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M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2018
First Year
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Basics of IT
Time 3 Hours Maximum Marks 70
SECTION A × 15 45)
Answer any THREE questions
Q1) Describe strategic information system (SISs) and how information technology helps
companies improve their competitive positions.
Q2) Describe the design and functioning of the central processing unit.
Q3) State and discuss different classifications of software's.
Q4) Explain how a database approach overcomes the problems associated with the
traditional file environment and also describe different data models.
Q5) What is the Internet? How it works and discuss different ways to connect internet by
the user?
SECTION B × 4 20)
Answer any five questions
Q6) Explain the terms market pressure, technology pressure and societal pressure.
Q7) Write about components of computer based information systems.
Q8) Describe various primary storage devices.
Q9) Write about mainframe computers and midrange computers.
Q10) Explain the working principle of different output devices.
Q11) State evaluation of programming languages.
Q12) Differentiate between client/server computing and peer to peer computing.
Q13) Write short notes on www.
SECTION C × 1
Answer all questions
Q14) What is system software?
Q15) Define primary and secondary keys.
Q16) Define operating systems.
Q17) What is modem?
Q18) What is intranet?