Computer Science 152 – Fall 2000

03/21/01 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, Disk, and Help Sheets, each with your name on it.

Remember to put the letter of your test form on your answer sheet.

Completion (3 points each)

1. In many word processors, including Microsoft Word, 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.

2. Many simple drawings are available and can be inserted into Microsoft Word documents. Many of these ________ drawings come with Word, they can be sorted into a variety of categories to aid in finding a relevant picture. Others can be found on the Internet.

3. ________ is a form of memory that is filled in the factory and is never changed after that – it contains essential information that the computer uses to start up whenever it is turned on.

4. On ________, a form of secondary storage, data is stored and accessed sequentially – in order. Largely this form is used for backup.

5. In Microsoft Word, ________ allows you to plan out a document, and then automatically convert topics into section headers. This also allows quick and easy reorganization of a document.

6. A(n) ________, or picture element, is one (very small) spot on a screen. The display is made up of thousands of these. Together they make up an image. For a given screen size, the more of these the clearer the picture.

7. Information is transferred inside a computer on a(n) ________, 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.

Multiple Choice (4 points each)

8. How is data recorded onto a CD-R?

A) magnetically, using + and – charges

B) with a laser beam, changing the shape of the surface

C) photographically, storing tiny images of the data

D) mechanically, creating varied grooves in the surface

E) None of the above

9. In Microsoft Word, what feature attempts to fix what it believes to be typing errors?

A) auto complete

B) spelling wizard

C) auto correct

D) word fix

E) none of the above

10. Approximately how much larger is a gigabyte than a megabyte?

A) 10 times larger

B) 100 times larger

C) 1000 times larger

D) 1/10 as large

Short Answer (5 points each)

11. Distinguish between discrete-speech and continuous speech voice recognition systems.

12. What is a “hard” page break? And how can you tell if one has been inserted in a Word document?

13. What advantages does Microsoft Word offer regarding tables of contents?

Computer Tasks (points as shown)

(52 points)

14. Using Microsoft Word, create the document shown on the extra page, as described below:

a) Change the left and right margins to 1.5 inches.

b) The title is Bold, Centered, Underlined 16 point, Times New Roman

c) The main text is Aligned Left, 12 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 should be as illustrated – containing “Page x of y” and the current date and time (each as a field! – updated if necessary by Word). The values that you get may differ from those seen on the sample.

h) The picture is listed under “Academic”. It should be resized to approximately the size shown. Text should be made to wrap around it, as shown.

i) “Microsoft Word” is bold.

j) The title “Statistical Analysis …” is in italics.

k) The “Some comments” are “bulletized”

l) Put your name in place of the characters <your name here>. Underline your name.

m) Print the document after making sure that you have saved it.

Make sure you don’t misspell any words.

Make sure you save your document to a floppy disk. Hand in the disk and print out.