Pretest Computer Science

Which of the following describes a task effectively broken into smaller parts?

I. Opening a spreadsheet document

II. Making pancakes by getting out the ingredients, mixing the batter, and cooking on the stove

III. Listening to your teacher explain an assignment

• I and II

• I and III

• II alone

• None of the above

If x represents the area of the number line colored green, which inequality accurately reflects the value of x?

• $x\ <\ 3$

• $x\ >\ 3$

• $x\ \le\ 3$

• $x\ \ge\ 3$

Karel the Dog is instructed to move forward two spaces. Then, if Karel is standing on a ball, Karel will move forward two spaces. Otherwise, Karel will turn around and move forward one space. Given the starting point below, where will Karel end up?

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Which of the following statements are true about the impact of the Internet?

I. The Internet connects devices and networks all over the world

II. There are no negative consequences of the Internet, it is purely positive

III. The Internet helps people communicate

IV. The Internet helps people collaborate to solve problems

• I only

• I and II only

• I, III and IV

• I, II, III and IV

Which binary value is equal to this decimal number

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Which of the following is an example of an HTML tag?

• #alert

• <p>

• font-size: 20 px;

• .paragraph

Which of the following are examples of encoding information?

I. Storing location in the form of GPS coordinates

II. Every student in a class has a unique first and last name

III. Every book in a bookstore has a corresponding barcode number

• I and II

• I and III

• III only

• I, II and III

Given the following program, how many times will Karel move?

function start(){

while(frontIsClear()){

move();

}

}

• 0

• 1

• 5

• 6

Which of the following choices are components of a computer’s hardware?

 I. Operating System

 II. CPU

 III. Memory

 IV. Motherboard 

V. User Applications

• I, II and III

• IV only

• II, III and IV

• I, II, III, IV and V

Which of the following statements are true about the infrastructure of the Internet?

I. For any two points on the Internet, there exists only one path between the two points.

II. There is a direct connection between any two points on the Internet.

III. Routing on the Internet is fault tolerant and redundant

• I and III

• III only

• I, II and III

• II and III