UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB

B.A./B.Sc. Part—1
Annual Examination - 2017

~ NOTE: Question # 1 in Part — I and Question # 5 in Part-II are compulsory.

Attempt TWO of the remaining THREE questions in Part-I and Part-1L
question
For gbjective type questions (Question#] and Question#5), you do not need to write the
answer
statements. You are only required to write the part number (e.g. 1,2, 3, etc.) and your selected
be avoided. You must
letter (e.g. A ot B or C or D) against it. Cutting and/or overwriting should
provide answers to the questions in the sequence (from 1 to 15)

Introduction to Information Technoloay) Max Marks: 35

(15)
Q#1 (Do all parts in this question)
1. The is responsible for controlling various computer operations.

(A)Input Unit (B) Output Unit (C) Control Unit (D) Storage Unit
language is called a/an
2. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine
(B) Simulator (C) Compiler (D) Commander
(A)Interpreter
retinal scans used for security access.
3. _____isthe measurement of things such as fingerprints and
(B) Bio measurement (C) Computer security (D)Smart machinery
(A)Biometrics
4. Ina computer, most of the processing takes place in
(A)Memory (B)RAM (C) Motherboard (D) CPU
5. ROM chips, called , contain permanently written data, instructions, or information.
(B) Registers (C) Firmware (D) Transistors
(A)Memory cache
6. Optical discs store items by using
(B) Electron gun (C) Magnetic beam (D) Electric beam
(A)Laser beam
7. Which of the following does not store data permanently?
(A)ROM (B)RAM (C) Floppy Disk (D) Hard Disk
as
8. Computers have secondary storage devices also known
(B) Auxiliary storage (C) RAM (D) Cache storage
(A)Registers
9. ADVD is an example of a (n)-
(A)Harddisk (B)Opticaldisc (C) Output device (D) Solid-state storage device
10. Trackball is a(n)
(B) Output device (C) Software (D) Programming language
(A)Input device
11. Which of the following are input devices?
(A)Keyboard (B) Mouse (C) Card reader (D) All of these
system is:
12. As compared to command line operating system, GUI operating
(B) Easier to use (C)Morereliable (D) All of the given
(A)More Efficient
13. A Wi-Fi network uses signals to provide high speed internet connection.
(A)radio (B) optical (C) ultraviolet (D) microwave

14. An IP address consists of groups.

(A)Two (B) Four (©) Six (D) Eight
identifiable
15. is a unique number associated with each computer making it uniquely
amongst all the computers connected to the Intemet.
(A)IP address (B) MAC address (C) Inode (D) None of the above
(10)
Q#2: Explain the following types of input mechanisms:
a) Optical scanning ) Magnetic stripe card input
b) Biometric input d) Bar Code Readers
O#3:
5)
a) Describe the basic operations of machine cycle. (O]
b) Briefly explain different quality characteristics of display devices.
modem, hub, switch and router. (10) ®.1.0)
Q# 4;: What is computer network? Discuss the working of
.
 Part-ll (Computer Programming) Max Marks: 35
Q#5 (Do all parts in this question) 15)
1. What is the value of integer variable x after the statement x = 10*2+5 is executed?
A)10 (B)20 ©)25 (D) 70
2. LetA=10and B =20, then the expression (A>= 10)AND NOT(B=20) evaluatesto
(A)True (B)False
3. variables retains or preserves value even when a procedure ends.
(A)Static (B) Dynamic (C) Virtual (D) Currency
4. You declare a named constant with keyword.
(A)Constant (B) Const (C)Dim (D) NamedConstant
5. function translates a numeric value to a variable.
(A)Message (B) Build In. (©) Val (D) Mod
6. IDE stands for
(A) Integrated Development Environment (C) Integer Development Envi{vnmznt
(B) Information Development Environment (D) Internal Development Environment
7. The list of forms will display in tree like structure in window.
(A)form (B) project explorer (C) property (D) form layout
8. event will execute automatically at the activation of the tool.
(A)GotFocus (B) LostFocus (C) Enabled (D) Click
9. Like text box, is another tool used for display / output the information.
(A)input box (B) frame (C)button (D) message box
10. In a list box, function is used to insert item to the list.
(A)addlist() (B) additem() (C) addcount() (D) adddata()
11 displays a list of all forms and modules making up your application.
(A)Project window (B)Properties window (C) Form layout window (D) All of the given

12. Which of the following properties determines the number

of elements in an array?
(A)Size (B) Elements (C)Length (D) NumberOfElements
13. property designates the text appearing in the form’s title bar.
(A)Text (B) Name (C) Caption (D) None of these
14. Which of the following is not a mode in which Visual Studio
operates?
(A)Design (B)Break (C)Run (D) Turbo
15. You may change a control’s Text Pproperty with code.
(A)True (B) False
Q#6: Write a VB 6 program that asks the user to enter number of
electricity units consumed and
computes the electricity bill on the basis of the following tariff:
(10)
Units Tariff
1t0 100 7Rs.
10110300 [ 10Rs.
Above 300 | 13 Rs.
After computing the electricity cost, 16% sale tax should be added
in it to obtain the total payable
amount by the consumer.
O#7: Write a program that takes temperature of 7 days
of the week. The days of the week Mon, Tue,
-+, Sun are represented by numbers 0,1,...,6. The progra
m should display the average temperature of
the weck, minimum, maximum temperatures and the day
names on which temperature was minimum
and maximum.
(10)
Qi 8:
a) Write a program to find the index of a given number
from an array of 100 elements. The program
should display “Number not found” if the given number is not present in the
b) list. 6)
What is the difference between the following:
i. (O]
Object and control
ii. Procedure and function N