CSCI 1250 final exam
Hexadecimal is base __________
16
GIF images are limited to _______ colors.
256
________ is the tag for teh heading that is the largest and darkest
<h1>
________ is a long list of words, more accurately, a long series of 0's and 1's that make up a computer program.
A binary object file
A machine instruction uses how many bytes of memory? A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 128
A. 1
To place an image on the right side of the window with the text filling the area to the left side of the image, the tag would need to look like A. <img src = "mountains.jpg" style="float:right"/> B. <img src align = "mountains.jpg" "right" /> C. <img = "mountains.jpg" src align = "right" /> D. <img = "mountains.jpg" align src = "float:right/>
A. <img src = "mountains.jpg" style="float:right"/>
The type of cell reference that refers to cells by their fixed position in a worksheet is: A. Absolute B. Relative C. Exponentiaion
A. Absolute
A cell surrounded by a black border and ready to receive data is the: A. Active cell B. Address cell C. reference cell
A. Active cell
A digital-to-analog converter A. Changes digital information to analog waves B. Converts continuous sound to digital sound C. Converts sound to an electrical signal D. Sets approximated values
A. Changes digital information to analog waves
A shaded bar that provides a visual cue about the value of a cell relative to other cells is a: A. Data bar B. Detail bar C. filter
A. Data bar
The process of displaying only a portion of the data based on matching a specific value to show only the data that meets the criteria that you specify is called: A. Filtering B. Sorting C Scaling.
A. Filtering
An Excel window element that displays the name of the selected cell, table, chart, or object is the: A. name box B. status bar C. Formula bar
A. Name box
A series of rows and columns with related data that is managed independently from other data is a: A. Table B. Pane C. Detail sheet
A. Table
Converting code that a programmer writes into assembly code is called A. compiling B. assembling C. F/E cycle D. integrating
A. compiling
The math in the computer is done by the _________
ALV
Every memory location has a(n) ________
Address
_________ is a program that extends the operations a computer can perform beyond the hardwired machine instructions.
An operating systems
Specifications inside a tags are called ___________
Attributes
How many symbols an be represented by four bits? A. 12 B. 16 C. 36 D. 256
B. 16
K bits in a sequence yield how many symbols A. K^2 B. 2^K C. K D. 2
B. 2^K
The processor has how many moving parts? A. too many to count B. 8 C. 2 D. 0
B. 8
The dimensions for an image on a Web page A. Are set using the x and y attributes B. Are set using the width and height attributes C. Must be set to the actual size of the image D. Are automatically adjusted by the browser to fit in the space alotted
B. Are set using the width and height attributes
PandA representation is what kind of system? A. Decimal B. Binary C. Hexadecimal D. Byte
B. Binary
People tend to be sensitive to small changes in ________, but not to small changes in ________ A. Brightness, color B. Color, Brightness C. Brightness, contrast D. Color, contrast
B. Color, Brightness
Analog information is A. Discrete B. Continuous C. Random D. Digital
B. Continuous
Rerunning a program with the same data produces A. Different results depending on the time of day B. Exactly the same result every time C. Different results depending on which computer it is run on D. The same results most of the time but sometimes its different
B. Exactly the same result everytime
Which of the following is used for input and output A. Keyboard B. Hard disk C. mouse D. printer
B. Hard disk
Do GIF files display vertical or horizontal bands better? A. Vertical B. Horizontal C. Neither D. Both
B. Horizontal
HTML tags must be A. Uppercase B. Lowercase C. Case does not matter D. Either all uppercase or all lowercase
B. Lowercase
Information describing information is called A. Special information B. Metadata C. Special-data D. formatting
B. Metadata
The function that retrieves and then displays the date and time from your computer is the: A. DATE function B. NOW function C. CALENDAR function
B. NOW function
the ../ notation in a relative path of hypertext reference means to A. go down a folder B. open the parent folder C. search a folder D. create a folder
