Fundamentals of Computer & Operating System

(CTTC, CPPTTC, WPDEO, CWPDE, PDDTP, PDCFA, DCA, DOA)

Time: 2 hours
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Maximum Marks: 100

Note: Write the answers for Questions from 1 to 35 in the MCQ answer sheet
Part- I Choose the correct answer
(10 x 1 Mark = 10 Marks)
The DOS command used to display the directory in multiple column is
a) DIR/B
b) DIR/M
c) DIR/W
d) DIR/L
scans a set of vertical bars of different width for specific data.
a) OMR
b) MICR
c) Bar-Code Reader
d) OCR
Which of the following storage is volatile?
a) Flash memory
b) Floppy disk
c) RAM
d) Core memory
A is the smallest element of information used by a computer.
a) Byte
b) Nibble
c) Word
d) Bit
Which one of the following is an optical memory?
a) Bubble
b) Core
c) Blue Ray
d) Flash
Typical storage capacity of a DVD optical disk varies from
a) 25 GB
b) 4.7GB
c) 8 GB
d) 700 MB
The first electronic computer is
a) IBM MARK 1
b) UNIVAC
c) EDSAC
d) ENIAC
Programs stored in ROM are called
a) Hardware
b) Software
c) Firmware
d) None of these
In a flow chart, the symbol used to represent decision making is
a) Parallelogram
b) Rectangle
c) Circle
d) Rhombus
Working memory of computer is
a) ROM
b) RAM
c) PROM
d) None of these

Part- II Fill in the blanks

(10 x 1 Mark = 10 Marks)
11) A portion of the secondary storage device that is reserved to store the minimum O.S is
called
12) The first personal computer to use graphical user interface was
13) The DOS command to display the content of a text file is
14) The unique address associated with each page on the web is .
15) The first graphical web browser is
16) 1 GB = MB.
17) First integrated chip was developed by
18) The wild card characters used in LINUX are and
19) Accessing the information from a website is known as
20) The various elements of a computer system are interconnected by means of number
of signal lines collectively called as
Part - III State whether true or false
21) Static RAM does not require data refreshing.

22) Logical error can be trapped by the compiler.

(10 x 1 Mark = 10 Marks)

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Linux is a multiuser operating system.

MS-DOS is an example of command user interface.
Bluetooth is a wireless personal area network.
Windows XP runs independent of DOS.
A language translator is a hardware device.
C is an example of low level language.
The first generation computers used the method of stored procedure.
Laser Printer is an example of impact printer.

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Part - IV Convert the following

39710 = binary.
11102 + 10012 = binary.
2718 = decimal.
1s complement of 1101 =
25C16 = decimal.

(5 x 2 Marks = 10 Marks)

Part - V Expand the following

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MODEM
ISP
WPAN
TCP/IP
HTML
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Part - VI Write short notes on (Any Six)

Computer storage devices.
Five LINUX commands with examples.
Five types of computer virus.
Language Processors.
Five external commands in DOS with examples.
Compare CRT and LCD monitors.
Hardware requirement for accessing Internet.
Five common input devices.
ROM and its various types.

Part-VII Explain the following (Any Two)

55) Robotics.
56) Mark Recognition and Character Recognition devices.

(6 x 5 Marks = 30 Marks)

(2 x 10 Marks = 20 Marks)

57) Computer networks.

58) Draw the flowchart for the following program
Read in the Register Number and Mark of a student and to print out the register number, mark
and result. The result is based on the following criteria.
If mark is below 40 result = failed.
If mark is 40 or above but below 60, the result is Second class.
If mark is 60 or above, the result is First class.