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NEW TO CS PLEASE HELP. Thank you

Matching

A. Software B. Sourced Content C. Social Content D. Algorithm E. Virtual Reality

1. A precise, systematic method for producing a specified result.

2. A world created by computers to simulate the physical world.

3. A collective term for programs.

4. Information produced by visitors to a site

5. Information produced for commercial purposes or to fulfill an information dissemination

obligation.

A. Feedback B. Metaphor C. Blank Instance D. Digital Information E. Analog

Information

6. Information that comes from or is stored on a continuously variable medium.

7. An indication that either the computer is still working or is done.

8. An icon or image used as representative or symbolic of a computation.

9. Information that is encoded as a sequence of 0’s and 1’s.

10. An empty structure to hold (record) all of the properties of that file and store its content.

A. Domain B. WAN C. LAN D. Web Server E. Directory

Hierarchy

11. A related group of networked computers

12. Connects computers that are geographically far apart.

13. Connects computers that are geographically close to each other.

14. The file structure of the computer.

15. A computer programmed to send files to browsers on other computers connected to the

Internet.

A. <hr /> B. <img …></img> C. <br /> D. <p></p> E. <a …></a>

16. Insert an image into the document.

17. Draw a line across the document.

18. Insert a new line into the document.
19. Generate a link to another document.

20. Indicate a block of text that goes together.

A. Search Engine B. Hit C. Wikipedia D. Primary Source E. Site Search

21. An open source document created by knowledgeable and community-minded Internet users.

22. A collection of computer programs that help us find information on the Web.

23. A search restricted only to the current domain.

24. The desired search term is associated with a specified page.

25. A person who has direct knowledge of the information.

A. Debugging B. Workaround C. Page Source D. Fail-soft E. Failsafe

26. Bypassing an error, rather than fixing it.

27. The program continues to operate, providing a possibly degraded level of functionality.

28. The system stops functioning to avoid causing harm.

29. Shows color-coded HTML to determine how a browser interprets a page.

30. A process by which one figures out why an something isn’t working properly.

A. Collating Sequence B. Digitize C. Discrete D. Metadata E. Parity

31. It is not possible to transform one value into another by tiny gradations.

32. An ordering for basic symbols.

33. Representing information by symbols.

34. A mechanism for detecting memory errors, adding a 9th bit: the total number of 1’s must be

even.

35. Information describing information.

A. Pixel B. Brightness C. Contrast D. Sample E. Interframe Coherency

36. Take measurements at regular intervals.

37. How close to white the pixels are.

38. The magnitude of difference between the darkest and lightest parts of the picture.

39. A small point of light made up of red, green, and blue that can be adjusted to make many

colors.

40. Record and transmit only the differences from image to image.

A. IF B. ID C. DF D. EX E. RR

41. Retrieve data from memory on which to operate.

42. Store the results in memory.

43. Retrieve instruction for execution.

44. Decode instruction.

45. Perform instruction.

A. Input B. Output C. Definiteness D. Effective E. Finiteness

46. The algorithm must stop, eventually.

47. All the steps that are required in an algorithm to get to the output must be doable.

48. Specifying the sequence of operations for turning input into output.
49. The data resulting from the computation of an algorithm.

50. The data to be used in an algorithm.

Multiple Choice (25 points)

51. What metaphor is the operating system using to display our items on the screen?

A. Desktop B. Blinds C. Boat D. Refrigerator

52. Which of the following is not an instance?

A. an image B. a song file C. a word processing document D. a

menu

53. Which type of communication is delayed, like a postcard or text message?

A. global B. asynchronous C. synchronous D. local

54. DNS stands for

A. Determined Name of Sender B. Determined Not Spam

C. Domain Name System D. Domain Number Sequence

55. Which of the following was not one of the original domains?

A. .edu B. .com C. .gov D. .biz

56. What is the first tag in every correct html page?

A. <title> B. <html> C. <head> D. <body>

57-59 <p style=”text-align:center”></p>

57. p is called a

A. bit B. command C. tag D. attribute

58. style is called a

A. value B. command C. tag D. attribute

59. “text-align:center” is called a

A. value B. line C. tag D. attribute

60. Which of the following tags is a singleton?

A. <hr /> B. <i> C. <p> D. <html>

61. The <a . . .> tag is called an

A. address B. add C. append D. anchor

62. A hierarchy resembles a

A. subway map B. tree C. spoked wheel D. list

63. Which of the following tells Google to exclude the word following it?

A. + B. IGNORE C. * D. –

64. Which of the following is not a logical operator?

A. AND B. MAYBE C. OR D. NOT

65. Using three pieces of hardware to back each other up is an example of what?

A. Scaling B. Featuring C. Redundancy D. Candidacy

66. All states that a program can reach are called

A. zones B. statuses C. characteristics D. reachable configurations

67. What does PandA stand for?

A. Peer and Adult B. Presence and Absence C. Potential and Actual D. Pirate and

Amazon

68. Who created a broadcast alphabet that lengthened the spoken names, rather than shortening

them?

