MIDTERM EXAMINATION Solved Paper of CS101- Introduction to Computing

MIDTERM  EXAMINATION

Spring 2010

CS101- Introduction to Computing (Session - 4)

Ref No: 1341114

Time: 60 min

Marks: 38

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Center:	OPKST
ExamDate:	5/26/2010 12:00:00 AM

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

?

       ► =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?