CS 101 Midterm Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
What is one way to get bonus points in the class?
a.) Going to lab
b.) taking tests
c.) writing a paper
d.) coming to every lecture - Answers going to lab
A file with a path like c:\spring21\classes\cs101\sheet1.jpg?
A.Is a picture file - the jpg tells you that
B.Is a text file - the folder classes tells you that
C.Is a spreadsheet - sheet1 tells you that
D.is a calendar file - spring21 tells you that - Answers Is a picture file - the jpg tells you that
The colors used on a display are?
A.Red, black and white
B.Red, green, blue
C.Cyan, magenta, yellow, black
D.Blue, green, orange - Answers Red, green, blue
A file with a path like c:\spring21\classes\cs101\sheet1.gif?
A.Is stored at the root of the hard drive
B.Is stored on the floppy drive
C.Is stored in the "My Documents" folder
D.None of the above - Answers None of the above
One difference between ASCII and Unicode is?
A.ASCII is a newer code, Unicode is older
B.ASCII has a smaller number of codes, Unicode has many more
C.ASCII takes up more room per character than Unicode does
, D.4. All of these are correct. - Answers ASCII is a newer code, Unicode is older
Gordon Moore
A.Came up with an observation about how the power of computers (complexity of circuits) was
doubling every 18 months/2 years.
B.Is one of the founders of Intel.
C.Is an engineer
D. All of these are true - Answers All of these are true
Who wrote Visicalc?
A.Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
B.Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer
C.Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston
D.Al Gore - Answers Dan Bricklin & Steve Ballmer
The value of the formula =5*3 + 8/2?
A.27.5
B.19
C.31
D.18 - Answers 19
How many megabytes are in 2 gigabytes?
A.200
B.2048
C.0.5
D.2
E.1024 - Answers 2048
If the formula =C5+1 were in cell C5?
A.It would add 1 to the value already there
B.It would cause a precedence error
What is one way to get bonus points in the class?
a.) Going to lab
b.) taking tests
c.) writing a paper
d.) coming to every lecture - Answers going to lab
A file with a path like c:\spring21\classes\cs101\sheet1.jpg?
A.Is a picture file - the jpg tells you that
B.Is a text file - the folder classes tells you that
C.Is a spreadsheet - sheet1 tells you that
D.is a calendar file - spring21 tells you that - Answers Is a picture file - the jpg tells you that
The colors used on a display are?
A.Red, black and white
B.Red, green, blue
C.Cyan, magenta, yellow, black
D.Blue, green, orange - Answers Red, green, blue
A file with a path like c:\spring21\classes\cs101\sheet1.gif?
A.Is stored at the root of the hard drive
B.Is stored on the floppy drive
C.Is stored in the "My Documents" folder
D.None of the above - Answers None of the above
One difference between ASCII and Unicode is?
A.ASCII is a newer code, Unicode is older
B.ASCII has a smaller number of codes, Unicode has many more
C.ASCII takes up more room per character than Unicode does
, D.4. All of these are correct. - Answers ASCII is a newer code, Unicode is older
Gordon Moore
A.Came up with an observation about how the power of computers (complexity of circuits) was
doubling every 18 months/2 years.
B.Is one of the founders of Intel.
C.Is an engineer
D. All of these are true - Answers All of these are true
Who wrote Visicalc?
A.Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
B.Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer
C.Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston
D.Al Gore - Answers Dan Bricklin & Steve Ballmer
The value of the formula =5*3 + 8/2?
A.27.5
B.19
C.31
D.18 - Answers 19
How many megabytes are in 2 gigabytes?
A.200
B.2048
C.0.5
D.2
E.1024 - Answers 2048
If the formula =C5+1 were in cell C5?
A.It would add 1 to the value already there
B.It would cause a precedence error
