AP Mobile Computer Science Midterm Study

Question 1

PRNG uses the formula Xi+1=Xi*2+1 and produces 12. What is the next number generated?

Accepted Answer

25

Question 2

Reading text from paper and translating them into a form the computer can manipulate is called:

Accepted Answer

OCR

Question 3

What is the primary function of the CPU?

Accepted Answer

To carry out the instructions in a computer program

Question 4

Personal information and your location can be determined from:

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Black Box, Cell phone, Transponder

Question 5

Physical world example of EDR (Event Data Recorder):

Accepted Answer

Black Box

Question 6

An abstraction is a ____Representation that stands for some collection of individual instances.

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General

Question 7

10111 is what in base 10

Accepted Answer

23

Question 8

Which of the following would be a valid App inventor variable name?

Accepted Answer

username

Question 9

Wonderful Spam

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Glorious Spam

Question 10

Process of representing a real-world object or phenomenon as a set of mathematical equations:

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Modeling

Question 11

Class of database applications looking for hidden patterns in data to predict future behavior.

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Data Mining

Question 12

Collection of information organized so that a computer can quickly select the pieces of data.

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Database

Question 13

Group of two or more computer systems linked together.

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Network

Question 14

Sequence of precise instructions that preforms computation, solves problems

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Algorithm

Question 15

A process that is completely predictable is considered to be:

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Deterministic

Question 16

Lists are indexed, starting with '1'. What index is 'No Way'!

Accepted Answer

3

Question 17

Which bit must be added for even parity? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 _

Accepted Answer

0

Question 18

Preparing data for storage or transmission.

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Encoding

Question 19

Identifies devices on a network.

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IP address

Question 20

Which of the next evaluated to 'I don't care'?

Accepted Answer

"Lol" + "Tyler", "I don't" + "care"

Question 21

The hexadecimal system is made up of how many digits?

Accepted Answer

16

Question 22

The idea that the number of transistors per square inch on circuits will double every year.

Accepted Answer

Moore's Law

Question 23

The unsightly debris that results from a digital lifestyle.

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Digital Detritus

Question 24

Quick fix to a problem, not usually the best.

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Ad Hoc

Question 25

Examples of abstraction can be found in which of the following?

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Maps, Languages, Designs, Computer science

Question 26

Metaphor for describing the non-physical terrain made by computer systems.

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Cyberspace

Question 27

Transmitting data from a computer to a bulletin board service, mainframe, or network is called:

Accepted Answer

Uploading

Question 28

Based on the table below, decode 1000100 1010101 1001110 1000011 1000001 1001110

Accepted Answer

DUNCAN

Question 29

Another term for repetition

Accepted Answer

Iteration

Question 30

Google Drive is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Cloud Computing

Question 31

PRNG uses the formula Xi+1=Xi*2+1 and Xi number is 10. What are the next three numbers?

Accepted Answer

21, 43, 87

Question 32

Name given to the connection setup from a database to server. Common when querying a database.

Accepted Answer

Data source

Question 33

The JPEG image format is a form of _____ compression

Accepted Answer

Lossy

Question 34

Which meme is the best meme?

Accepted Answer

Pepe, Cheeki-Breeki, This is not relevant to the Mobile CSP course., Who is this hacker '4-Chan'?

Question 35

The binary number system is made up of how many digits?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 36

When you have a2+b2 = c2, is there a triangle?

Accepted Answer

3, 4, 5, wat, Only if it's a right triangle., Tyler doesn't care.

Question 37

Generically refers to a general place where data is stored and maintained.

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Data Repository

Question 38

A device or system based on discontinuous data or events is considered:

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Digital

Question 39

Main difference between low-level and high-level programming language.

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High-level translated by software into low-level language.

Question 40

Something created by someone that involves the use of computation in some way.

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Computational Artifact

Question 41

Which bit value must be added to the end of this row for even parity? 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 _

Accepted Answer

1

Question 42

The 'Magic-ball' App has a 'shaking' event. The is is handled by what sensor?

Accepted Answer

Accelerometer

Question 43

Any property that is created using original thought.

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Intellectual Property

Question 44

Structure such as a loop that repeats a process until a condition is met or program ends

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Repetition

Question 45

Man Admitted to Hospital for Kidney Stone, Discovers He's a Woman

Accepted Answer

wat, wat, wat, wat

Question 46

The expression evaluates to what? 33 mod 5

Accepted Answer

3

Question 47

Smallest unit of information on a machine is a...

Accepted Answer

Bit

Question 48

Algorithm written in a programming language running on a computer

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Program

Question 49

Structure where question is asked, and depending on the answer does a course of action

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Selection

Question 50

The process of adding realism to models with 3D qualities.

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Rendering

Question 51

A5 in hex is what in base 10?

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165

Question 52

Process in which information is gathered and expressed in a summary form for purposes.

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Data aggregation

Question 53

Collection of documents about a person, event, or subject.

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Dossier

Question 54

58 in base 10 is what in base 2?

Accepted Answer

00111010

Question 55

PRNG uses the formula Xi+1=(Xi*2+1) mod 13 and Xi number is 10. What is the next number?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 56

Data that describes data.

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Metadata

Question 57

The art of protecting information by transforming it into an unreadable format.

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Cryptography

Question 58

A device or system that represents changing values as continuously variable

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Analog

Question 59

Randomly addressable and re writable storage device.

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Disk Drive

Question 60

Electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings are called:

Accepted Answer

Spam

Question 61

Physical world example of RFID:

Accepted Answer

Transponder

Question 62

Which layout arrangement would you choose to place components side by side?

Accepted Answer

Horizontal arrangement

Question 63

Method computers use for Random Number Generation (RNG)

Accepted Answer

PRNG

Question 64

Control Structure in sequence of one or more statements

Accepted Answer

Sequence

AP Mobile Computer Science Midterm Study

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AP Mobile Computer Science Midterm Study

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