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Computer Fundamentals & OS

These questions are given only to indicate the nature of questions for the Final
A
Examination.

The Final examination questions will not be confined to the ones in this question
bank.

The ATCs may prepare the Question Paper for the Model examination with the
questions from this Question Bank.

Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 100

Part- I Choose the most appropriate answer (Answer any five out of five questions)
1 Mark each

Fire wire is ------------ .
a) Computer interface standard b) Virus protection software
c) Programmed in ROM d) A safety device
• CPU clock speed of present day computers is in the range of……………
a) kHz b) 100 kHz c) MHz d) GHz

Typically, storage capacity of a DVD optical disk is……………….
a) 70 MB b) 4.7 GB c) 700 MB d) 70 GB

Which of the following is a secondary storage device
a) Scanner b) Printer c) Floppy Disk d) None of these
• Access time of present day RAM is measured in…………
a) Micro seconds b) Milli seconds c) Nano seconds d) Centi seconds

……………..input device is also known as game controller.
a) Track ball b) Joy stick c) Mouse d) Light pen

Typical capacity of hard disk in a common PC
a) 320 GB b) 320 MB c) 320 KB d) 320 TB
• If a computer has 16 bit address bus, it can have a maximum memory of
a) 16K b) 64K c) 32K d)128K
• PDF is widely used for exchanging …………….
a) Database files b) Music files c) Documents d) Graphic
• GIMP is …………….software.
a) Word Processor b) Spreadsheet c) Presentation d) Graphics
• PDF is widely used for exchanging …………….
a) Documents b) Music files c) Graphic files d) Database Files
• ……………. is a volatile memory.
a) ROM b) RAM c) Magnetic Memory d) Flash Memory

The fastest computer is ……………….
a) Super computer b) Laptop computer c) Micro computer d) Mainframe computer
• Working memory of computer
a) RAM b) ROM c) Hard Disk d) None of these
• The basic operations performed by a computer are
a. Arithmetic Operations b. Storage and Retrieval c. Logical operation
d. all of these
• Micro program or instruction set stored in the ROM are called
a. Hardware b. Software c. Firmware d. None of these
• Using one byte each to represent each primary colour, we can create a little more than
……………. number of hues or colours
a. 16 million b. 64K c. 768 d. 64 million
• ……………. is the first Electronic computer in the world
a) IBM MARKI b) UNIVAC c) EDSAC d) ENIAC

Dot matrix printer is ……………. type of printer.
a) Impact b) Laser c) Line d) Non impact
• 1000 in binary is equivalent to ……………. in decimal.
a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10

Part-ll Fill in the blanks ((Answer any 15 out of 20 questions) 1 mark each
• In DOS, ……………. command is used to create a directory.
• Graphical representation of algorithm is called …………….
• In DOS, …………….command is used to change the name of a file.
• 1GB = ……………. MB.
• Data Bus, Address Bus & …………….Bus are the important signal paths in the CPU.
• Chrome is a popular………………...
• …………. is a graphical representation of an algorithm.
• A private network inside a company or organization is called …………………..
• The wildcard characters in Windows are …………….and …………….
• TV broadcasting is an example for ………………. communication.
• The bar that appears at the bottom of the desktop is known as …………….
• In flowchart representation, …………….represents processing operations.
• ……….… is a group of 4 bits.
• Computer Mouse was invented by ……………….
• …………….is a program which translates mneumonic code to machine language.
• ………….. is considered as the father of punched card.
• The types of error that can be trapped by the compiler are called …………….error.
• 1kB =………….. Bytes.
• The network that covers varoius rooms and buildings in a school or an office is called
……………..
• …………. is a hardware device used to connect several computers together.
• The primary memory of a computer is ……………… (volatile/non-volatile)
• The process of buying, selling and marketing products or services over electronic systems
through Internet is called …………….
• …………….is a short range radio communication for interconnecting computers and
peripherals.
• Transistor was introduced in the ……………….. generation computers.
• The combination of Digital and Analog computer is known as ……………..
• ……………. is a wireless personal area network.
• …………….. is an integrated collection of system program that works as an interface
between the user and the hardware devices.
• The resolution of computer screen is expressed in ………………. per inch.
• In DOS, ……………….. command displays the amount of total and available memory.
• The resolution of computer screen is expressed in………………..
• …………… virus is also called file virus.
• Normally, operating system is loaded in the ……………….. drive partition.(A,B,C,D,E,F)
• In DOS, ……………….. command deletes a subdirectory.
• Magnetic tape is a …………storage device
• A USB is a …………….pin connector.
• In flowchart, the diamond symbol represents ………..
• ………………….. is the command used in DOS to create text files.
• The process of loading the minimum operating system from a secondary storage device to
the RAM of a computer is known as…………………….
• The ……………….. translate the source program into machine language, line by line and
executes it if there is no error.
• ……………….operating system is a product of Free Software Foundation (FSF).
• A portion of a secondary storage device that is reserved to store the minimum operating
system is called as ………………………….
• GNU is recursive acronym for ………………………..
• The founder of MP3 is……………..
• ……….…. is a humanoid robot created by Honda motor company.
• …………………….. translates information from one network to another.
• The main distinguishing feature of fifth generation digital computer will be……………..
 • A ………………….. is a set of rules that governs the communications between computers
on a network.

