LOYOLA ICAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CAT I SUBJECT CODE / NAME

: GE2112 / FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING YEAR / DEPT : I / MECH B SECTION

Unit I
Unit I(Part A) 1. Define the term computer? 2. What are the basic operations of computer? 3. What are the applications of computer? 4. What are the characteristics of computer? 5. Explain the evolution of computer. 6. What are the components used in different generation computers? 7. What are the languages used in different generation computers? 8. How are computers classified? 9. What are the components of computer? 10. What are the types of memory? 11. What are the different number systems used? 12. Convert (7521463)8 to binary, hexadecimal and decimal number system? 13. What is meant by a BIT? 14. What are the main functions of an ALU? 15. How the Main Frame systems are useful?

16. Define Client and Servers? 17. Define Kilobyte, Megabyte and Gigabyte? 18.How will you convert a Gigabyte value to a MegaByte value?

Unit I (Part B) 1. Define computer. Explain the characteristics briefly? (8) 2. With suitable examples, explain about Number systems. (16) 3. Describe evolution of computer? (10) 4. Explain various generations of computers with features? (12) 5. Explain the fundamental units of a computer with a block diagram? (Or) Explain the basic computer organization in detail? (16) 6. Explain the classification of computers? (8) 7. Describe briefly about Secondary storage devices? (4) 8. Explain about memory in Computer System? (or) Write short notes on memory of a computer? (8) 9. Elaborate the various Input and Output Devices? (4) 10. Convert the numbers: (a) Convert (231.3)4 to Base of 7 (8 marks) (b) Convert the following Decimal numbers to Hexadecimal numbers. (8 marks) 11. (a) Explain the functions of ALU, control unit and registers in detail. (8) (b) Describe the characteristics of Home Computer, Notebook computer, Desktop computer and super Computer. (8)

Unit II
Unit II (Part A)

1. What are the difference between hardware and software? 2. What are the types of software? 3. What are the types of operating systems? 4. What are the steps involved in software development cycle? 5. Explain the evolution of Internet and its roads and crossroads of its history? 6. List few applications of Internet. 7. Write the entire basic internet Terminologies? 8. What is meant by Hypertext? 9. Write the difference between LAN and WAN? 10. What is meant by MODEM? What is the operation performed in MODEM? 11. What is meant by IP Address? 12. What is meant by VoIP? 13. Describe (i) Requirement Analysis (ii) Design Process 14. What is meant by Internet and Internet Services? 15. Give the relationship between software and hardware? 16. What is meant by Testing? 17. What is ARPANET? 18. Define Operating System? 19.What is meant by URL? 20.Define chatting?

Unit II (Part B) 1. List out the key hardware and software technologies used in building the computers. (8) 2. Explain the software development life cycle. (16) 3. Explain the internet applications in detail with its terminologies. (12) 4. Write all the necessary steps to connect Internet (getting connected to Internet) (8) 5. Consider you are a software developer, you are asked to develop ATM Software. Write all the necessary process involved in Software development life cycle for ATM Software. (Explain in your Own Concept)(10) 6. Specify the personnels, who are responsible for system design and implementations? (8) 7. What is Software Requirement Specification (SRS) Document? Explain with a simple example (6) 8. What is a Compiler, Assembler and Interpreter?(4) 9. Explain briefly about Operating System? Write its Functions and Types in Detail?(10) 10. Write comparison between a Compiler and Interpreter?(6) 11. Consider the following block of code Perform Swap(Numeric N1,Numeric N2) Begin N1=N1+N2; N2=N1-N2; N1=N1-N2 End Test this code manually using Testing Phase, Find Expected result and actual result?