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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.…………………
Third Semester B.A. Degree Examination, November 2016
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Foundation Course II: (for Economics)
AUEC321: Informatics
for 2014 Admissions Improvement Only
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL the following terms each in one or two sentences.
1. What is a digital computer
2. What is an operating system
3. What is booting
4. What is a computer virus
5. What is GUI
6. What is INFLIBNET
7. What is a light pen
8. What is Linux
9. What is SPSS
10. What is spreadsheet
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Write short notes on any EIGHT of the following, not exceeding a paragraph.
11. What are the main functions of an operating system
12. What is the difference between windows and DOS
13. What is Wide Area Network
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14. How to enter data in a worksheet
15. Write a short note on UNIX.
16. What is Intellectual Patent Right
17. What are the components of LAN
18. Explain the various benefits of a computer network.
19. What is a copy right
20. How to enter data in a cell
21. What are different types of computer viruses
22. What is software outsourcing
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Short essay type Answer any SIX questions, each not to exceed one and a half page.
23. What are the features of Information Technology
24. What are the essentials of HTML
25. What are the advantages of an electronic spreadsheet
26. What are the different input devices
27. What are the uses of Internet
28. How to analyse Regression using SPSS
29. What are the methods to counter digital divide
30. How to manage E waste
31. What are the economic impacts of outsourcing
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Long essay type Answer any TWO questions, each not exceeding three pages.
32. Explain the features of a digital computer.
33. What is the different process of data analysis
34. Explain the different types of network with its characteristics.
35. What are the popular application softwares used in office automation
15 30 Marks)