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CPE Challenge Final Roound For Emcee and Judges

This document contains 30 multiple choice questions of varying difficulty levels regarding computer science concepts and history. The questions cover topics such as virtual memory, operating systems, computer architecture, algorithms, and more. They are grouped into three sections: Easy, Average, and Difficult based on level of difficulty.

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CPE Challenge Final Roound For Emcee and Judges

This document contains 30 multiple choice questions of varying difficulty levels regarding computer science concepts and history. The questions cover topics such as virtual memory, operating systems, computer architecture, algorithms, and more. They are grouped into three sections: Easy, Average, and Difficult based on level of difficulty.

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EASY:

1. A portion of hard disk allocated to function as RAM.[Answer: Virtual memory]


2. Vint Cerf is regarded as the Father of Internet but who is the person that actually created the
World Wide Web? [Answer: Tim Berners-Lee]
3. Simplify the expression using De Morgan’s Theorem:

A + BC
[Answer: ABC]
4. It is a bi-directional pathway on a computer’s motherboard, which connects the Northbridge
chipset to the main microprocessor, or central processing unit (CPU). [Answer: Front Side Bus]
5. What is the first Motorola microprocessor that was released on 1974? [Answer: 6800 or
MC6800]
6. This is a part of the Central Processing Unit that handles all the calculations the CPU may
need. Most of these operations are logical in nature. (No abbreviation) [Answer: Arithmetic
Logic Unit]
7. What is the first full-length computer generated feature film? [Answer: Toy Story]
8. An (unsigned) number code in which only one digit changes when we move from sequence i to
i+1. [Answer: Gray Code]
9. What is a security system consisting of hardware or software that prevents unauthorized
intrusion? [Answer: firewall]
10. What data structure stores a linearly ordered set of elements that follows the First-in First-Out
scheme?[Answer: queue]

AVERAGE:

1. A computing phrase that points out the accuracy of a computer output depends on the
accuracy of the input. (No abbreviation) [Answer: Garbage In Garbage Out]
2. In what year did Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak build the first Apple computer? [Answer: B]
A.1972 B.1976 C.1978
3. What is the physical address of the instruction at 1388:02BC? [Answer: 13B3C]
4. In a 16-bit register, what is the range of unsigned hexadecimal numbers that can be
represented in it? [0000-FFFF]
5. It is a register in the control unit of the CPU that is used to keep track of the address of the
current or next instruction to be fetched or executed. It is also known as a "sequence control
register" and the "instruction pointer".(No abbreviation) [Answer: Program Counter]
6. This function is provided in most micro-controllers to allow an “external” event to cause a
branch in program execution.[Answer: Interrupt]
7. Which OSI reference model layer best describes 10BaseT standards?[Answer: physical layer or
Layer 1]
8. Linux is a popular, free, multitasking UNIX-type operating system. Who developed Linux?
[Answer: Linus Torvalds]
9. Give the postfix expression of the infix expression: (A+B/C)*(D-E)[Answer: ABC/+DE-*]
10. A sorting algorithm that orders a list of values by partitioning the list around one element
called a pivot, then sorting each partition.[Answer: quick sort]

DIFFICULT:

1. A computer related repetitive strain injury in which there is inflammation of the nerve that
connects the forearm to the palm of the wrist.[Answer: carpal tunnel syndrome]
2. A scam in which a perpetrator attempts to obtain your personal and/or financial information.
[Answer: phishing]
3. What is the equivalent decimal number of 10111010 as a signed number?[Answer: -70]
4. What is the maximum memory size that can be addressed using a 32-bit microprocessor?
(Note: Units of measurement must be expressed in terms of gigabytes (GB)).[Answer: 4GB]
5. This chipset found on modern computers that controls the data transmission / communication
between the I/O peripherals and the Memory Controller Host (MCH).[Answer: Southbridge]
6. Given a 10 kilo Hertz microprocessor, how long in milliseconds(ms) will it take to process five
(5) machine instructions? Assume that each instruction can be fetched and executed under 6
cycles per instruction.[Answer: 3ms or 3 milliseconds]
7. In which layer of the OSI model does frame tagging occur?[Answer: data link layer or Layer 2]
8. WiMAX is a network standard developed by IEEE that specifies how wireless devices
communicate over the air in a wide area. What does WiMAX stand for?[Answer: Worldwide
Interoperability for Microwave Access]
9. A feature of OOP that means the ability to take more than one form in which an operation
may exhibit different behaviors in different instances.[Answer: polymorphism]
10. Give the complete name of the creator of C programming language who died last year,
October 12, 2011.[Answer: Dennis Ritchie]

CLINCHER:

1. Which of the following looping structure will execute the program statements at least once?
A. for B. while C. do while [Answer: C]
2. There are two major computer architectures in use: CISC and RISC. What does RISC stand for?
[Answer: Reduced Instruction Set Computer]
3. Which of the following is NOT a direct application of stacks?[Answer: C]
A. Page visited history in a browser
B. Undo Sequence in a text editor
C. Access to shared resources such as printer
D. Chain of method calls

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