Mid Term Papers cs101

Mid Term Papers

Spring 2009 (Session 06)

CS101

Master Program (MBA, MIT or MCS)

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?

Answer: The key feature is no user interaction with computer while a program is

running.

Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 )

Name two languages which are used for client side scripting?

Answer: Javascript , VBscript

Question No: 29 ( Marks: 2 )

What is the purpose of MODEM ?

Answer: It receive data analog signal from a phone line and then convert them into digital

signal and send back to the computer with which it is attached. It also receives data from

computer and convert it into analog signals.

Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )

What is Home Page of a web site?

Answer: For a web user it is a first page displayed when a user starts a web browser and

for a web developer it is a first page when a user selects a site.

Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )

Why microprocessor uses the binary number system and not the decimal or any other

number system?

Answer: Because this system is natural for digital computer. Digital computer have

fundamental building blocks like ON & OFF Etc so it is natural to represent those in a

number system that has only two symbols e.g Binary Numbers 0,1. Whereas decimal

system is natural for human.

Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )

What is the difference between Interactive-mode and Batch-mode Application Software?

Answer: Batch-mode: This Mode Program has no user interaction with computer while a

program is running e.g Paroll

Interactive-mode: The user runs the program on the computer and keeps interacting with

the computer while a program is running e.g word processor