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WorksheetsCS Fall Semester Exam Review
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which of the following best describes how computing devices represent information?
A computer will either represent information as bits or bytes but not both
A computer represents data as a byte which is either a 0 or a 1
A computer represents data as bits which is either a 0 or a 1
A computer represents information as bits which contain 8 bytes.
Which of the following is NOT true of how computers represent complex information?
Computing devices use patterns of bits to represent complex information
Abstraction helps represent complex information by surfacing complexity that might otherwise be hidden
Depending on context the same sequence of bits may represent different types of information
Common abstractions that are represented by computing devices include numbers, characters, and color.
When visiting a museum Lian takes a photo of a painting with a smartphone which stores the photo as an image file. Which of the following best describes the differences between the painting itself and the photo of the painting stored on the smartphone?
Both the painting and the photo are analog
The photo is a digital representation of the analog painting
Sampling can be used to determine whether the analog image is an accurate representation of the painting
The phone can represent the photo in either digital or analog formats depending on the sampling technique that is used
Answer
Your computer uses 4 bits to represent decimal numbers (0, 1, 2, 3 and so on) in binary. What is the SMALLEST number for which an overflow error occur?
14
15
16
17
Which of the following is true of how computers represent numbers?
Using a fixed but large number of bits can eliminate the possibility of round off error when representing numbers in binary.
With a fixed number of bits some numbers are too large to represent in a computer which will lead to overflow errors.
Using a fixed but large number of bits, for example 128, eliminates the possibility of overflow errors.
With a large but fixed number of bits it is possible to eliminate either round-off errors or overflow errors, but not both.
Convert the binary (base-2) number 1001 to decimal (base-10).
9
10
16
17
Convert the decimal (base-10) number 20 to binary (base-2).
10010
00101
11000
10100
Which of the following binary (base-2) numbers is LARGEST?
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
How many total numbers can be represented with an 8-bit binary (base-2) system?
127
128
255
256
Which of the following is true of lossy and lossless compression algorithms?
Lossy compression algorithms are used when perfect reconstruction of the original data is important.
Lossy compression algorithms are typically better than lossless compression algorithms at reducing the number of bits needed to represent a piece of data.
Lossless compression algorithms are only used to compress text data.
Lossless compression algorithms only allow for an approximate reconstruction of the original data.
Jorge is sending a large image file to a friend as part of a shared classroom project. Which of the following is most likely true if Jorge opts to compress the image before sending it?
The image can no longer be represented using bits.
The image will have been converted into an analog form.
The image will require more pixels to display it on the screen.
The image will require fewer bits in order to be represented.
Which of the following is true of intellectual property?
Information created on a computer is not owned by anyone since only analog information is protected under copyright law.
You do not need to cite work created by someone else if both the original work and your use of it are in digital form.
Creative Commons enables content creators to freely distribute their otherwise copyrighted work.
Creative Commons has severely hindered broad and open access to digital information
Lucy is completing a project as part of a science class using materials she found online. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to lead to legal consequences?
Modifying a piece of open source software.
Using open access research for which she does not acquire a license.
Failing to publish her work under a Creative Commons license.
Using images posted online by another student without permission or citation.
Ryan is designing an app that needs to quickly send low quality photos between users. Most smartphones take much higher quality photos than Ryan needs for his app. Which answer best describes the type of compression Ryan should choose and why?
Lossless compression since it ensures perfect reconstruction of the photo.
Lossy compression since it ensures perfect reconstruction of the photo.
Lossless compression since it typically results in smaller data sizes.
Lossy compression since it typically results in smaller data sizes.
Arman takes a picture with his smartphone which he subsequently posts online. Beatrice finds the picture online and posts a copy of it on her website with an attached Creative Commons license. Which of the following best describes who owns the photo?
Beatrice owns the photo because only holders of a Creative Commons license can own works online.
Arman owns the photo because he was the original creator and did not license the work.
Arman owns the photo because it was granted a Creative Commons license by another person online.
Both own the photo because creating a copy makes it her intellectual property.
A photographer stores digital photographs on her computer. In this case the photographs are considered the data. Each photograph also includes multiple pieces of metadata (see picture).
Which of the following could the photographer NOT do based on this metadata?
Filter photos to those taken in the last week
Filter photos to those taken in a particular country
Filter photos to those taken of buildings
Filter photos to those taken with her favorite camera
Due to a computer error, the Time metadata for all of the photographs is accidentally set to the same time of day. The other pieces of metadata and the data itself are not affected by the error. Which of the following is MOST likely to be the result of this problem?