A. UN B. USA C. NAFTA D. NATO

69. The information used to encode the style and meaning of the Oxford English Dictionary is

called

A. moredata B. metadata C. adddata D. dataflow

70. The ALU is used in

A. Instruction Fetch B. Instruction Execution C. Result Return D.

Instruction Decode

71. What is the value of 1101 (binary) in hex?

A. A B. B C. C D. D

72. An algorithm has _________ basic requirements.

A. three B. four C. five D. seven

73. An algorithm must be

A. precise B. approximate C. concise D. general

74. Each RGB color intensity ranges from

A. 0-15 B. 0-255 C. 1-16 D. 1-256

75. The Nyquist rule says that samples should be ________ as fast as the highest frequency.

A. twice B. half C. three times D. the same

True/False (25 points)

76. Yellow is not used in the RGB system because it is too light to show up on computer screens.

A. True B. False

77. A server can only handle requests from one IP address until a website is fully downloaded.

A. True B. False

78. Traffic over the internet is limited to a single path and must arrive in order.

A. True B. False

79. All files on an html page must be stored in the same folder.

A. True B. False

80. The <title></title> tag is optional in correct html usage.

A. True B. False

81. <p>Hello <b><u>student</b>!</u></p> - These tags are nested correctly.

A. True B. False

82. A webpage that has just been created will show up on Google immediately.

A. True B. False

83. A refereed source is one that has been reviewed by accredited people and organizations.

A. True B. False

84. Information found on Wikipedia is 100% reliable.

A. True B. False

85. It is possible to eliminate all bugs in any reasonably complex piece of software.

A. True B. False

86. Errors on a webpage can be masked by other errors, making you think fewer are there.

A. True B. False

87. A key idea in PandA is that the values need to be discrete (no overlap).

A. True B. False

88. True and False are representations of PandA logic.

A. True B. False

89. An algorithm requires an output.

A. True B. False

90. 1111 0000 (binary) and F0 (hex) can represent the same thing.

A. True B. False

91. Analog information is discrete, while digital data is continuous.

A. True B. False

92. Digital information requires no conversion to come out of speakers.

A. True B. False

Answer Bank Matching (1 pt each)

A. Eliminate the “obvious” causes B. Make sure that you can reproduce the error

C. Divide the process, separating out the parts that work

Use the above debugging steps to identify of which the following are examples:

93. Try the process again to see if you get a different result.

94. Check to make sure the printer has paper.

95. Decide to check the printer first, connection second, and driver third.

Ordering

From smallest to largest, the correct order is: (5 pts)

96._____ A. gigabyte

97._____ B. kilobyte

98._____ C. megabyte

99._____ D. byte

100._____ E. terabyte

Explanation / Answer

Matching

1. A precise, systematic method for producing a specified result (D. Algorithm)

2. A world created by computers to simulate the physical world. (E. Virtual Reality)

3. A collective term for programs.                                                       (A. Software)

4. Information produced by visitors to a site                                     (C. Social Content)

5. Information produced for commercial purposes or to fulfill an information dissemination obligation.                                                                            (B. Sourced Content)

6. Information that comes from or is stored on a continuously variable medium.(E.Analog Information)    

7. An indication that either the computer is still working or is done.    (A. Feedback)

8. An icon or image used as representative or symbolic of a computation( B. Metaphor)

9. Information that is encoded as a sequence of 0’s and 1’s.( D. Digital Information)

10. An empty structure to hold (record) all of the properties of that file and store its content.                                                                                         (C. Blank Instance)              

B. WAN

11. A related group of networked computers                           ( A. Domain)               

12. Connects computers that are geographically far apart.                  (B. WAN)

13. Connects computers that are geographically close to each other. (C. LAN)

14. The file structure of the computer.                                         (E. Directory Hierarchy)

15. A computer programmed to send files to browsers on other computers connected to the Internet.                                                                                       (D. Web Server )