CS101 Midterm MCQs 2024 by Miss Mehwish

Past Papers for Mids./Finals are also Available

Q1. If you want to search for an exact phrase on Google then enclose it in_______. Options:

1. Parentheses
2. Quotation marks
3. Brackets
4. Curly braces

Correct option: b) Quotation marks

Q2. ____________ is the smallest negative number represented by using 16-bit 2’s complement notation. Options:

1. -32768
2. -16384
3. -256
4. -128

Correct option: a) -32768

Q3. A long string of bits is often called a ___________.

1. Bitset
2. Byte
3. Word
4. Binary string

Correct option: b) Byte

Q4. If binary representation of 8 is 1000, then how is -8 written in 2’s complement notation? Options:

1. 1000
2. 0100
3. 0000
4. 11111000

Correct option: d) 11111000

Q5. The “inurl” operator finds ___ web pages which contains the mentioned query in the URL of the web pages.

1. Many
2. Some
3. All
4. None

Correct option: c) All

Q6. FIFO is abbreviation of?

1. First initiate first out
2. First in first occupied
3. First in first out
4. For in for out

Correct option: c) First in first out

Q7. If a string of 8 bits undergoes a right circular shift of 2 bits, how many bits are required for an equivalent left circular shift?

1. 1 bit
2. 2 bits
3. 3 bits
4. 4 bits

Correct option: b) 2 bits

Q8. The computers of the __________were not very flexible or efficient. Options:

1. 1961s and 1970s
2. 1940s and 1950s
3. 1950s and 1960s
4. 1930s

Correct option: c) 1950s and 1960s

Q9. Which register contains the address of the next instruction? Options:

1. Data register
2. Address register
3. Program counter
4. Instruction register

Correct option: c) Program counter

Q10. What type of software is employed for tasks specifically tied to machine utilization? Options:

1. Device drivers
2. System software
3. Utility software
4. Application software

Correct option: a) Device drivers