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CSE 180 Final Questions and Answers: A Comprehensive Review of Key Concepts, Exams of Computer Science

A comprehensive review of key concepts covered in cse 180, focusing on multiple-choice questions and answers. It covers topics such as file extensions, user interfaces, computer metaphors, digital information, internet protocols, html basics, image handling, binary systems, computer architecture, algorithms, cybersecurity, and data privacy. Valuable for students preparing for their final exam in cse 180.

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CSE 180 Final Questions and Answers
Look up the following file extensions and select the associated file type. Note: do not close this window!
You should open a new tab/window in your web browser to look these up. - ANS-xlsx :Excel
bmp : an uncompressed...
jpg :JPEG/JIFF image
zip : Acomputer file
pdf :Acrobat por
html or htm :Hypertext mark
avi :Audio Video
mp3 :MPEG audio
swf :Flash Format
doc: Word doc
When GUIs are built using metaphors similarly (e.g. buttons and sliders), the result is a - ANS-consistent
interface
What is a GUI? - ANS-graphical user interface
To indicate that the computer is continuing to perform a time-consuming operation, the cursor is
replaced by an icon such as a(n): - ANS-hourglass
rainbow spinner
little dog running
(all of the above)
Placeholders can be inserted throughout your work for all long, commonly occurring phrases, and the
placeholders can later be changed easily using: - ANS-Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA)
Which of the following is an example of the computer providing feedback to the user? - ANS-Editing
changes become visible on the screen.
The cursor changes to indicate an operation is in progress.
A progress bar shows how much of the work is done.
( All of the above.)
The primary reason for consistency across computer applications is that certain operations are
fundamental to processing information no matter what the application is. - ANS-True
Which metaphor features file cabinets and wastebaskets as typical components? - ANS-desktop
metaphor
A good way to learn how to use a new application or piece of software is to - ANS-click around
The mouse was invented by: - ANS-Douglas Engelbart and others at Stanford Research Institute
Perfect reproduction is a property of: - ANS-digital information
A WAN is to TCP/IP as LAN is to: - ANS-Ethernet
Internet communications are sent strictly through the phone lines. - ANS-False
HTTP is the protocol of the web, what is the language used to describe how a Web page should look? -
ANS-HTML
Root name servers - ANS-maintain the relationship between IP addresses and symbolic computer
names
DSL stands for: - ANS-digital subscriber line
Getting files from a Web server is called: - ANS-downloading
In a client/server structure, there: - ANS-are transmissions to complete a request
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Look up the following file extensions and select the associated file type. Note: do not close this window! You should open a new tab/window in your web browser to look these up. - ANS-✅xlsx :Excel bmp : an uncompressed... jpg :JPEG/JIFF image zip : Acomputer file pdf :Acrobat por html or htm :Hypertext mark avi :Audio Video mp3 :MPEG audio swf :Flash Format doc: Word doc When GUIs are built using metaphors similarly (e.g. buttons and sliders), the result is a - ANS-✅consistent interface What is a GUI? - ANS-✅graphical user interface To indicate that the computer is continuing to perform a time-consuming operation, the cursor is replaced by an icon such as a(n): - ANS-✅hourglass rainbow spinner little dog running (all of the above) Placeholders can be inserted throughout your work for all long, commonly occurring phrases, and the placeholders can later be changed easily using: - ANS-✅Find/ReplaceAll (F/RA) Which of the following is an example of the computer providing feedback to the user? - ANS-✅Editing changes become visible on the screen. The cursor changes to indicate an operation is in progress. A progress bar shows how much of the work is done. ( All of the above.) The primary reason for consistency across computer applications is that certain operations are fundamental to processing information no matter what the application is. - ANS-✅True Which metaphor features file cabinets and wastebaskets as typical components? - ANS-✅desktop metaphor A good way to learn how to use a new application or piece of software is to - ANS-✅click around The mouse was invented by: - ANS-✅Douglas Engelbart and others at Stanford Research Institute Perfect reproduction is a property of: - ANS-✅digital information A WAN is to TCP/IP as LAN is to: - ANS-✅Ethernet Internet communications are sent strictly through the phone lines. - ANS-✅False HTTP is the protocol of the web, what is the language used to describe how a Web page should look? - ANS-✅HTML Root name servers - ANS-✅maintain the relationship between IP addresses and symbolic computer names DSL stands for: - ANS-✅digital subscriber line Getting files from a Web server is called: - ANS-✅downloading In a client/server structure, there: - ANS-✅are transmissions to complete a request

