Dr. B.R.

AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY SRIKAKULAM

SECOND YEAR SYLLABUS COMMON TO B.A. / B. Sc/ B.Com/ B.B.M PROGRAMS WITH COMPUTER COURSE AS CORE SUBJECT
Paper-II COMPUTER SKILLS
Marks: 100

Unit I: Asembling a Personal Computer: (10hrs)
Detailed demonstration of disassembling an assembling of a PC should be given by the
instructor. Lab instructions should verify the work and follow it up with a Viva. Also
students need to go through the video which shows the process of assembling a PC. A video
would be given as part of the course content.
Every student should disassembling and assembling the PC back to working condition.
Windows XP Installation: (10 hrs)
Detailed demonstration of Windows XP installation should be given by the instructor. Every
student should individually install MS Windows on the personal computer. Lab instructor
should verify the installation and follow it up with a Viva.
Unit II: Linux Installation:
Detailed demonstration of Linux installation should be given by the instructor. Ultimately
the system should be dual boot with windows XP and Linux.
Every student should Install Linux on the computer. This computer should have windows
installed. The system should be configured as dual boot with both windows and Linux. Lab
instructors should b verify the installation and follow it up with Viva.
Basic commands in Linux: (10 hrs)
Basic system administration in Linux which includes:
Basic Linux commands in bash
Create hard and symbolic links.
Text processing
Using wildcards
Unit III: Hardware Troubleshooting: (10 hrs)
This task includes:
Common problems in computer hardware
Understanding the system beeps when a computer boots.
Check list to identify the defect in computer and troubleshooting techniques. Students have
to be given a PC which does not boot due to improper assembly of defective peripherals.
They should identify the problem and fix it to get the computer back to working condition.
The work done should be verified by the instructor and followed up with a Viva.



Software Troubleshooting: (10 hrs)
This task includes:
Common problems in OS booting and OS settings
Understanding the system booting, restoring a system when its struck and
installing/ removing device drives and programs.
Students have to be given a malfunctioning CPU due to system software problems. They
should identify the problem and fix it to get the compute back to working condition.
Internet & World Wide Web.
Orientation & Connectivity Boot Camp: (10 hrs)
Orientation should be given by the instructors which include the following topics:
1. What is Internet and WWW?
2. How does internet and WWW work?
3. Different ways to hooking on to the internet from home and workplace.
4. Student s should get connected to their Local Area Network and access the Internet. In
the process they configure the TCP/ IP setting. Finally students should be demonstrate,
to the instructor, how to access the websites and e-mail. If there is no internet
connectivity preparations need to be made by the instructors to simulate the WWW on
the LAN.
Unit IV: Customization of the web browser: (10 hrs)
Students customize their web browser with the LAN proxy settings, bookmarks, search
toolbars and pop up blockers. Also, plug-ins like macromedia Flash and JRE for applets
should be configured.
Students should know what search engines are and how to use the search engines. A few
topics would be given to the students for which they need to search on Google. If there is no
internet connectivity then a few websites should be catched in the local web servers and
simulated.
Anti Virus Setup: (10 hrs)
Students would be exposed to the various threats on the internet and would be asked to
configure their computer to be safe on the internet. They need to first install antivirus
software, configure their personal firewall and windows update on their computer. Then
they need to customize their browsers to block popups, block active x downloads to avoid
viruses and / or worms.
Students should configure their anti virus software to scan all the e-mails that come into
and go out of their system. Also, they should be demonstrated how to protect themselves
from spam.
REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Comdex Information Technology course tool kit Vikas gupta, WILEY Dreamtech.
2. The Complete computer Upgrade and Repair Book, 3
rd
edition Cheryl a Schmidt, WILEY
Dreamtech.
3. Introduction to Information Technology, ITL Education Solutions limited, Pearson
Education.



DR B.R. AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, SRIKAKULAM
(Model Question Paper)
II Year / B.Sc/ B.Com/ BBM with Computer Course as core subject
PART- II COMPUTER SKILLS
Time 3Hrs Max. Marks: 100
Section-A
Answer all the following questions. 4X15=60 Marks
1. a) Explain the features of HTML.
b) Explain table-handling concept in HTML with an example.
(or)
c) What is cascading style sheet? Explain its types with example.
d) Short notes on Layers.
2. a) Explain different control statements in java script.
b) Write a java script program for different arithmetic operations.
. (or)
c) What is a string? Explain different string methods with examples.
d) Explain Regular expressions
3. a) Explain different Date object Methods with examples.
b) How do you display data from the database in JSP?
(or)
c) Distinguish between static and Dynamic HTML.
d) Moving images
4. a) Explain i) CGI ii) TCP protocol
(Or)
b) Explain HTTP protocol?
c) Short notes on Perl.
SECTION - B
Answer any six of the following questions. 6 X 4 =24 Marks
5. Explain frames in HTML.
6. Short notes on Order list and un order list.
7. Explain class, ID in Cascading style.
8. Explain Document Object Model.
9. Explain Mouse events.
10. Explain Alert and Confirmation with example.
11. XML Document schema.
12. Write about web servers.


SECTION - C
Answer All the questions 8 X 2 =16
13. Importance of pre tag.
14. Explain exception handling in java script.
15. IP protocol.
16. Deference between Client side script and server side script.
17. What is ASP?
18. Define array.
19. What is role of html forms.
20. Deference between XML and HTML