Exam Details

Subject Information Technology: Basics
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor of Library and Information Science
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1.1 What is an application software Bring out the differences between system software and application software.

1.2 Explain the role of input and output devices in computer processing.

2.1 Define the term 'Software package'. Explain the need for, advantages and disadvantages of using a commercial software in libraries.

2.2 List the major software packages meant for information storage and retrieval. Discuss any two of them in detail with reference to their functional features.

3.1 Describe the important functions of an automated acquisition system.

3.2 What do you mean by document delivery service Discuss its different categories with examples.

4.1 What is a computer network Discuss its different types along with their objectives.

4.2 Discuss the objectives and services of INFLIBNET.

5.0 Write short notes on any three of the following (in about 300 words each)

Frequency and Bandwidth

Telecommunication Standards and Protocols

CDS/ISIS

DELNET

Search Engines


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Information Services
  • Information Technology: Basics
  • Library and Society
  • Library Cataloguing Practice Part I : AACR-2
  • Library Cataloguing Practice Part II : CCC
  • Library Cataloguing Theory
  • Library Classification Practice: Part I: Dewey Decimal Classification
  • Library Classification Practice: Part II: Colon Classification
  • Library Classification Theory
  • Library Management
  • Reference & Information Sources