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Computer Science 1033 Final Examination, 2026/2027-
Question Introductory Programming and
Computational Thinking Assessment||Newest Exam!!!
First found multimedia - Answer-15,000 -13,000 BC -
Prehistoric humans paint images on the walls of their
caves Grotte de Lascaux, France
Start of multimedia text - Answer-•1041AD - Bi Sheng
invents movable type in China using clay letters.
•1450 - Johann Gutenburg introduces movable type (with
steel letters), to Europe allowing mass production of
books.
First photographic image - Answer-•1814 - Joseph
Nicéphore Niépce achieves the first photographic image.
First recording of sound - Answer-•1877 - Thomas Edison
invents the phonograph
why communicate via the world wide web? - Answer-its
fast, cheap/free, usually current, accessible by millions
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What is the difference between the World Wide Web and
the Internet? - Answer-WWW: software that runs on the
computer
Internet: The hardware/ computer that connects everything
together
First motion picture - Answer-•1877 - Eadweard Muybridge
invents high speed photography - creating first moving
pictures that captured motion.
When were satellites launched into orbit? - Answer-1962
****When was the internet created - Answer-•1969 -
ARPANET (eventually the Internet) is established by the
U.S. Department of Defence
Who and when was the world wide web developed by? -
Answer-•1991- Tim Berners Lee has finished developing
the World Wide Web(http) and html and URL. World Wide
Web makes its debut
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First full length comp. generated movie? - Answer-Toy
Story - 1995
When did Napster debut? - Answer-1999 - cloud song
storage
When did Google surpass Microsoft? - Answer-2007
What is CRAP - Answer-Good elements of design -
Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity
Contrast - Answer-Avoid making 2 elements just similar,
either make them the same (same font, colour, etc...) or
make them VERY different.
Repetition - Answer-- Repeat some aspect of the design
throughout the entire design i.e. Bold font, thick rule,
bullet, colors, font types
Alignment - Answer-Items are aligned - creates stronger
cohesive unit
-Not centered-
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Proximity - Answer-Group related items together. Grouping
implies a relationship
How We See Things - Answer-----
What is a monitor? - Answer-A monitor is just a
rectangular area (the screen) broken down into very small
pieces or dots where each piece/dot can take on a
particular colour.
What is a pixel? - Answer-The dots/pieces on a
monitor/screen.
We can use pixels to represent ANYTHING (images, text,
drawing) that we want to display visually on the screen
(paper, fabric)
What is the terminology for the number of pixels across by
the number of pixels down? - Answer-The resolution
On a 17 inch monitor, we could have 800 pixels (width) by
600 pixels (height) OR 1024 pixels by 768 pixels. What
happens to the pixels in the second case - Answer-They
Computer Science 1033 Final Examination, 2026/2027-
Question Introductory Programming and
Computational Thinking Assessment||Newest Exam!!!
First found multimedia - Answer-15,000 -13,000 BC -
Prehistoric humans paint images on the walls of their
caves Grotte de Lascaux, France
Start of multimedia text - Answer-•1041AD - Bi Sheng
invents movable type in China using clay letters.
•1450 - Johann Gutenburg introduces movable type (with
steel letters), to Europe allowing mass production of
books.
First photographic image - Answer-•1814 - Joseph
Nicéphore Niépce achieves the first photographic image.
First recording of sound - Answer-•1877 - Thomas Edison
invents the phonograph
why communicate via the world wide web? - Answer-its
fast, cheap/free, usually current, accessible by millions
,2|Page
What is the difference between the World Wide Web and
the Internet? - Answer-WWW: software that runs on the
computer
Internet: The hardware/ computer that connects everything
together
First motion picture - Answer-•1877 - Eadweard Muybridge
invents high speed photography - creating first moving
pictures that captured motion.
When were satellites launched into orbit? - Answer-1962
****When was the internet created - Answer-•1969 -
ARPANET (eventually the Internet) is established by the
U.S. Department of Defence
Who and when was the world wide web developed by? -
Answer-•1991- Tim Berners Lee has finished developing
the World Wide Web(http) and html and URL. World Wide
Web makes its debut
,3|Page
First full length comp. generated movie? - Answer-Toy
Story - 1995
When did Napster debut? - Answer-1999 - cloud song
storage
When did Google surpass Microsoft? - Answer-2007
What is CRAP - Answer-Good elements of design -
Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity
Contrast - Answer-Avoid making 2 elements just similar,
either make them the same (same font, colour, etc...) or
make them VERY different.
Repetition - Answer-- Repeat some aspect of the design
throughout the entire design i.e. Bold font, thick rule,
bullet, colors, font types
Alignment - Answer-Items are aligned - creates stronger
cohesive unit
-Not centered-
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Proximity - Answer-Group related items together. Grouping
implies a relationship
How We See Things - Answer-----
What is a monitor? - Answer-A monitor is just a
rectangular area (the screen) broken down into very small
pieces or dots where each piece/dot can take on a
particular colour.
What is a pixel? - Answer-The dots/pieces on a
monitor/screen.
We can use pixels to represent ANYTHING (images, text,
drawing) that we want to display visually on the screen
(paper, fabric)
What is the terminology for the number of pixels across by
the number of pixels down? - Answer-The resolution
On a 17 inch monitor, we could have 800 pixels (width) by
600 pixels (height) OR 1024 pixels by 768 pixels. What
happens to the pixels in the second case - Answer-They
