CS101- Midterm Past Papers


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? 
 
 MIDTERM  EXAMINATION  
Spring 2009 
CS101- Introduction to Computing  
  
Time: 60 min  
Marks: 43 
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Question No: 1    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 A diode functions as the electronic version of a __________-way valve. 
       ► one 
       ► two 
       ► three 
       ► four 
     
Question No: 2    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 What is name of book from which word algorithm is taken ? 
   
       ► Algebra and trigonometry 
 
       ► Introduction to algorithms 
 
       ► Research for new horizons 
 
       ► Algoritmi de numero Indorum   
 
 
     
Question No: 3    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 <form> Tags  always placed between the <BODY> and </BODY> tags of a Web page 
       ► True 
       ► False 
     
Question No: 4    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 _______ consists of cells arranged in rows & columns 
       ► Spreadsheets Software 
       ► Word processor 
       ► Presentation Software 
       ► Microsoft Paint Software 
     
Question No: 5    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 _____ was designed as a replacement for typewriter 
       ► Spreadsheet Software 
       ► Word Processor Software 
       ► Presentation Software 
       ► Database Software 
     
Question No: 6    ( 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: 7    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 To display a radio button on the web page, we use ___ tag 
       ► INPUTBUTTON 
       ► INPUT 
       ► RADIOBUTTON 
       ► RADIO 
     
Question No: 8    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Machine language is also called 
       ► Assembly Language 
       ► Binary Language 
       ► High Level Language 
       ► HTML Language 
     
Question No: 9    ( 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: 10    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 A truth table defines the _________of a logic function for all possible _________ 
       ► Input -- Outputs 
       ► Output -- Inputs 
       ► Process -- Inputs 
       ► Input -- Processes 
     
Question No: 11    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Which one is correct? 
 
       ► <BODY></BODY> 
       ► <body></body> 
       ► Both <BODY></BODY> and <body></body> 
       ► <BODY/> 
     
Question No: 12    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 WWW stands for: 
       ► Wide World Web 
       ► World Wide Web 
       ► World White Web 
       ► World Web Wide      
Question No: 13    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 A _________translates a high-level language (that is easy to understand for humans) into 
a language that the computer can understand  
       ► Computer 
       ► Transistor 
       ► Compiler 
       ► Device 
     
Question No: 14    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Deep Blue was the name of 
       ► computer 
       ► human 
       ► city 
       ► game 
     
Question No: 15    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Data travels through bus in the form of --------------------------- 
 
       ► Packets 
       ► Bits 
       ► Bytes 
       ► Word 
     
Question No: 16    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Command which saves the selected text before deleting is  
       ► Copy 
 
       ► Delete 
 
       ► Cut 
 
       ► Undo 
 
     
Question No: 17    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 AutoCAD falls in the category of _________________ 
       ► Engineering Applications 
       ► Graphics Applications 
       ► Scientific Applications 
       ► Business Applications      
Question No: 18    ( 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: 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 
 
 ____________ 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: 21    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 __________ is a particularly good language for processing numerical data, but it does not 
lend itself very well to large business programs 
 
       ► BASIC 
       ► PASCAL 
       ► JAVA 
       ► FORTRAN 
     
Question No: 22    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Which of the following number system is used by microprocessor? 
 
       ► Binary  
       ► Decimal 
       ► Octal 
       ► Hexadecimal 
     
Question No: 23    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 The __________Processor is specially designed for PDA? 
       ► PowerPC 
       ► StrongARM        ► Crusoe 
       ► SPARC 
     
Question No: 24    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Mainframe Computers are also called _____ 
       ► Enterprise Servers 
       ► Personal Servers 
       ► Enterprise Managers 
       ► Window Servers 
     
Question No: 25    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 URL is a/an ________ 
       ► Device 
       ► Component 
       ► Address 
       ► Tool 
     
Question No: 26    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Ada, Countess of Lovelace developed first: 
       ► Computer 
       ► Website 
       ► Computer Program 
       ► Analytical engine 
     
Question No: 27    ( Marks: 1 )  
 
 What is the problem with Brute Force Strategy approach? 
     
Question No: 28    ( Marks: 1 )  
 
 What was the name of first computer in which binary numbers were used instead of 
decimal numbers ? 
     
