MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
CS101-
Introduction to Computing (Session - 4)
Time: 60 min
Marks: 38
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5/26/2010
12:00:00 AM
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Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Ada, Countess of Lovelace
developed first:
► Computer
► Website
► Computer Program
► Analytical engine
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Charles Babbage was a/an
► Mathematician
► Computer Scientist
► Physician
► Analyst
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Detailed plan, specifying the required resources and expected
deliverables, is done in ________ phase.
► Planning
► User Requirements
► Design
► Developer Specification
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A computer program that facilitates the communication between
the computer and a peripheral device is called___________________
► Operating system
► Utilities
► Language Translator
► Device Drives
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
To start an ordered list from 20 instead of 1, we will write
► <OL begin = “20">
► <OL initiate = “20">
► <OL start = “20">
► <OL from = “20">
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
_________ is the best known builder for supercomputers.
► Sun
► Cray Research
► Microsoft
► Apple
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Using COLSPAN, number of rows of the current cell should
extend itself
► Upward
► Downward
► Both Upward and Downward
► None of the given choices
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Interactive forms are always placed between ___ tag-set
► TITLE
► HEAD
► BODY
► HTML
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
_________ manages the HW and SW resources ( memory, disk
drives etc) of the computer system, often invisibly.
► Explorer.exe
► System Files
► Operating System
► Application Software
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Speakers
fall into the hardware category.
► True
► False
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
______________ software directly interacts with the hardware.
► Application software
► System software
► Dynamic software
► Distributed software
Question No: 12 (
Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In spreadsheet, which of the following function is used to
solve the equation
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► =COUNTIF
► =GoalSeek
► None of the above
► =Sum
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
_______ is known as
the best feature in word processing.
► Cut
► Copy
► Paste
► Undo
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In java script objects may have___________ properties.
► Single
► Several
► Multiple
► All of the given options
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
_________ are great for showing
parts of a whole that are generally expressed in percentages.
► Line Charts
► Pie Charts
► Bar Charts
► None of the options
described
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Small
Computer System Interface is
► Slower and harder to configure then
serial and parallel ports
► Faster then USB
► Both first choices
► Slower then USB but Faster then serial
and parallel
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 2 )
Write the major types of softwares with examples?
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 2 )
What
is the major difference between paragraph <p> and Line Break <BR>
tags?
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 2 )
Why PASCAL was designed and what is the problem with
PASCAL?
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 3 )
What are the key requirements of E-commerce Software?
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 3 )
Write down the pseudo code for the following flow chart.
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 5 )
(a) Write down two positive features of client-side
scripting.
(b)
Discuss two deficiencies of JavaScript.
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 5 )
What are the key
features of a word processor?
