Exam Details
| Subject | Computer Basics and PC Software | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Bachelor of Computer Applications | |
| Department | School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
Convert the following hexadecimal numbers to equivalent binary and decimal
(F4)16
(AC)16
A 3 inch diameter disk per track has 8 plates (16 recording surfaces), 256 sectors per track, 4096 tracks per surface, 512 bytes per sector. Calculate the disk capacity in GB.
What is a flow chart? Draw a flow chart to find the maximum of three given natural numbers.
What is a laser printer Compare its features with an ink-jet printer.
What is a desktop computer Give a generic configuration of a desktop computer.
What is E-mail? Explain how an E-mail account is created. Also list the folders available in an E-mail account.
What is E-learning What are its advantages and disadvantages? List the steps of the process of creating of E-learning content.
What is data communication? Explain data communication process with the help of a diagram.
What is a device driver? Are device drivers hardware dependent? Justify your answer. List four devices which require device drivers.
What is a subroutine? Explain the steps of subroutine execution. Write a subroutine to find the sum of two given positive integers.
Explain OSI reference model of computer network.
What is a search engine? Explain three categories of search engines.
Explain any five major areas of application of computer systems.
What is main memory Differentiate among RAM, Semiconductor memories and Cache memory.
What is application software How is application software different from system software List the names of two application and two system softwares.
What is woo Explain the characteristics of wiki. Explain the uses of woo for a university.
5. Explain any five of the following with the help of an/a example/diagram, if needed:
Collaborations with the context of Internet
LAN and WAN
Basic Storage Devices
Disk Management
Computer Virus
Software Licensing
Object Oriented Language
(F4)16
(AC)16
A 3 inch diameter disk per track has 8 plates (16 recording surfaces), 256 sectors per track, 4096 tracks per surface, 512 bytes per sector. Calculate the disk capacity in GB.
What is a flow chart? Draw a flow chart to find the maximum of three given natural numbers.
What is a laser printer Compare its features with an ink-jet printer.
What is a desktop computer Give a generic configuration of a desktop computer.
What is E-mail? Explain how an E-mail account is created. Also list the folders available in an E-mail account.
What is E-learning What are its advantages and disadvantages? List the steps of the process of creating of E-learning content.
What is data communication? Explain data communication process with the help of a diagram.
What is a device driver? Are device drivers hardware dependent? Justify your answer. List four devices which require device drivers.
What is a subroutine? Explain the steps of subroutine execution. Write a subroutine to find the sum of two given positive integers.
Explain OSI reference model of computer network.
What is a search engine? Explain three categories of search engines.
Explain any five major areas of application of computer systems.
What is main memory Differentiate among RAM, Semiconductor memories and Cache memory.
What is application software How is application software different from system software List the names of two application and two system softwares.
What is woo Explain the characteristics of wiki. Explain the uses of woo for a university.
5. Explain any five of the following with the help of an/a example/diagram, if needed:
Collaborations with the context of Internet
LAN and WAN
Basic Storage Devices
Disk Management
Computer Virus
Software Licensing
Object Oriented Language
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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
- ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF ALGORITHM
- Basics Mathematics
- BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
- C' Programming and Data Structure
- C++ and Object Oriented Programming
- Computer Basics and PC Software
- Computer Fundamentals and PC Software
- Computer Networks
- COMPUTER ORIENTED NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES
- E-COMMERCE
- Foundation Course in English for Computing
- Foundation Course in Mathematics in Computing
- FUNDAMENTAL OF COMPUTER NETWORKS
- Intranet Administration
- Introduction to Computer Organisation
- Introduction to Internet Programming
- INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
- Introduction to System Software
- Multimedia
- NETWORK PROGRAMMING AND ADMINISTRATION
- PC Software Skills
- Programming In C++
- STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES
- TCP/IP PROGRAMMING
- Theory of Computer Science
- WEB PROGRAMMING