CS 100 - Computer Literacy, Spring 2005

Lab 1 Solution

1. What is the cost of a 17 inch flat screen monitor? Include the manufacturer of the monitor and the URL where the cost can be found.
   • At the time of writing solution, the cost of 17" Flat Screen CRT monitor, by ViewSonic, is $139.99 on Tigerdirect.com website.
   • URL: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=234666&CatId=166
2. What was the name of the book and author of the 1982 Caldecott Medal award winner? Include the URL where the answer can be found.
   • 1982: Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton)
   • URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.htm
3. What is the population of Mexico City, Mexico? Include the URL where the answer can be found.
   • Ciudad de Mexico [Mexico City] - 17,806,527 (as of 2000-2-14).
   • URL: http://www.citypopulation.de/Mexico.html
4. How many different species of penguins exist? Include the URL where the answer can be found.
   • According to webpage given below there are 17 species of penguins.
   • URL: http://www.penguins.cl/penguins-species.htm
5. What is Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion? Include the URL where the answer can be found.
   • Kepler's First Law: The orbit of a planet/comet about the Sun is an ellipse with the Sun's center of mass at one focus.
   • URL: http://home.cvc.org/science/kepler.htm