Question No: 29    ( Marks: 2 )  
 
 How can we say that JavaScript is Not Object-Oriented language? 
     
Question No: 30    ( Marks: 3 )  
 
 List down the names of any three parameters on which we analyze an algorithm. 
     
Question No: 31    ( Marks: 5 )  
 
 Write differences between Shareware and Trialware software. 
     
Question No: 32    ( Marks: 5 )  
 
 What is function of Goal Seek command in Excel? 
MIDTERM  EXAMINATION  
Fall 2009 
CS101- Introduction to Computing (Session - 3)  
Ref No: 1013107  Time: 60 min  
Marks: 43 
Student Info 
 StudentID:    MC090401087 
 Center:    OPKST 
 ExamDate:    12/3/2009 12:00:00 AM 
 
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Question No: 1    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Vacuum tubes were replaced by _transistors__ 
       ► Punch cards 
       ► Transistors 
       ► Micro Processors 
       ► Resistors 
     
Question No: 2    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Today’s computers are based on the technology of  ___transistors__ 
       ► Punch cards 
       ► Vacuum tubes 
       ► Transistors 
       ► Resistors 
     
Question No: 3    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Browser is a _________none of the given choices_________ used for 
browsing. 
       ► Tool 
       ► Component 
       ► Device 
       ► None of the given choices 
     
Question No: 4    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 
 
 
It represents the ______input or output__________ flow chart element. 
 
       ► Process 
       ► Input or Output 
       ► Decision 
       ► Connector 
     
Question No: 5    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Which of the following number system is used by microprocessor? Binary 
 
       ► Binary  
       ► Decimal 
       ► Octal 
       ► Hexadecimal 
     
Question No: 6    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Hexadecimal number system is based on ----------16---------- digits 
       ► 2 
       ► 8        ► 12 
       ► 16 
     
Question No: 7    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Java script interact with user through______Event handlers________ 
 
       ► Special control 
       ► Internet explorer 
       ► Event handlers 
       ► Java script does not interact with user 
     
Question No: 8    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Programs that are typically started from a shell (or automatically via a scheduler) 
are called Batch programs 
 
       ► Batch programs 
       ► Event-driven programs 
       ► Sequential programs 
       ► Application programs 
     
Question No: 9    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 A new cell using HTML is added in table row by <TD>..</TD> 
       ► <TC>…</TC> 
       ► <TR>…</TR> 
 
       ► <TD>…</TD> 
       ► <NC>…</NC> 
     
Question No: 10    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Waterfall is a __sequential_______ life-cycle model. 
 
       ► Spiral 
       ► Sequential 
       ► Circular 
       ► Spherical 
     
Question No: 11    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 What will be the result of the following formula in Spreadsheet application ? 
SUM(A2:A3) =_______100__(Assume that  A2 = 25 A3 = 75) 
 
       ► 25 
       ► 50 
       ► 75 
       ► 100 
     Question No: 12    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 A _____multi user_______ operating system allows many users to take 
advantage of the computer's resources, simultaneously 
       ► Single user 
 
       ► Multi- user 
 
       ► Single tasking 
 
       ► Multi tasking 
 
     
Question No: 13    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 When we use <INPUT  type=“password”>, what will happen? Text will be in **** 
format 
 
       ► Text will not be visible 
 
       ► Text will be in normal format 
 
       ► Text will be in **** format 
 
       ► Text will be in #### format 
 
     
Question No: 14    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 The world first computer program was written to compute: bernoulli’s sequence 
       ► Simple sequence 
       ► Multiple sequence 
       ► Bernoulli’s sequence 
       ► Increasing sequence 
     
Question No: 15    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 The first Web browser with a GUI was generally available in: 1993 
       ► 1992 
       ► 1993 
       ► 1994 
       ► 1995 
     
Question No: 16    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 ASCII WHITE is the fastest Super computer which can perform __1.3 
trillion________ calculations in one second. 
       ► 1.3 billion 
       ► 1.3 trillion 
       ► 1.3 miillion 
       ► 1.3 thousand      
Question No: 17    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Monitor is an example of: output device 
       ► Input Device 
       ► Processing Device 
       ► Output Device 
       ► Storage Device 
     
Question No: 18    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Forms can be submitted through _____get__ & __post_____ methods 
       ► INCLUDE, POST 
       ► INCLUDE, GET 
       ► GET, POST 
       ► SEND, POST 
     
