor

       ► Memory

   

Question No: 15    ( M - 1 )    .

 By default in a web page Hyper Link for another web page is represented as ________________
       ► Blue only

       ► Black and Underlined
       ► Blue and Bold
       Blue and Underlined 

Question No: 16    ( M - 1 )    .

 A microprocessor can be made more powerful by increasing its ________

       ► Clock frequency

       ► Word length

       ► Clock frequency and Word length

       ► None of above

   

Question No: 17    ( M - 1 )    .

__ is a related collection of WWW files that includes a beginning file called a homepage

       ► HTML

       ► Website

       ► HTTP

       ► Web page

   

Question No: 18    ( M - 1 )    .

 Structures, in which another list starts before the first list is finished, are called: 

       ► Multiple Lists

       ► Nested Lists

       ► Ordered Lists

       ► Un-ordered Lists

   

Question No: 19    ( M - 1 )    .

 When the user needs something to be done by the computer, he/she gives instructions in the form of  _____ to computer ____

       ► Software, Hardware

       ► Hardware, Software

       ► System Software, Application Software

       ► Graph, Monitor

   

Question No: 20    ( M - 1 )    .

 Application developers do not need to know much about the_________ while they are developing their applications

       ► Software

       ► Hardware

       ► Operating System

       ► Kernel

   

Question No: 21    ( M - 1 )    .

 Which of the following is NOT an Application Software. 
       ► Word Processor
       ► Web Browser
       ► Windows XP
       ► MS Excel   

Question No: 22    ( M - 1 )    .

 Web Pages developed for human as well computer understanding are called as; 

       ► Static Web Pages

       ► Semantic Web Pages

       ► Dynamic Web Pages

       ► Java Web Pages

   

Question No: 23    ( M - 1 )    .

 JavaScript stores all numbers as __________

       ► Integers

       ► Floating point numbers

       ► Strings

       ► Character values

 

Question No: 24    ( M - 1 )    .

 Java script and HTML are__________.

       ► case sensitive 

       ► Not case sensitive  

       ► Java  script is case sensitive but HTML is not 

       ► HTML is case sensitive but Java script is not

 

Question No: 25    ( M - 1 )    .

 A diode functions as the electronic version of a _ _________-way valve.

       ► one

       ► two

       ► three

       ► four

   

Question No: 26    ( M - 1 )    .

 The first  -------------was invented at Bell Laboratories on December 16, 1947 by William Shockley.

       ► Transistor

       ► Vacuum Tube

       ► Punch card

       ► Transmitter

 

Question No: 27    ( M - 1 )

 What are compilers used for ?

 Ans: compiler is a softwear that can translate the whole programe in once.it also save the program.
 

Question No: 28    ( M - 1 )

 What is Script?
 

Question No: 29    ( M - 2 )

 What istag in HTML and How it is different from tag?
 

Question No: 30    ( M - 3 )

 How can you manipulate the address of a file (resource) accessible on the Internet?

World wide web ,URL, domain name

 

Question No: 31    ( M - 5 )

 Write Hyper Link for a Web Page and for an Email Address.
Ans: Following are the Hyper link for a web page
www.vu.edu .pk
www.yahoo.com
www.hotmail.com

following are the hyperlinks for Email address
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
rashidumer50@hotmail.c

Question No: 32    ( M - 5 )

 Write down the requirement of Desktop Publishing?

User requirement

Softwear requirements

Laser printer

Scanner

DESktop publishing softwears e.g

adobe page maker

Ms publisher

High end pc with a large screen monitor

Formate

Numerical data

Text

Phograph

Charts