B. Open the parent folder
A box in the upper left corner of the worksheet grid that selects all the cells in a worksheet is the: A. Name box B. Select all box C. Split box
B. Select all box
The process of arranging data in a specific order based on the value in each field is called: A. filtering B. sorting C. scaling
B. Sorting
Tiny charts embedded in a cell that give a visual trend summary alongside your data are: A. embedded charts B. Spark lines C. Chart styles
B. Spark lines
Raymond Kurzweil is known as the inventor of A. Computer science B. Text-to-speech generation C. Image compression D. Virtual reality
B. Text-to-speech generation
Space inserted to make a document more readable is called A. Special space B. White space C. CSS space D. HTML space
B. White space
On startup, Excel displays a new blank: A. Document B. Workbook C. Grid
B. Workbook
From smallest to largest, the correct order of prefixes is A. giga, kilo, mega, tera B. Kilo, mega, giga, tera C. tera, kilo, mega, giga D. kilo, mega, tera, giga
B. kilo, mega, giga, tera
The Excel command that enables you to specify rows and columns to repeat on each printed page is A. Navigate B. Print tiles C. Conditional formatting
B. print tiles
If this.Opacity=1.0; increases the opacity, what line of code would decrease the opacity? A. this.Opacity = 1.0; B. this.Opacity -= 1.0; C. this. Opacity ++ 1.0; D. this.Opacity -- 1.0;
B. this.Opacity -= 1.0;
The number of digits is the _______ or the _______ of the numbering system
Base; radix
The ________ states that bits can represent all discrete information even thought the bits have no meaning of their own
Bias free Universal Medium Principle
The more symbols you want the more _______ you need.
Bits
All colors with equal intensities of RGB sub pixels are either ___________, __________, or shades of grey
Black, white
_________ encode information on DVDs and CDs.
Bumps or Pits
RGB values are usually stored as three _________
Bytes
Modern computers know A. only a few instructions B. A couple dozen C. About a hundred instructions D. Thousands of instructions
C. About a hundred instructions
When using physical phenomena to encode information, name one potential solution if there are more than two alternatives A. There is no solution B. Adopt them all as present C. Adopt one as present and all the other alternatives as absent D. Adopt them all as absent
C. Adopt one as present and all the other alternatives as absent
This defins how characters relate to each other when they are compared. A. Digitizing B. Binary sequence C. Collating sequence D. Information representation
C. Collating sequence
The feature that generates and extends values into adjacent cells based on the values of selected cells is: A. Autocomplete B. Auto Fill C. fill handle
C. Fill handle
An excel Window element that displays the value or formula contained in the active cell is the: A. name box B. status bar C. formula bar
C. Formula bar
The command that enables you to select one or more rows or columns and lock them into place is: A. Drag and Drop B. Scale to fit C. Freeze panes
C. Freeze panes
The default format that Excel applies to numbers is the: A. comma format B. accounting format C. General format
C. General format
The <p></p> tags indicate the beginning and end of a A. Package B. Picture C. Paragraph D. Preformatted text section
C. Paragraph
Which of the following characteristics of a computer depends on the number of Fetch/Execute Cycles it performs per second? A. Memory size B. Price C. Speed D. ALU
C. Speed
According to the Nyquist rule, the sampling rate for sound should be roughly A. half of what humans can hear B. The same as what humans can hear C. Twice what humans can hear D. Three times what humans can hear
C. Twice what humans can hear
The data that displays in the formula bar is refereed to as the: A. Constant value B. formula C. Underlying Value
C. Underlying value
What tags are required for an html page? A. html, head B. html, head, body, foot C. html, head, body D. no tags are required
C. html, head, body
The attribute specifying a blue background is A. bgcolor = #000000 B. background = "blue" C. style = "background-color:blue" D. bgcolor = blue
C. style = "background-color:blue"
ON the computer, __________ means to store or transmit information with fewer bits.
