DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. (Information Technology) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
MAY 2016.
PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(2002 onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — (10 3 30 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
1. What is cyber ethics?
2. What is the use of modem?
3. What is system software?
4. What is internet?
5. List any five escape sequence characters with the
meaning.
6. Define the term array.
7. Define NULL pointers in C with an example.
8. List any three string functions available in C.
9. What is type casting? Give an example.
10. Define macros.
PART B — 10 40 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
11. What are the principal uses of specialty software?
Explain.
12. List and explain the various types of communication
channels.
Sub. Code
11
DE-3663
WS
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13. Explain the various decision making statements available
in C.
14. How do you pass/return an array to/from a function?
Explain.
15. Explain the function overloading with an example.
16. Write a C program to sort the content of an array in
ascending order.
PART C — 15 30 marks)
Answer any TWO questions.
17. Define structure. Explain the following with an example.
Accessing structure members
Structures as function arguments
18. Write a C program to perform matrix addition.
19. List and explain the various features of word processing
and spread sheets.