CS101 Old past paper fall 2010

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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


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Detailed plan, specifying the required resources and expected deliverables, is done in
phase.


► Planning
► User Requirements
► Design
► Developer Specification


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A computer program that facilitates the communication between the computer and a peripheral device is called


► Operating system
► Utilities
► Language Translator
► Device Drives


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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">


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is the best known builder for supercomputers.


► Sun
► Cray Research page 21
► Microsoft
► Apple


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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
► TITLE
► HEAD
► BODY
► HTML

tag-set


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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


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software directly interacts with the hardware.


► Application software


► System software page 60


► Dynamic software


► Distributed software


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In spreadsheet, which of the following function is used to solve the
3


equation 3x

− 2 x + 5 = 0 ?


► =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


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In java script objects may have
► Single


► Several


► Multiple
► All of the given options

properties.








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are great for showing parts of a whole that are generally expressed in
percentages.


► Line Charts


► Pie Charts page 154


► Bar Charts


► None of the options described






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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 page 24






Question No: 17 ( Marks: 2 )
Write the major types of softwares with examples? Answer:
System software
Application software


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?


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