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cs101 Midterm Solved Paper.

This document contains a 30 question midterm examination for an introductory computing course. The exam covers topics like algorithms, operating systems, hardware, software, web technologies, and programming. It consists entirely of multiple choice questions testing students' knowledge of computing fundamentals and concepts.

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION

CS101- Introduction to Computing (Session - 2)

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

A procedure that usually, but not always, works or that gives nearly the right answer is
called
► Algorithm
► Logarithm
► Heuristic
► Methodology

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is NOT an Application Software.

► Word Processor

► Web Browser

► Windows XP

► MS Excel

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

Operating System talks to and manages devices through


► Loader
► File Manager
► Memory Manager
► Device Driver

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

You can ________ from/to a website containing interactive forms.


► Only read
► Only write
► Read and write
► Not read and write

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

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: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

There is a battery on the motherboard to:


► Give power to the processor
► Save information when computer is off
► Save information when computer is on
► Give power to the motherboard

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

______ is simply a fast port that lets you connect computer peripherals and consumer
electronics to your computer without restart.
► Freeware
► Shareware
► Firewire
► Firmware

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one is correct?

► <BODY></BODY>
► <body></body>
► Both <BODY></BODY> and <body></body>
► <BODY/>

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The weaknesses of the computer are:


► Pattern recognition & Storage
► Speed & Innovative ideas
► Pattern recognition & Innovative ideas
► Speed & Storage

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The key strengths of computers are


► Speed
► Storage
► Do not get bored
► All of the given choices

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one is correct?

► <HEAD> </HEAD>
► <HEAD> <END>
► <HEAD> </END>
► <HEAD> <\HEAD>

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Everything that JavaScript manipulates is treated as:


► Object

► Window

► Text

► Script

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A process in which user’s browser check the form’s data is called

► Server-Side Scripting

► Client-Side Scripting

► Bowser Scripting

► Form Scripting

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

------------ is volatile memory

► RAM
► ROM
► Hard Disk
► CD ROM

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


WYSIWYG stands for

► What you say is what you get


What you say is what you get
► Where you see is where you go

► What you see is what you get

► When you see is when you get

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is/are the use/uses of Word processor?


► To write a letter

► To write Research paper or report

► To create address labels

► All of the given

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

__________ is the example of Shrink-wrapped software

► PIA information system


► WinZip trial pack
► Linux
► MS Word

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

____________ interacts directly with the computer Hardware

► Compiler

► Operating system

► Application software

► Assembler
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following symbol is used for multiple line comments in JavaScript?

►/
► //
► /*
► //*

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

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: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

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

► Constants
► Variables
► Data Types
► Operators

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Bringing subsystems together to form the system is called

► Integration
► Merging
► Splitting
► Operation & Maintenance

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Preliminary exploration of possible solutions, technologies, suppliers is called

► Viability
► Feasibility
► Specification
► Integration

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Algorithm gives us:

► Definition of a problem
► Sequence of steps to solve a problem
► Proper understanding of a problem

► Solution to a problem

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Web site is collection of related ______


► Web pages
► Information
► Search Engines
► None of the given choices

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Information on World Wide Web is _______________ unified.


► Physically
► Logically
► Really
► None of the given choices

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 )

What is coding?

WYSIWYG
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 )

Define URL

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 2 )

What is Deterministic Algorithm?

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )

How can we calculate total number of rows in the truth table?

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )


What are JavaScript literal and what are its types?

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )

What is the impact of web on our Society and Business?

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2008
CS101- Introduction to Computing (Session - 2)

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

_______ consists of cells arranged in rows & columns


► Spreadsheets Software
► Word processor
► Presentation Software
► Microsoft Paint Software

Question No: 2 ( 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: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Forms can be submitted through _______ & _______ methods


► INCLUDE, POST
► INCLUDE, GET
► GET, POST
► SEND, POST

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

To display a checkbox on the web page, we use ___ tag


► CHECKBOX
► CHECK
► INPUT
► INPUTBOX

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

You can ________ from/to a website containing interactive forms.


