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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.…………………
Third Semester B.A. Degree Examination, November 2017
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Foundation Course II: (for Economics)
AUEC321: Informatics
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL the following terms each in one or two sentences.
1. What is Digital Camera
2. Define Graphics.
3. What is a CRT monitor
4. Explain Software Piracy.
5. How will you define a computer
6. What is Internet
7. What do you mean by website
8. What is Sakshat
9. Explain Green computing.
10. What is IPR
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Write short notes on any EIGHT of the following, not exceeding a paragraph.
11. What do you mean by Application Software Discuss with examples.
12. Discuss the common characteristic features of a computer.
13. Why do the marginal costs of software projects increase along with the size of the project
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14. What is operating system Discuss with examples.
15. Describe the procedure for inserting a table in MS Word.
16. Name any four softwares used for data analysis.
17. Write a short note on cyber crime.
18. Define the tem workbook.
19. Define search engine. Give examples.
20. List any four statistical functions in Excel.
21. What is e mail
22. Describe the procedure for drawing pi chart in MS Excel.
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Short essay type Answer any SIX questions, each not to exceed one and a half page.
23. Distinguish between LAN and WAN.
24. What do you mean by correlation Describe the types of correlation.
25. What is a printer What are the commonly used computer printers
26. Write short note on different types of memories of a computer system
27. Define technology outsourcing. Discuss the advantages of outsourcing.
28. Define digital divide. What are the measures to counter digital divide
29. Describe the procedure to create cross tab report in SPSS.
30. Explain the various health related issues associated with computer usage. Also explain the remedies and guidelines to counter such issues.
31. What is a key board Explain different types of keys in the Computer key board.
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Long essay type Answer any TWO questions, each not exceeding three pages.
32. Explain the following academic services in detail: SAKSHAT, INFLIBNET and NICNET.
33. What are the input devices and pointing devices of a computer
34. Discuss the importance of Internet in modern society.
35. How to create and edit a file using data editor in SPSS.
15 30 Marks)