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How to Identify and Classify Dates - Exam
  • 1. What is the first step in identifying a date?
A) Look for numerical patterns or separators.
B) Consult an expert immediately.
C) Ignore context entirely.
D) Assume the date is invalid.
  • 2. Which of these is a common separator used in dates?
A) /
B) #
C) $
D) %
  • 3. What does 'YYYY' typically represent in date formats?
A) Day of the week.
B) Four-digit year.
C) Month number.
D) Seconds.
  • 4. What does 'MM' typically represent in date formats?
A) Day of the year.
B) Year of the century.
C) Milliseconds.
D) Two-digit month.
  • 5. What does 'DD' typically represent in date formats?
A) Two-digit day.
B) Day of the month as a word.
C) Hour of the day.
D) Minute of the hour.
  • 6. Which of the following is the ISO 8601 date format?
A) MM-DD-YYYY
B) DD-MM-YYYY
C) YYYY-MM-DD
D) YYYY/MM/DD
  • 7. What does the ordinal indicator 'th' signify in a date like '4th'?
A) The number of days left in the month.
B) The rank of the day within the month.
C) The temperature on that day.
D) The hour of the day.
  • 8. What is the Gregorian calendar primarily based on?
A) Planetary alignments.
B) Random events.
C) Lunar cycle.
D) Solar year.
  • 9. What is the Julian calendar primarily based on?
A) Planetary alignments.
B) Random events.
C) Solar year (with less accurate leap year rules).
D) Lunar cycle.
  • 10. What is a 'day of the year' format?
A) The day of the week.
B) Always the first day of a specific month.
C) The number of days left in the year.
D) A number from 1-366 representing the day.
  • 11. What is epoch time?
A) Seconds since January 1, 1970 UTC.
B) Milliseconds since the Big Bang.
C) Hours since the start of the universe.
D) Days since the formation of Earth.
  • 12. What is a leap year?
A) A year with 364 days.
B) A year with 366 days.
C) A year with 365 days.
D) A year with 367 days.
  • 13. Why are leap years necessary?
A) To make February longer.
B) To account for the difference between the solar year and the calendar year.
C) Because of a decree by Julius Caesar.
D) To confuse historians.
  • 14. In 'March 15, 44 BC', what calendar is most likely being used?
A) Islamic Calendar
B) Gregorian Calendar
C) Julian Calendar
D) Mayan Calendar
  • 15. How can you differentiate between US (MM/DD/YYYY) and European (DD/MM/YYYY) date formats?
A) Color of the text.
B) Context and day/month values.
C) Presence of ordinal indicators.
D) Font style.
  • 16. What is a 'quarter' in date terms?
A) A three-month period.
B) A six-month period.
C) A four-month period.
D) A one-month period.
  • 17. Which date format is commonly used in programming?
A) YY/MM/DD
B) ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD)
C) MM/DD/YY
D) DD-MM-YY
  • 18. What does AM/PM signify?
A) Absolute Minute/Past Minute.
B) Ante Meridiem/Post Meridiem, before/after noon.
C) Atypical Morning/Perfectly Magnificent.
D) Always/Perhaps Midnight.
  • 19. Which date is written correctly?
A) 27 October, 2023rd
B) October 27nd, 2023
C) October 27, 2023
D) October 27th, 2023
  • 20. What is the Unix timestamp?
A) Number of days since the birth of Unix.
B) A secret code known only to Unix programmers.
C) Number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT).
D) The number of CPU cycles since the invention of the computer.
  • 21. How do you handle ambiguous dates like '01/02/03'?
A) Consider the context and expected format.
B) Ignore the date.
C) Assume it's always January 2nd, 2003.
D) Reroll the date.
  • 22. What does 'CE' stand for?
A) Common Era
B) Christian Era
C) Current Epoch
D) Calculated Era
  • 23. What does 'BCE' stand for?
A) Best Case Estimate
B) Before Christian Era
C) Before Current Epoch
D) Before Common Era
  • 24. Which of the following is NOT a valid date?
A) February 30, 2024
B) December 31, 2024
C) April 30, 2024
D) January 31, 2024
  • 25. What is the purpose of a date parser?
A) To convert date strings into a structured date object.
B) To automatically create new dates.
C) To print dates on paper.
D) To calculate the age of a document.
  • 26. Which of the following affects date calculations?
A) Network speed.
B) Time zones.
C) Color of the paper.
D) Font size.
  • 27. What is a 'week number'?
A) The number of days in the week.
B) The day of the week.
C) A random number assigned to each week.
D) The week's position within the year.
  • 28. Which calendar system is primarily lunar?
A) Mayan calendar.
B) Islamic calendar.
C) Julian calendar.
D) Gregorian calendar.
  • 29. How many days are in a common year?
A) 367
B) 366
C) 364
D) 365
  • 30. What should you do if a date format is unknown?
A) Guess randomly.
B) Research common formats and regional conventions.
C) Always assume the current date.
D) Delete the data.
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