CSCI 101: Intro to Computer Science

Sample Midterm Exam I.

1. (25 points)  
   Write a short essay (at least 10 lines) on the contribution of Allan Turing to Computer Science. Save it as a plain text file.

   Name your file ex1_1.txt

2. (25 points)  
   The following HTML does not match completely the result shown below the stars on the white background.
   Correct and complete HTML to achieve matching.
   

   <TABLE BORDER="5"> <TR><TD colspan=3>Some unordered list instructions:</TH></TR> <TR><TD>opening unordered list:</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD><OL></TD> <TH><TD>* new item:</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&lt; LI&gt;</TD></TR> <TR><TD># another new item:</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&lt; LI &gt;</TD></TR> <TR><TD>closing list:</TD> <TD></UL></TD></TR> </TABLE>

   *****************************************************************

   

   Note: the HTML instructions for the symbols "<" and ">" are "&lt;" and "&gt;" respectively.

   Name your file ex1_2.html

3. (25 points)  
   Write HTML script for producing the following table output.

   See the note on entities in the previous problem.

   

   Name your file ex1_3.html

4. (25 points)
   Write HTML for the following layout by using nested tables.

   

   Make sure that

   • The entire layout is 444 pixels wide
   • the cell numbers are centered within the cells
   • the blue colored cells have borders and other cells have no borders.

   Use the following colors: lightblue, orange, and yellow.

   Name your file ex1_4.html