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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034 M.C.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FIRSTSEMESTER APRIL 2017
16PCA1MC03- FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Date: 04-05-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00 Part A Answer ALL the Questions10 x 2 20
1. What is CopyLeft?
2. Define the term Free Software.
3. What is a server-side scripting language? Give an example.
4. List any two reasons as to why PHP is most preferred for web development.
5. Why is Validation required?
6. What is echo(
7. List the basic data types in MySQL.
8. What is TIMESTAMP?
9. What are the primitives in JavaScript?
10. What is getDay( used for?
Part B Answer ALL the Questions5 x 8 40
11 Differentiate Open Source Software from Proprietary Software. OR
Discuss BSD Software.
12 Provide an Overview of PHP. OR
Discuss the primitives in PHP.
13 Demonstrate user-defined Functions in PHP. OR
What is validation? Why should we validate form data-entry?
14 Explain the numeric types in MySQL. OR
What are the MySQL statements used for aggregating and grouping data?
15 Explain the General Syntactic characteristics of JavaScript. OR
Discuss the operators and expressions in JavaScript
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Part C Answer any TWO Questions2x 20 40
16 Explain the origin and growth of Open Source Software development.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Client-side and Server-side technologies.
17 Write an essay on CMS frameworks developed using PHP.
Explain MySQL statements for running calculations on Table Data.
18 Discuss the math functions in JavaScript.
Discuss the widely used FOSS licenses.