The photographer will not be able to view any of the images
The photographer will not be able to sort images by the date they were taken
The photographer will not be able to filter to photographs taken in the morning
The photographer will not be able to find images taken on the same date
A school is conducting a survey of students to learn more about how they get to school. Students were asked how they travel to school, how long it takes them to get to school, what time they arrive at school, and for a description of their most significant challenges when traveling to school. Several rows of the data collected are shown in the table attached (see picture).
Which column is data that will likely be most difficult to visualize or analyze?
How Travel
How Long
Time Arrive
Biggest Challenges
A school is conducting a survey of students to learn more about how they get to school. Students were asked how they travel to school, how long it takes them to get to school, what time they arrive at school, and for a description of their most significant challenges when traveling to school. Several rows of the data collected are shown in the table attached (see picture).
Which column of data (see picture) might be able to be visualized or analyzed but first would need to be cleaned?
How Travel
How Long
Time Arrive
Biggest Challenges
A school is conducting a survey of students to learn more about how they get to school. Students were asked how they travel to school, how long it takes them to get to school, what time they arrive at school, and for a description of their most significant challenges when traveling to school. Several rows of the data collected are shown in the table attached (see picture).
Which information could likely NOT be found with the data collected (see picture)?
Whether students who are new to the school take longer to get to school than other students
The average time it takes students to get to school
The most common travel mode students use to get to school
Whether students who arrive to school later take longer to get to school
The chart in the picture shows the frequency of searches for the words "pencil" and "pen" over a 5 year period.
Which of the following is the best interpretation of the chart above?
Pens are a better writing tool than pencils
More people use pens than pencils
The number of pens sold has increased slowly over time
At any point in time there are typically more people searching for the word "pen" than "pencil"
The mayor of a city is interested in learning what goals are most important for residents of the city. Members of her staff visit one of the many neighborhoods in the city and ask 20 residents to fill out a survey. The mayor is concerned that the survey may be biased and not accurately reflect the overall interests in her town. Which of the following strategies is MOST likely to address concerns about the data being biased or inaccurate?
Finding the same people surveyed previously to ask more detailed questions.
Visiting the same neighborhood to collect more survey responses
Visiting multiple new neighborhoods to collect more survey responses
Having her staff collect the data using an app rather than paper surveys
The chart in the picture has a single point for every breed of dog. Each point indicates the maximum weight of that breed and the maximum number of years that breed of dog lives to.
Which of the following conclusions is BEST supported by the scatter plot?
Dog breeds with a higher maximum weight tend to have shorter maximum lifespans
Dog breeds with a higher maximum weight tend to have longer maximum lifespans
All dog breeds tend to have the same average lifespan
Older dogs weigh more than younger dogs
The chart in the picture has a single point for every breed of dog. Each point indicates the maximum weight of that breed and the maximum number of years that breed of dog lives to.
Which of the following conclusions is BEST supported by the scatter plot?
Most dogs breeds have a maximum weight of 100 lbs or more
Most dog breeds have a maximum life span of 10 or fewer years
All dog breeds that weigh less than 50 pounds have a maximum lifespan of more than 10 years
No dog breeds that weigh more than 150 pounds are expected to live more than 10 years.
The histogram chart in the picture has a single bar for every state in the United States. Each state is placed in a bucket, or range, based on its area in square miles.
Which of the following conclusions is BEST supported by the histogram chart?
More than half of all states are larger than 100,000 square miles
More than half of all states are smaller than 50,000 square miles
Some states are larger than 200,000 square miles
The most common size of states is between 50,000 and 100,000 square miles
A bank is developing an algorithm that will help them decide who to make loans to. As input the algorithm will consider information about the person applying for the loan and the amount of money requested, and as output the algorithm will decide whether the bank should give that loan.
The bank intends to develop the algorithm using machine learning techniques. The algorithm will be trained using data from past loan decisions made by human bankers.
Which of the following best describes whether this algorithm will include bias?
The algorithm will not be biased because using machine learning eliminates human biases
While the algorithm may be biased, the eventual decision made by the algorithm will not be
The algorithm will likely reflect the human biases in the data used to train it
Machine learning algorithms cannot be developed using biased data so if there is bias in the data it will be impossible to develop the algorithm
A restaurant is interested in learning about the food preferences of people living nearby to the restaurant and intends to use survey data to help decide which new items to add to the menu. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be part of the process used to analyze the data?
Cleaning a data visualization to remove unwanted patterns
Iteratively creating visualizations to ask and answer new questions
Cleaning data to remove inconsistencies
Filtering the data to look at the responses from only certain groups
