CS101 Midterm Past Paper 9

MIDTERM EXAMINATION Spring 2010 CS101- Introduction to Computing (Session - 2)

Q1. Detailed plan, specifying the required resources and expected deliverables, is done in ________ phase. (1 marks)

1. Planning
2. User Requirements
3. Design
4. Developer Specification

Q2. A combination of word processing and graphic design is (1 marks)

1. Corel Draw
2. Desktop Publishing
3. Paint
4. WordPad

Q3. ------------- is an electronic path within a Computer System along which bits are transmitted. (1 marks)

1. Port
2. Slots
3. Bus
4. Modem

Q4. The key strengths of computers are (1 marks)

1. Speed
2. Storage
3. Do not get bored
4. All of the given choices

Q5. We can change the background color in HTML, using ___ attribute of <body> (1 marks)

1. background
2. bgcolor
3. backcolor
4. backgroundcolor

Q6. ASCII WHITE is the fastest Super computer which can perform __________ calculations in one second. (1 marks)

1. 1.3 billion
2. 1.3 trillion
3. 1.3 miillion
4. 1.3 thousand

Q7. _____ is the example of server-side scripts on Unix servers. (1 marks)

1. ASP
2. CGI
3. VBScript
4. JavaScript

Q8. We need _____________ for memory management in computer (1 marks)

1. Software
2. Hardware
3. Operating System
4. Application Software

Q9. Data was stored and counted mechanically using ----------- decimal storage wheels, ------ --------------- rotary dial switches. (1 marks)

1. 300,400
2. 1300,1400
3. 30100,14100
4. 3000 , 1400

Q10. The first spread sheet program was invented by (1 marks)

1. Charles Babbage
2. Dan Bricklin
3. Paul Graham
4. John von Neumann

Q11. In x = x + 20, x is called a __________. (1 marks)

1. Constant
2. String
3. Variable
4. Number

Q12. The transistor is a solid state semiconductor device used for amplification and switching, and has (1 marks)

__________ terminals. one two three four

Q13. A diode functions as the electronic version of a __________-way valve. (1 marks)

1. one
2. two
3. three
4. four

Q14. This element of Flow Chart is called_____________. (1 marks)

1. Process
2. Off page connector
3. Decision
4. Connector

Q15. Please choose one Choose the correct html format to create a checkbox. (1 marks)

1. <checkbox>
2. <input type=”checkbox”>
3. <check>
4. <input type=”check”>