When a URL ends in a folder name instead of a file name, the server automatically looks for a file called:

  • ANS-✅index.html www.asu.edu (Links to an external site.) is a(n): - ANS-✅domain When a packet is sent from one computer to another, the transmission is called a: - ANS-✅hop All HTML tags come in pairs. - ANS-✅False All HTML files must be plain text format files. - ANS-✅True Image files must be stored in their own folder. - ANS-✅False In HTML, text and background are limited to 16 colors - ANS-✅False If you change the width of a photo image without changing the height of it, you will end up with a distorted image. - ANS-✅False Which of the following lines is properly nested? - ANS-✅

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    Which of the following tags is not required on a Web page? - ANS-✅
    Which of the following will display the rocket.jpg file on the page? - ANS-✅ The dimensions for an image on a Web page - ANS-✅are set using the width and height attributes When an image is inserted next to text in an HTML document, keep in mind that generally: - ANS- ✅images are inserted in the text where specified by the HTML and the text is aligned with the bottom of the image. The PandA system: - ANS-✅is binary Using even parity, a normal byte, for example, 1010 0011, would: - ANS-✅include a ninth bit set to 0 Which letter is used to represent decimal number 12 in the hexidecimal numbering system? - ANS-✅C The Digital Versatile Disc (DVD): - ANS-✅uses bumps (which appear as pits on the bottom side) to encode the information. How many bits does each hexadecimal digit (symbol) require? - ANS-✅ 4 The Hawaiian alphabet has 18 symbols. How many bits are needed to represent just these symbols? - ANS-✅ 5 What does ASCII stand for? - ANS-✅American Standard Code for Information Interchange Binary number 1101 is equivalent to decimal number ____. - ANS-✅ 13 Four bytes is the same as: - ANS-✅32 bits How many bits are needed to represent a space in ASCII? - ANS-✅8 bits In the Fetch/Execute Cycle, the action of retrieving the instruction's operands from memory occurs during the: - ANS-✅Data Fetch (DF) step Register is: - ANS-✅A small memory location inside the CPU. On the computer, one billion clock ticks per second is called: - ANS-✅gigahertz (GHz) Computer speed is dependent upon all of the following except: - ANS-✅byte size Which of the following is not an operating system? - ANS-✅Assembly Management of a computer's hardware is done with: - ANS-✅an operating system A program form which is directly executable by a computer is the: - ANS-✅binary object file (binary) The ALU is used in the - ANS-✅Instruction Execution The decode stage of the CPU cycle is used to - ANS-✅Translate the program's binary code into instructions that CPU understand From smallest to largest, the correct order is - ANS-✅kilo, mega, giga, tera A computer algorithm must have: - ANS-✅a specified input and output

Which OECD principle states that personal data should be protected by reasonable security measures against risks of disclosure, unauthorized access, misuse, modification, destruction, or loss? - ANS- ✅Security Principle Social networking - ANS-✅is not private can be viewed by potential employers allow members to present themselves to others and to interact with them (all of the above ) Which of the following is an example of identity theft? - ANS-✅taking a test for some else swiping your older sibling's ID posing as someone you're not to vote ( all of the above) The RSA public key cryptosystem relies on: - ANS-✅prime numbers Backups on your personal computer: - ANS-✅are just as essential to a personal system as a business system Cookies: - ANS-✅are stored on a client and retrieved by a server If you disable the cookies on your computer: - ANS-✅all cookies, including third-party cookies, will be blocked normal Web interaction will be more difficult you won't be able to do online transactions ( all of the above ) A company can place a cookie on your computer even if you've never visited its Web site. - ANS-✅True Digital encryption is - ANS-✅the use of math to make communication unreadable to snoops If the cleartext is 12 and the key is 6, the cipher is - ANS-✅ 72 In a database an attribute or field is a: - ANS-✅lol idk got this wrong but deff NOT: table Which is true about a row in a table? - ANS-✅A technical term for a row is a tuple. A row is often called a record. A row is an entity instance, defining one particular object. ( all of the above ) The key field for the student database on a campus is probably the student: - ANS-✅ID For two tables to be related, they must share a common field. - ANS-✅True The logical database is the permanent repository of the data. - ANS-✅False