Marathon of the Mind

DEPARTMENT OF
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS &
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS


Math, Logic, and Technology Contest


Competition Content
Questions for this competition will be drawn from the domains broadly defined as Technology, Logic, and Mathematics.   Questions could be based on concepts, terminology, techniques, applications, historical facts, or any other topic within the broad disciplinary domains.     Most of the questions will be of the type:  Multiple-choice, True/False, Matching, and Fill in the blank (Single or Multiple), either/or, or Multiple Answer.   Some question may carry more weight than others.  Additionally, a few short-answer and descriptive type of questions may be included. Some of the questions will be designated as tie-breakers, and answers for these questions will be used strictly for the purpose designated.  

Sample Questions
Following sample questions are provided strictly for general guidance; they  are not intended as representative of the disciplinary domain.   

  1. John Smith drives from City A to City B. For the first half of the distance he drives at a constant speed of 40 miles per hour and for the second half of the distance, he drives at a constant speed of 50 miles per hour.  If the total time it took him to travel from A to B is 4.5 hours, what is the distance from City A to City B?   [Answer = 200 miles]

 

  1. 1100110, when  converted from binary system to decimal system, is equal to________   [Answer = 102]
  1. The software that establishes communication between a peripheral device and a computer is known as_____________.   [Answer = d]

 

    1. System Software
    2. Application Software
    3. Port
    4. Driver
  1. A ____________   is the range of  service for a public Wi-Fi.  [Answer = b]

 

    1. Bluetooth
    2. Hotspot
    3. TCP
    4. Skype
  1. Who invented the computer input device that is commonly referred to as the “mouse?”  [Answer:  Douglas Engelbart]

 

Competition Logistics
Tentatively, the first phase of this competition is scheduled for Thursday, October 16, 2008.  Competition may be conducted in one or more phases.  All registered contestants will be advised of the date, exact time, and venue of the test.  The contest will be administered via Blackboard and the time allotted for the test will be 60 minutes.   No grace time is allowed.  Use of calculators, headphones, cell phones, MP3 devices is strictly prohibited.  Similarly, surfing the web, using email, chat, or Instant Messaging will result in summary disqualification of the contestants.

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