► Only read
► Only write
► Read and write
► Not read and write

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

There is a battery on the motherboard to:


► Give power to the processor
► Save information when computer is off
► Save information when computer is on
► Give power to the motherboard

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

We can change the background color in HTML, using ___ attribute of <body>

► background

► bgcolor

► backcolor

► backgroundcolor

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

___ 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
► HTML
► HTTP
► URL
► WWW

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

______ is a client program that uses HTTP to make requests to Web servers throughout
the internet on behalf of the user.
► Web Application
► Web Browser
► Internet Application
► HTML

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

WWW stands for:


► Wide World Web
► World Wide Web
► World White Web
► World Web Wide

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The weaknesses of the computer are:


► Pattern recognition & Storage
► Speed & Innovative ideas
► Pattern recognition & Innovative ideas
► Speed & Storage

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Floating point unit is also known as _________ unit

► Real
► Integer
► Numeric
► Fractional

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Programs that reside on Web servers and receive info that a user enters in a form, are
known as:

► Server-Side Scripts

► Client-Side Scripts
► Super Scripts

► Form Scripts

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

------------ is volatile memory

► RAM
► ROM
► Hard Disk
► CD ROM

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What will be the result of the following formula in Spreadsheet application ?


SUM(A2:A3) =_________(Assume that A2 = 25 A3 = 75)

► 25
► 50
► 75
► 100

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

VisiCalc was the first popular _______application on PC’s.

► Spreadsheet
► Word processor
► Presentation
► Database

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

____________ is a system software that converts the source code written in high level
language into machine language code.
► Utilities
► Drivers
► Language Translator
► None of the these

Question No: 18 ( 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: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

__________ is a program that executes instructions line by line written in a high-level


language.

► Interpreter
► Compiler
► Predictor
► Executor

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

There are_________________ rules to write the Pseudo Code.

► Standard
► No standard
► Strict
► Pre-defined

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one is not the building block of an algorithm?


► Statements
► Sequences
► Repetitions
► Conditionals

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In flow charts, there is only one entry point in conditions while there is/are__________
exit points.

►1
►2
►3
►4
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A procedure that usually but not always works or that gives nearly the right answer is
called_____________

► Deterministic Algorithm

► Heuristic Algorithm
► Greedy Algorithm
► Randomized Algorithm

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A Modem is a kind of ___


► Input device
► Output device
► Storage device
► Input and Output device

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The memory size of the Altair 8800 was


► 128 bytes
► 128 Kilo bytes
► 256 Kilo bytes
► 256 bytes

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

---------- was known as “mill” in Analytical engine.


► Memory
► Processor
► Monitor
► Mouse

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 )

What is the key feature of object-oriented design?

ANSWER: The key feature of object-oriented design is that it treats every thing as
object having properties and methods. These objects are separately treated and designed
and once designed it can be used in any other system. So once designed can be used
many times.

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 )


Write one purpose of using spreadsheets ?
ANSWERS: Purpose of spreadsheets is that it can do calculations on data accurately.

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 2 )

List down two advantages of writing Pseudo Code


Answers: The advantages of pseudo code are:
 It is quite similar to human language so easy to understand.
 It is close to real code so easy to write real code from it.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )

How can we calculate total number of rows in the truth table?

ANSWER: The formula for calculating number of rows in truth table is 2n


Where n = number of inputs

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )

Differentiate between Vector graphics and Bit-mapped graphics.

ANSWER:

VECTOR GRAPHICS BIT MAPPED IMAGES

1. Treat everything as an object 1. Treats everything as a bit map.

2. Is resolution independent 2. Resolution dependent

3. Relatively small size 3. Large files

4. Example: Corel Draw 4. Example: Microsoft Paint

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )

Write differences between Shareware and trail ware software.


ANSWER:
SHAREWARE TRIALWARE
1. These are shared freely. 1. Software is offered for a trial
2. It is given without payment ahead period.
of time. 2. When the period is expired it is no
more in use.
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2009
CS101- Introduction to Computing (Session - 6)
Time: 60 min
Marks: 43
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:


► Object

► 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?

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 )

Name two languages which are used for client side scripting?

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 2 )

What is the purpose of MODEM ?

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )

What is Home Page of a web site?

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )

Why microprocessor uses the binary number system and not the decimal or any
other number system?

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )


What is the difference between Interactive-mode and Batch-mode Application
Software?