Question No: 19    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 _kernel______ is responsible for all the essential operations like basic house 
keeping, task scheduling, etc. Also contains low-level HW interfaces 
       ► Hardware 
       ► Device Manager 
       ► Kernel 
       ► Device Driver 
     
Question No: 20    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Which of the following is NOT an Application Software. Windows XP 
       ► Word Processor 
       ► Web Browser 
       ► Windows XP 
       ► MS Excel 
     
Question No: 21    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 Bit-mapped graphics is also known as _____raster___ graphics 
       ► Vector 
       ► Raster 
       ► Scalar 
       ► Simple 
     
Question No: 22    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 A set of stand alone productivity applications designed to work together known as 
___Productivity software suites___________ .   
       ► Productivity software suites  
 
       ► Compiled software 
 
       ► Secure software 
 
       ► Intelligent software  
 
     
Question No: 23    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 _____semicolon________ is used to terminate all JavaScript statements. 
       ► Colon 
       ► Semicolon 
       ► Underscore 
       ► Apostrophe 
     
Question No: 24    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 By today's standards, the Mark-I was slow and requiring 3 to 5 seconds for a 
multiplication operation. True 
 
       ► True 
       ► False 
     
Question No: 25    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 There are______NO Standard___________ rules to write the Pseudo Code. 
 
       ► Standard 
       ► No standard 
       ► Pre-defined 
       ► Strict 
     
Question No: 26    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one 
 
 In flow charts, there is only one entry point in conditions while there 
is/are_____2_____ exit points. 
 
       ► 1 
       ► 2 
       ► 3 
       ► 4 
     
Question No: 27    ( Marks: 1 )  
 
 Define URL 
URL(Uniform resource locator) URL (Uniform Resource Locator, previously Universal Resource Locator) - is the address 
of a file (resource) accessible on the Internet. The type of file or resource depends on the 
Internet application protocol. 
Examples of URLs:   http://vu.edu.pk 
      http://www.yahoo.com 
 
 
     
Question No: 28    ( Marks: 1 )  
 
 What is Randomized Algorithm? 
Randomized Algorithm: 
Any algorithm whose behavior is not only determined by the input, but also values 
produced by a random number generator 
These algorithms are often simpler and more efficient than deterministic 
algorithms for the same problem. And because of there simplicity they are easier to 
analyze which is the most important thing in the decision making of an algorithm. 
     
 
Question No: 29    ( Marks: 2 )  
 
 What was the name of first super computer. When it was introduced?  
    CRAY1 is the first computer and it was introduced in 1973 
Question No: 30    ( Marks: 3 )  
 
 How a designer makes Structured Design? 
Structured Design is known as a Top-down design.  
The designed first conceives about the High level design and then further designs 
the details of the high level design components and it goes on and on. 
Making small changes in the functionality of the systems sometimes leads to major 
re-design exercise. Structured design separates the functionality from programs 
data and that’s why program’s deisgned by this methodology are difficult to 
maintain. 
     
Question No: 31    ( Marks: 5 )  
 
 Why microprocessor uses the binary number system and not the decimal or any 
other number system? 
The processor is the logic of a computer and functions comparably to a human 
central nervous system, directing signals from one component to another and 
enabling everything to happen. A microprocessor is made from miniaturized 
transistors and other circuit elements on a single 
semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) . These are made up oof semiconductor and 
silicon. 
Microprocessor are composed of components which has only two states either 0 or 
1. Binary number system is also composed of these two states. 
 
Microprocessor till today only understand the machine language and machine 
language is only based on binary number system. Even today’s 64 bit 
microprocessors are also based on this technology.      
Question No: 32    ( Marks: 5 )  
 
 Why do we need an Interactive Form in a webpage?  
1.  Interactive forms are used to gather user data and interact with the user.  
2.  Forms can be made interactive with the use of client side scripting and 
server side sciprting. 
3.  In HTML, <FORM> </FORM> tag is used to insert the form in a web page 
and it always lie in <BODY></BODY> html tag. 
4.  without form’s web site is only “READ ONLY”. 
5.  with the help of forms a user and can search the contents, place order for 
goods and services. 
6.  Forms can be simple or very complex, based on the requirement. 
7.  forms can contain a single element or many e.g text area, buttons 
 

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