DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2016.
COMPUTERS AND DATA PROCESSING
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — × 10 50 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Describe the components of a digital computer.
2. Explain in detail about batch processing system.
3. Describe the key components of a data processing system.
4. Discuss on top down programming it's working
procedure, advantages and disadvantages.
5. Explain in detail about report generation with example.
6. Draw a flowchart to find the biggest of four numbers.
7. Discuss on the principles of accounting in detail.
8. Explain in detail about airline reservation system.
PART B — (20 × 1 20 marks)
Answer ALL questions.
9. Fill in the blanks:
(Software/Hardware) is a
computer program and related data that
provide the instructions to computer
hardware.
(Commercial data processing/
Data analysis) involves a large volume of
input data with relatively few computational
operations.
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A (Batch window/Data processing)
is a period of less — intensive online activity.
(Accounting/Business entity
concept) is the measurement, processing and
communication of financial information about
economic entities.
(Virus scanner/Computer game)
is built to make the computer run better.
Match the following:
Applications software continual exchange
of information
between computer
and a user.
Components of a data the principles and
processing system procedures of
accounting.
EOD Perform specific tasks
Accounting Machine, program,
data and people.
Interactive processing End of Day
Say True or False:
Library programs are a compiled collection of
software.
Transaction processing systems are used
whenever the master file is kept upto date.
Batch processing was not used to perform
various operations with digital images such as
resize, convert, etc.
Auditing is the unbiased examination and
evaluation of the financial statements of an
organization.
Hard disk is a secondary memory storage
device.
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Choose the correct answer:
are a collection of programs that
make the computer hardware available to the
user.
Operating system.
Utility programs
Library programs.
None of the above.
With batch processing, input data are grouped
together into
data.
Libraries.
Batches.
None of the above.
Master files contain data.
Descriptive data.
Analytical data.
Transaction data.
Both and
Modern inventory control system rely upon

Barcodes and RFID.
Barcodes only.
RFID.
None of the above.
is the operation of data as per
given instruction
Process.
Input.
Output.
None of the above.
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PART C — × 6 30 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
10. Explain real time processing systems with example.
11. Discuss on structured programming.
12. Explain briefly about transaction files through example.
13. Brief on production, planning and control.
14. Write short notes on interactive processing with example.
15. Brief on management of stores and its types.
16. Discuss on query package with suitable examples.
17. Write a brief note on the applications of real time
business.