Computer Science 152 –
Spring 2003
03/24/03 Midterm Exam #2 Test Form A
Name:
Instructions:
Answer all questions except the
hands-on computer tasks on the answer sheet provided.
Hand in TEST, Answer Sheet,
and Disk, each with your name on it.
Remember to put the letter of
your test form on your answer sheet.
Completion (3 points each)
- In many programs,
including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, it is possible to put
some key information at the bottom of each page below the main text. This
________ is just above the bottom margin, and may contain the title,
author, page number, date, etc.
- A(n) ________ is an
opening where a circuit board (or “card”) can be inserted into the main
circuit board (the “motherboard”) of the system unit. This makes it
possible to upgrade or add capabilities to a computer.
- Information is
transferred inside a computer on a ________, for example from input to
memory, memory to the CPU etc. The size of this determines how many bits of data can be transmitted at any one time, thus affecting the
speed of the computer.
- In PowerPoint, you can
edit the ________ in order to change every slide (except the title
slide). This could be done to change the background shapes or various
other details.
- In starting to create a
presentation in PowerPoint, using ________ provides you with format –
background colors, etc, but no
content or content suggestions.
Multiple Choice (3 points
each)
- As you are typing in
Microsoft Word, how do you know that you may have a spelling error?
A)
You
can’t, you must run the spell checker using Tools/Spelling and Grammar to see
spelling mistakes
B)
It
is underlined with a green squiggly line.
C)
It
is underlined with a red squiggly line.
D)
The
word flashes, and a dialog box pops up asking you what word you were trying to
type.
E)
None
of the above.
- The microprocessor is
located in the:
A)
hard
disk
B)
system
unit
C)
memory
D)
monitor
E)
keyboard
- Which of the following
is NOT an input device?
A)
keyboard
B)
mouse
C)
scanner
D)
monitor
Short Answer (points as
shown)
(5
points)
- How are letters
represented as binary numbers inside a computer?
(6
points)
- What is
“resolution”? For a digital
camera, how is it measured? Why is
it important?
Computer Tasks (points as
shown)
(25 points)
- Using Microsoft
PowerPoint, create a three slide presentation with the following contents:
Slide1: It’s Time to Care About Global Warming!
Your
name
Slide 2: Global
Warming is Everybody’s Problem !
Changing
Weather
Rising
Sea Levels
Slide 3: Let’s
Fix it!!
Reduce
Emissions
California
Has Done It
Write
Your Congressperson
Do
It for Your Grandkids!
Plus:
- Put a slide transition
effect on all slides (same effect for each)
- Include a clip Art
drawing of the sun on slide 1, and animate it.
- Include a build effect
on at least one of the slides.
Make sure you don’t misspell any words.
Make sure you save your document to a floppy disk.
Make sure you hand in the disk with your text.
(40
points)
- Using Microsoft Word, create the document shown on the extra page,
as described below:
a)
Change
the left and right margins to 1.0 inches.
b)
The
title is Bold, Centered, 18 point, Times New Roman
c)
The
main text is Aligned Left, 10 point, Times New Roman.
d)
The
start of paragraphs should be indented.
e)
The
footnotes should be done using Microsoft Word’s footnote capabilities.
f)
The
equation should be done with the equation editor. Then it should be centered.
g)
The
page header and footer should be as illustrated – header containing “Filename
and Path” and “Created On”; footer containing “Page x of y”. The values that
you get will differ from those seen on the sample.
h)
The
table should be done with Microsoft Word’s table capabilities. The formatting
of the table does not have to be exactly the same as the printout, but it
should be reasonably similar – I used Simple 1 auto-format.
i)
The
table caption should be done with Microsoft Word’s caption capabilities.
j)
The
“Teachers, do not have mercy …” sentence is bold.
k)
The
word italics is in italics.
l)
The
“several comments” listed are “bulletized”
m)
Put
your name in place of the characters <your name here>. Underline your
name.
Make
sure you don’t misspell any words.
Make
sure you save your document to a floppy disk. Print the document. Hand in the
disk and the print out.
Test Exercise
My math teacher in whatever grade (8th? 10th?) would always tell us to
always remember the quadratic formula, “in case somebody on the street stopped
us and asked what it was”.[1]
Nonetheless, I had to look it up for this exercise[2].
The idea is that if you want to find the roots of a quadratic polynomial with
coefficients a, b, and c (in that order), then the formula is:
Table 1: Some Coefficients with Roots
|
a |
b |
c |
Root
1 |
Root
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
-1 |
-1 |
|
2 |
8 |
-4 |
0.45 |
-4.45 |
Let’s now look at how this pans out with real
numbers. Table 1 illustrates with a few values. Interestingly enough, the WWW
site author for the page on which I found this had the following comment: Teachers,
do not have mercy on students who do not remember the quadratic formula. In
bold print and everything! (not just italics). Several comments are in
order:
·
It
is probably just my middle age memory that caused me to forget.
·
<YOUR
NAME HERE> still remembers the quadratic formula.
·
The
WWW page derives the formula, in case you are interested.
Well that’s enough for now, some people don’t type
very fast!