Compression
_________ deterministically execute instructions to process information.
Computers
To increase the ________ of a photo you should increase the difference between the light and dark parts
Contrast
The __________ part of the computer is the hardware part of the Fetch/Execute Cycle.
Control Unit
The RGB setting for blue is (0 is off, 1 is on) A. 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 B. 1111 1111 0000 0000 0000 0000 C. 0000 0000 1111 1111 0000 0000 D. 0000 0000 0000 0000 1111 1111
D. 0000 0000 0000 0000 1111 1111
put the following binary values representing teh intensity of green in order from least intense to most intense: 1111 1100, 1111 1111, 1100 0000, 1111 0000 A. 1111 1100, 1111 1111, 1100 0000, 1111 0000 B. 1111 1111, 1100 0000, 1111 0000, 1111 1100 C. 1111 1111, 1111 1100, 1111 0000, 1100 0000 D. 1100 0000, 1111 0000, 1111 1100, 1111 1111
D. 1100 0000, 1111 0000, 1111 1100, 1111 1111
Jessica Simpson's "a little bit" is 3 minutes 47 seconds long. How many bits is this? A. 1,411,200 B. 40,042,800 C. 84,672,000 D. 320,342,400
D. 320,342,000
What has made computers faster? A. Making everything out of silicon B. Making everything smaller C. Making everything farther apart D. Making the F/E cycle more complicated
D. Making the F/E cycle more complicated
What was used to help structure the digitized Oxford English Dictionary? A. Bytes B. Sets C. ASCII D. Tags
D. Tags
The accuracy of a digitized sound is determined by A. the sampling rate B. the precision of the sample C. the size of the digitized file D. All of the above
D. all of the above
Betsy created some nested tags as displayed here: <p><b><i> Rock On!</i></b></p>. did she nest the tags appropriately? A. No, italic tags must always come before bold tags B. No, paragraph tags =need to be right before the actual text C. The first part is right but the second part should be </p></b><i> D. Yes, the tags are nested correctly
D. yes, the tags are nested correctly
In OCR, each pixel is an estimate of how ________ the corresponding area is
Dark
_______ is representing information with symbols
Digitizing
Information is said to be _______, or distinct; there is no gray.
Discrete
you have to _______ it to ________ it.
Do; learn
A _________ is required for every peripheral connected to your computer
Driver
__________ is the main language that deifnes how a Web page should look
HTML
The computers clock speed is measured in ________
Hertz
Grouping binary digits in groups of four makes converting to ___________ easier
Hexadecimal
HTML ________ white space
Ignores
Pixel color is determined solely by the _________ of the color
Intensity
_________ is the term used when digital values are converted to create an analog sound
Interpolation
The ________ encodes keystrokes into binary form for the computer
Keyboard
JPEG is to still images what ________ is to motion pictures
MPEG
________ sound removes the highest and lowest samplings as part of its compression algorithm
MPS
When converting analog sound to digital sound using _________ bits yields a more accurate digitization
More
________ tags are tags between other tags.
Nested
Without the _______, the processor is not capable of doing anything interesting
Operating system
A process that allows the computer to "read" printed characters is called _________
Optical character recognition
to put the 10 greatest iinventions of all time in order on a Web page, you should use a(n) ____________
Ordered list
________ separates the content from the border.
Padding
_______ is the name we use for the two fundamental patterns of digital information based on the presence and absence of a phenomenon.
PandA
The _______ tag is a way to get more than once consecutive space in a line of a web page.
Pre
PandA is short for _________
Present and Absent
The _________ keeps track of the next instruction to execute
Program counter
________ is an acronym for the name of the location where computer programs run and data is stored.
RAM
A(n) ________ sometimes conducts electricity and sometimes does not
Semiconductor
The src in an image tag stands for _______
Source
__________ is the limit that defines the maximum rate that information can be transmitted
Speed of light
In addition to fetching instructions, the F/E cycle also fetches ___________
The data