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

_______ consists of cells arranged in rows & columns


► Spreadsheets Software
► Word processor
► Presentation Software
► Microsoft Paint Software

Question No: 2 ( 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: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Forms can be submitted through _______ & _______ methods


► INCLUDE, POST
► INCLUDE, GET
► GET, POST
► SEND, POST

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

To display a checkbox on the web page, we use ___ tag


► CHECKBOX
► CHECK
► INPUT
► INPUTBOX

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

You can ________ from/to a website containing interactive forms.


► Only read
► Only write
► Read and write
► Not read and write
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

There is a battery on the motherboard to:


► Give power to the processor
► Save information when computer is off
► Save information when computer is on
► Give power to the motherboard

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

We can change the background color in HTML, using ___ attribute of <body>

► background

► bgcolor

► backcolor

► backgroundcolor

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

___ 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
► HTML
► HTTP
► URL
► WWW

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

______ is a client program that uses HTTP to make requests to Web servers throughout
the internet on behalf of the user.
► Web Application
► Web Browser
► Internet Application
► HTML

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

WWW stands for:


► Wide World Web
► World Wide Web
► World White Web
► World Web Wide
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The weaknesses of the computer are:


► Pattern recognition & Storage
► Speed & Innovative ideas
► Pattern recognition & Innovative ideas
► Speed & Storage

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Floating point unit is also known as _________ unit

► Real
► Integer
► Numeric
► Fractional

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Programs that reside on Web servers and receive info that a user enters in a form, are
known as:

► Server-Side Scripts

► Client-Side Scripts

► Super Scripts

► Form Scripts

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

------------ is volatile memory

► RAM
► ROM
► Hard Disk
► CD ROM

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What will be the result of the following formula in Spreadsheet application ?


SUM(A2:A3) =_________(Assume that A2 = 25 A3 = 75)
► 25
► 50
► 75
► 100

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

VisiCalc was the first popular _______application on PC’s.

► Spreadsheet
► Word processor
► Presentation
► Database

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

____________ is a system software that converts the source code written in high level
language into machine language code.
► Utilities
► Drivers
► Language Translator
► None of the these

Question No: 18 ( 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: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

__________ is a program that executes instructions line by line written in a high-level


language.

► Interpreter
► Compiler
► Predictor
► Executor

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


There are_________________ rules to write the Pseudo Code.

► Standard
► No standard
► Strict
► Pre-defined

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one is not the building block of an algorithm?


► Statements
► Sequences
► Repetitions
► Conditionals

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

In flow charts, there is only one entry point in conditions while there is/are__________
exit points.

►1
►2
►3
►4

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A procedure that usually but not always works or that gives nearly the right answer is
called_____________

► Deterministic Algorithm

► Heuristic Algorithm
► Greedy Algorithm
► Randomized Algorithm

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

A Modem is a kind of ___


► Input device
► Output device
► Storage device
► Input and Output device

Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The memory size of the Altair 8800 was


► 128 bytes
► 128 Kilo bytes
► 256 Kilo bytes
► 256 bytes

Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

---------- was known as “mill” in Analytical engine.


► Memory
► Processor
► Monitor
► Mouse

Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 )

What is the key feature of object-oriented design?

ANSWER: The key feature of object-oriented design is that it treats every thing as
object having properties and methods. These objects are separately treated and designed
and once designed it can be used in any other system. So once designed can be used
many times.

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 )

Write one purpose of using spreadsheets ?


ANSWERS: Purpose of spreadsheets is that it can do calculations on data accurately.

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 2 )

List down two advantages of writing Pseudo Code


Answers: The advantages of pseudo code are:
 It is quite similar to human language so easy to understand.
 It is close to real code so easy to write real code from it.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )

How can we calculate total number of rows in the truth table?

ANSWER: The formula for calculating number of rows in truth table is 2n


Where n = number of inputs
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )

Differentiate between Vector graphics and Bit-mapped graphics.

ANSWER:

VECTOR GRAPHICS BIT MAPPED IMAGES

5. Treat everything as an object 5. Treats everything as a bit map.

6. Is resolution independent 6. Resolution dependent

7. Relatively small size 7. Large files

8. Example: Corel Draw 8. Example: Microsoft Paint

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )

Write differences between Shareware and trail ware software.


ANSWER:
SHAREWARE TRIALWARE
3. These are shared freely. 3. Software is offered for a trial
4. It is given without payment ahead period.
of time. 4. When the period is expired it is no
more in use.

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