Part-III State whether True or False (Answer any 5 out 5 questions) 1 mark each
• Windows 98 does not support networking environment.
• The brain of computer is RAM.
• Save As option is used to save a file in a different folder.
• LINUX is a multi user operating system.
• Syntax error can be trapped by the compiler.
• Scour is a search engine.
• Software is a collection of instructions.
• A user can use multiple email accounts.
• Mouse is used as an input device.
• A gateway is a network device that connects dissimilar networks.
• CPU stands for Central Peripheral Unit.
• ROM is an example of non volatile memory
• The output generated by a printer is generally called soft copy.
• We can restore files from recycle bin.
• Laser printer is an example of impact printer.
• Difference Engine was invented by Charles Babbage.
• Hard Disk is an example of volatile memory.
• A Compiler translates high level language into machine language.
• Assembly languages are processor oriented.
• A hub is a hardware device used to connect several computers together.
• A hexadecimal system has eight symbols.
• Cache memory is a place to store files permanently.
• An interpreter executes one program line at a time.
• Logical error can be trapped by the compiler.

Part IV Expand the following (Answer any 10 out of 15 questions) 1 mark each
• OCR
• BASIC
• MICR
• BCD
• LCD
• NIC
 • TCP
• WYSIWYG
• EEPROM
• ASCII
• CRT
• SCSI
• ISP
• BIOS
• CPS
• DDR
• DIMM
• FLOPS
• DNS
• DOS
• DRAM
• DVD
• IP
• FAT
• AGP
• FTP
• OMR
• VGA
• GUI
• HTTP

Part-VlII Answer the following (Answer any 9 out of 12) 5 marks each
• Moore’s Law
• Booting
• ISP
• Electronic mail
• GNU
• Linux commands with examples.
• Five common input devices.
• Flowchart.
• Generation of computers.
• Five external commands in DOS with examples.
 • Operating System.
• Static and Dynamic Memory.
• Basic computer Organization.
• Explain the different symbols in flow chart.
• Pointing Devices.
• Computer Virus.
• Write the algorithm and draw flowchart to find the larger of two given numbers.
• Computer storage devices.
• Linux
• Modes of data transmission.
• Difference between DOS commands and Linux commands.
• Communication Protocols.
• Synchronous and Asynchronous transmission.
• Three modes of data transfer.
• Features of Algorithm.
• Type of Network.
• Explain EXTRANET.
• Application software.
• Briefly explain the difference between RAM and ROM.
• Briefly explain about the language processor.
• Robotics.
• Difference between LINUX and Windows OS.

Part-lX Essay Questions (Answer any 2 out of 4) 10 marks each

• Robotics.
• Printers - Types, Features and Comparison
• Computer Network - Types, Features and Comparison.
• Network topologies.
• Generations of Computers.
• Evolution of Computers.
• Memory Devices.
• What is Internet? Explain how data is transmitted and received in Internet.
• Write the steps to properly remove an installed program.
• Read the numbers a, b, and c. If a is less than b then, d is 100; otherwise check if b is less
than c. If b is less than c, then d = 200; otherwise d = 300.Print the value of d. Draw a flow
chart for this.
• A bank charges 12% interest if the loan amount is less than 5 lakhs and 15% if the loan
amount is greater than 25 lakhs. For loan amount between 5 lakhs and 25 lakhs the interest
is 13%. Draw the flow chart for a program to read in the loan amount and to print out the
correct interest rate if loan amount is input.
• Draw the flow chart for a given problem
• Develop an algorithm and flowchart to convert an integer numerical score (0 to 100) of a
student in a particular test into results using the following criteria

Numerical score Letter grade

Less than 40 Failed

40 to 59 passed

60 to 74 First class

More than 75 distinction

• Write any five applications of computer and explain them?

• Describe the Directory tree for LINUX.
• Explain 1) Hub 2) Switch 3) Bridge 4)Router 5)Gateway
• Explain briefly the characteristics of computer.
• Explain the basic symbols in flowchart.
• Explain the different input and output ports.