Sunday, December 12, 2010

Quiz 3 Questions

1) If I want to borrow $1,000 today, and the APR is 6%, compounded quarterly (that is, four times per year), what will be the value of that investment 10 years from now? Let me know what EXCEL function you would use, as well as the values for each of the parameters. (You don't need to have them in the right order -- just identify the parameters and their values.)


2) Describe, in one sentence, the Turing Test. (Just enough so that I know that you know what it means.)


3) An example of a programming language used for Server-Side scripting is:
a) Java
b) JavaScript
c) Visual Basic for Applications
d) PHP

4) What is a cookie?

5) Give me an example of a Unix command.

1) If I want to invest $1,000 today, and the APR is 6%, compounded monthly (that is, twelve times per year), and I eventually want to have $1 million, how long should I leave that money in the account? Let me know what EXCEL function you would use, as well as the values for each of the parameters. (You don't need to have them in the right order -- just identify the parameters and their values.)


2) Describe, in one sentence, an expert system. (Just enough so that I know that you know what it means.)


3) An example of a programming language used for Client-Side scripting is:
a) Java
b) JavaScript
c) Visual Basic for Applications
d) PHP

4) Who gets to read a cookie which has been written to your hard drive?

5) Give me an example of a DOS command.

1) If I want to invest $1,000 today, and have $1 million ten years from now, what will be the annual rate of return? Let me know what EXCEL function you would use, as well as the values for each of the parameters. (You don't need to have them in the right order -- just identify the parameters and their values.)


2) Describe, in one sentence, decision tree. (Just enough so that I know that you know what it means.)


3) An example of a programming language used for Server-Side scripting is:
a) Java
b) JavaScript
c) Visual Basic for Applications
d) PHP

4) Why are third-party cookies a privacy risk?

5) What does the CD command do, in either Unix or DOS?

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