CS101 Midterm Solved Paper-2009-3

CS101-Introduction to Computing Midterm Solved Paper-2009-3

Question No: 1    ( M a r k s: 1 )   

 Human are better than computers at:

       ► Efficiency

       ► Accuracy

       ► Pattern recognition

       ► None of the given choices

   

Question No: 2    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

 Cray-1 was first commercial _________ computer.

       ► Super

       ► Mini

       ► Micro

       ► Personal

It looked like no other computer before, or for that matter, since. The Cray 1 was the world's first "supercomputer," a machine that leapfrogged existing technology when it was introduced in 1971.

   

Question No: 3    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

 URL is a/an ________.

       ► Device

       ► Component

       ► Address

       ► Tool

   

Question No: 4    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

 Mainframe Computers are also called _____.

       ► Enterprise Servers

       ► Personal Servers

       ► Enterprise Managers

       ► Window Servers

   

Question No: 5    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

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

       ► Laptop

       ► Palmtop

       ► Desktop

       ► Wearable

   

Question No: 6    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

 Preliminary exploration of possible solutions, technologies, suppliers is called.

       ► Viability

       ► Feasibility

       ► Specification

       ► Integration

Feasibility: Preliminary exploration of possible solutions, technologies, suppliers

    

Question No: 7    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

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

       ► Constants

       ► Variables

       ► Data Types

       ► Operators

 Variables give us the ability to manipulate data through reference instead of actual value. Variables are names assigned to values. Variables are containers that hold values (Example: Hotel guest name, Guest room no). Generally, the value of a variable varies during code execution (that is why the term variable.

   

Question No: 8    ( M a r k s: 1 )   

 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: 9    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

 A tool that helps you to find the synonyms is called ______________.

       ► Language

       ► Paragraph

       ► Thesaurus

       ► Symbol

ThesaurusMy favorite tool ,Helps you find synonyms and, sometimes, antonyms as well

Question No: 10    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

 Communication protocol is a __________that governs the flow of information over a network.

       ► Set of protocols

       ► Set of rules

       ► Device

       ► Set of methods

   http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/Protocol.htm

   

Question No: 11    ( M a r k s: 1 )   

 If a computer could pass the Turing test  then it would be able to:

       ► think like human beings

       ► do the things faster

       ► win a million dollar prize

       ► store more information

A test proposed to determine if a computer has the ability to think. In 1950, Alan Turing (Turing, 1950) proposed a method for determining if machines can think. This method is known as The Turing Test..

   

Question No: 12    ( M a r k s: 1 ) 

 The first Web browser with a GUI was generally available in:

       ► 1992

       ► 1993

       ► 1994

       ► 1995

The word "browser" seems to have originated prior to the Web as a generic term for user interfaces that let you browse (navigate through and read) text files online. By the time the first Web browser with a graphical user interface was generally available (Mosaic, in 1993), the term seemed to apply to Web content, too.

   

Question No: 13    ( M a r k s: 1 )  

 Web is a unique invention by humans in terms that it is:

       ► accessible to only the owners who control it

       ► accessible from particular locations only

       ► accessible to all humans

       ► accessible to only the educational institutes

   

The Internet is unlike any previous human invention. It is a world-wide resource, accessible to all of the humankind.

Question No: 14    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

 In this URL http://www.msn.com , _____identifies the domain name.

       ► http

       ► www

       ► msn

       ► com

   

Question No: 15    ( M a r k s: 1 )  

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

       ► Freeware

       ► Shareware

       ► Firewire

       ► Firmware

FireWire is simply a really fast port that lets you connect computer peripherals and consumer electronics to your computer without the need to restart. It is a simple common plug-in serial connector on the back of your computer.

   

Question No: 16    ( M a r k s: 1 )   

 Which of the following is NOT supported by PC's power supply.

       ► -12 and +12  V DC

       ► -10  and +10 V DC

       ► -5 and + 5 V DC

       ► All are supported

   

Question No: 17    ( M a r k s: 1 ) 

 In which case Cache Memory is used.

       ► To increase RAM speed

       ► To overcome BUS speed

       ► To overcome Speed rate between RAM and CPU

       ► To overcome CPU speed

   

http://www.computerknowledgeforyou.com/computercomponents/types_computer_memory.html

Question No: 18    ( M a r k s: 1 )  

 To display a single line text area on the web page, we use ___ tag.

       ► TEXT

       ► TEXTBOX

       ► INPUT

       ► INPUTBOX

   

Question No: 19    ( M a r k s: 1 )   

 If an algorithm is syntactically correct, but semantically incorrect then this situation is.

       ► Very good situation

       ► Very dangerous situation

       ► Not very bad

       ► Neutral situation

   

Syntax & Semantics:WARNINGS:1. An algo. can be syntactically correct, yet semantically incorrect – very dangerous situation!2. Syntactic correctness is easier to check as compared with semantic.

Question No: 20    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

 Users communicate with the computer using a consistent user interface provided by the OS.

       ► True

       ► False

   

User InterfaceUsers communicate with the computer using a consistent user interface provided by the OS. This UI can be a command-line interface in which a user types in the commands.

Question No: 21    ( M a r k s: 1 )   

 Application developers do not need to know much about the HW, especially the microProcessor, while they are developing their application.

       ► True

       ► False
 

   

Question No: 22    ( M a r k s: 1 ) 

 The first spread sheet program was invented by.

       ► Charles Babbage

       ► Dan Bricklin

       ► Paul Graham

       ► John von Neumann

   

Question No: 23    ( M a r k s: 1 )   

 Which representation technique of algorithm is more suitable for developer to make actual code___________.

       ► pseudo code

       ► flow chart

       ► both pseudo code and flow chart

       ► Heuristics 

    

Question No: 24    ( M a r k s: 1 )    

 _____________ is used to terminate all JavaScript statements.

       ► Colon

       ► Semicolon

       ► Underscore

       ► Apostrophe
 

Semicolon ;Terminate all JavaScript statements with a semicolon. It is not always necessary, but highly recommended.

   

Question No: 25    ( M a r k s: 1 )  

 In java script cookies can be created for future use_____.

       ► Easily

       ► No facility at all

       ► This is not possible without Java language.

       ► Cookies are files so java script can not handle it.

   

Question No: 26    ( M a r k s: 1 )  

 When the microprocessor desires to look at a piece of data, it checks in the __________ first.

       ► RAM

       ► ROM

       ► hard disk

       ► cache

    

The microprocessor stores a copy of frequently used data and instructions in its cache memory. When the microprocessor desires to look at a piece of data, it checks in the cache first. If it is not there, only then the microprocessor asks for the same from the main memory

Question No: 27    ( M a r k s: 1 )

 What is the basic difference between 'magnetic tapes' and 'floppy disks' ?

   

Question No: 28    ( M a r k s: 1 )

 What was the name of first microprocessor built by Intel ?

Question No: 29    ( M a r k s: 2 )

 What was the name of first super computer. When it was introduced?

   

Question No: 30    ( M a r k s: 3 )

 Write a short note on blue pacific Super Computer.

    

Question No: 31    ( M a r k s: 5 )

 What are JavaScript literal and what are its types?

Question No: 32    ( M a r k s: 5 )

 Can you say that URL and semantic web sites are same? Justify your answer by defining the both terms?