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BACHELOR OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS (BCA)
(REVISED)
Term-End Examination
December, 2019

BCS-011 : COMPUTER BASICS AND PC


SOFTWARE •

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Weightage : 75%

Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory and carries


40 marks. Attempt any three questions from
the rest. ,

1. (a) Convert the following decimal numbers to


equivalent bineiry number : 2

(i) '37

(ii) 0.125

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(b) Convert the following hexadecimal number

to equivalent binary : 2

(FA3)16

(c) What will the storage capacity of a disk of

2.5 inch diameter 8 plates (16 recording

surfaces) with 512 sectors per track and

2048 tracks per recording surface ? Assume

that one sector can store 1048 bytes of

data. 2

(d) Differentiate between the parallel port and

serial port of a computer.

(e) What is an integrated circuit ? Is

microprocessor an integrated circuit ? 2

(f) Explain the concept of memory hierarchy

with the help of a diagram. 4


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(g) Draw a flowchart to find if the given

number is odd. 5

(h) What is the file management in the context

to operating system ? How does file

management system keeps track of a file ?

Explain. 5

(i) What is the role of compiler in a computer

system ? 3

(j) Which of the following are valid IPv4

address ? Give justification : 3

(i) 256.0.0.0

(ii) 192.168.1.27

(iii) 10.0.5.7.5

(k) What is meant by the term 'Network

Topology' ? Explain the bus topology with

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the help of a diagram. List the advantages

and disadvantages of bus topology. 6

(1) What is e-Learning ? What are its

advantages and disadvantages ? 4

2. (a) Explain the three modes of data

transmission. 5

(b) What is URL ? Why is it needed ? Explain

various parts of a URL with the help of an

example. How URL is translated to

physical address of the resource ? Explain

with the help of an example. 8

(c) Explain the following terms in the context

of a search engine : 2+3+2-=,7

(i) Spidering or Web Crawling

(ii) Indexing

(iii) Searching
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3. (a) What is Computer Virus ? How is it

different from Trojan Horse in the context

of a computer ? List the ways to counter

the perverse software. 7

(b) Explain the following features of an

application software : 8

(i) Mail merge in word processing

(ii) Macros in spreadsheet

(iii) Defining relationship in Database

Management System

(iv) Scheduling in Project Management

Software

(c) Differentiate between the open source

software and proprietary software. 5

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4. (a) Explain the role of various components of a

computer system with the help of a

diagram. 5

(b) Differentiate between the following 10

(i) Serial Access and Random Access

RAM and ROM

(iii) SRAM and DRAM

(iv) ROM and PROM

(v) Inkjet Printer and Laser Printer

(c) What are utility software ? Explain the use

of disk checker and disk defragmenter

utility software.

5. Explain any five of the following with the help

of an example/diagram, if needed : 5x 4=20

(a). Web Browser

(b) Optical Memories


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(c) ASCII and Unicode

(d) Looping Statement

(e) Kernel of an Operating System

(f) Linker and Text Editors

(g) Hub and Switches (Networking devices)

(h) WIKI

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