CST1100 D020
TEST 1: COMPUTER HISTORY, BASE CONVERSIONS, BINARY ADDITION AND
SUBTRACTION
Name: __________________________________________________________
THIS TEST HAS TWO PARTS. COMPLETE BOTH PARTS.
PART I: HISTORY
All Questions are worth 2 points each for a total of 30 points
1. Alan Turing is responsible for which of the following:
a. Improving upon Charles Babbage's work.
b. Creating the first text-only rudimentary browser.
c. The test that is used to determine whether an AI can be mistaken for a human.
2. Cloud computing allows you to…
a. Access and use an application without the software installed on your computer.
b. Create a network of devices within a household connected by a physical cord.
c. Write programming instructions using more English-like statements.
3. The Ethernet was invented by…
a. Robert Metcalfe and David Boggs
b. Ada Lovelace
c. Charles Babbage and Joseph Jacquard
4. Which of the following language is built into the circuitry of your computer?
a. Assembly Code
b. Machine Language
c. High-Level Language
5. What role did Ada Augusta-Lovelace play in computing history?
a. She is considered the first programmer
b. She created C++
c. She created the first word processing program
6. High-Level Languages were developed during the
a. Fourth generation of software
b. Third generation of software
c. Second generation of software
7. Systems Software was introduced during the
a. Fourth generation of software
b. Third generation of software
c. Second generation of software
, 8. The Terminal was developed during the
a. Fourth generation of hardware
b. Third generation of hardware
c. Second generation of hardware
9. The Magnetic Disc was developed during the
a. Fourth generation of hardware
b. Third generation of hardware
c. Second generation of hardware
10. Apple created which of the following:
a. A mouse and the point-and-click graphic into the interface.
b. An analytical engine that was too complex to build with the technology of its time.
c. A machine that utilized punch cards to dictate an output.
11. Resolution refers to which of the following:
a. The method of image compression.
b. The number of pixels used to represent an image.
c. The list of characters and codes used to represent each character.
12. Which of the following is the most commonly used character set worldwide:
a. Unicode
b. PASCII
c. Big5
13. Which of the following situations would be best suited for Huffman Encoding?
a. Storing DNA sequences
b. Encryption
c. Assembly Code
14. What is the general sampling rate to digitally represent sound?
a. 70,000 per second
b. 40,000 per second
c. 120,000 per second
15. Vector graphics…
a. A mental model that removes complex details.
b. Describes an image as a collection of pixels.
c. Describes an image in terms of lines, geometric shapes, and mathematical equations.
PART II: BASE CONVERSIONS AND BINARY OPERATIONS
For the following questions convert each base-10 number to the base indicated (base-x)
using division. Show all your work, you will not receive any credit if you do not show
your work! (35 points total)
TEST 1: COMPUTER HISTORY, BASE CONVERSIONS, BINARY ADDITION AND
SUBTRACTION
Name: __________________________________________________________
THIS TEST HAS TWO PARTS. COMPLETE BOTH PARTS.
PART I: HISTORY
All Questions are worth 2 points each for a total of 30 points
1. Alan Turing is responsible for which of the following:
a. Improving upon Charles Babbage's work.
b. Creating the first text-only rudimentary browser.
c. The test that is used to determine whether an AI can be mistaken for a human.
2. Cloud computing allows you to…
a. Access and use an application without the software installed on your computer.
b. Create a network of devices within a household connected by a physical cord.
c. Write programming instructions using more English-like statements.
3. The Ethernet was invented by…
a. Robert Metcalfe and David Boggs
b. Ada Lovelace
c. Charles Babbage and Joseph Jacquard
4. Which of the following language is built into the circuitry of your computer?
a. Assembly Code
b. Machine Language
c. High-Level Language
5. What role did Ada Augusta-Lovelace play in computing history?
a. She is considered the first programmer
b. She created C++
c. She created the first word processing program
6. High-Level Languages were developed during the
a. Fourth generation of software
b. Third generation of software
c. Second generation of software
7. Systems Software was introduced during the
a. Fourth generation of software
b. Third generation of software
c. Second generation of software
, 8. The Terminal was developed during the
a. Fourth generation of hardware
b. Third generation of hardware
c. Second generation of hardware
9. The Magnetic Disc was developed during the
a. Fourth generation of hardware
b. Third generation of hardware
c. Second generation of hardware
10. Apple created which of the following:
a. A mouse and the point-and-click graphic into the interface.
b. An analytical engine that was too complex to build with the technology of its time.
c. A machine that utilized punch cards to dictate an output.
11. Resolution refers to which of the following:
a. The method of image compression.
b. The number of pixels used to represent an image.
c. The list of characters and codes used to represent each character.
12. Which of the following is the most commonly used character set worldwide:
a. Unicode
b. PASCII
c. Big5
13. Which of the following situations would be best suited for Huffman Encoding?
a. Storing DNA sequences
b. Encryption
c. Assembly Code
14. What is the general sampling rate to digitally represent sound?
a. 70,000 per second
b. 40,000 per second
c. 120,000 per second
15. Vector graphics…
a. A mental model that removes complex details.
b. Describes an image as a collection of pixels.
c. Describes an image in terms of lines, geometric shapes, and mathematical equations.
PART II: BASE CONVERSIONS AND BINARY OPERATIONS
For the following questions convert each base-10 number to the base indicated (base-x)
using division. Show all your work, you will not receive any credit if you do not show
your work! (35 points total)
