Amity B.SC IT 1 Sem Solve Assignment For Fundamentals of Computer Science
Fundamentals of Computer Science
Assignment A
1 . What is a computer? Write in your words how you have experienced in your day to work and life
2 . Write any two characteristics of computer comparing the advantageous factor with traditional way of doing the particular task.
3 . Name any two input devices and one I/O device which works as data input as well output in same device
4 . What is secondary memory? Name three secondary storage devices compare them based upon the capacity and access speed.
5 . What is meant by operating system?
Assignment B
Case Detail:
Questions
1. What is Computer network Explain Wide Area Network (WAN). Research on Cloud Computing
2. Write a note on future generation computers. Write the applications of those computers in business.
3. Define a) RAM and ROM. b) Optical media. c) Spread sheet functions. d) Computer virus e) E-mail.
Assignment C
Question No. 1 Marks - 10
The access method used for magnetic tape is_________
Options
- Direct
- Random
- Sequential
- None of the above
Question No. 2 Marks - 10
By Processing we understand _______________
Options
- Processing string of only words
- None of the above
- String manipulation only.
- Processing string of numbers and special symbols
Question No. 3 Marks - 10
The difference between memory and storage is that the memory is__________ and storage is_________
Options
- Temporary, permanent
- Permanent, temporary
- Slow, fast
- None of the above
Question No. 4 Marks - 10
Which of the Following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards?
Options
- Hard disk
- Floppy disk
- Mother board
- None of the above
Question No. 5 Marks - 10
The language that the computer can understand and execute is called ______
Options
- Machine language
- Application software
- System program
- None of the above
Question No. 6 Marks - 10
Which of the following devices can be used to directly input printed text
Options
- OCR
- OMR
- MICR
- None of the above
Question No. 7 Marks - 10
A floppy disk contains
Options
- Circular tracks only
- Sectors only
- Both circular tracks and sectors
- None of the above
Question No. 8 Marks - 10
CD-ROM is a
Options
- Semiconductor memory
- Memory register
- Magnetic memory
- None of the above
Question No. 9 Marks - 10
Actual execution of instructions in a computer takes place in
Options
- ALU
- Control Unit
- Storage unit
- None of the above
Question No. 10 Marks - 10
Which of the following is used as a primary storage device
Options
- Magnetic tape
- PROM
- Floppy disk
- None of the above
Question No. 11 Marks - 10
Information retrieval is faster from
Options
- Floppy disk
- Magnetic tape
- Hard disk
- None of the above
Question No. 12 Marks - 10
Operating system is
Options
- A collection of hardware components
- A collection of software routines
- A collection of input-output devices
- none of the above
Question No. 13 Marks - 10
Operating system
Options
- Link a program with the subroutines it references
- Provides a layered, user-friendly interface
- Enables a programmer to draw a flowchart
- None of the above
Question No. 14 Marks - 10
Execution of two or more programs by a single CPU is known as :
Options
- Multiprocessing
- Time sharing
- Multiprogramming
- None of the above
Question No. 15 Marks - 10
Modem stands for
Options
- A type of secondary memory
- Modulator demodulator
- Mainframe operating device memory
- None of the above
Question No. 16 Marks - 10
Typical data transfer rate in LAN are of the order of
Options
- Bits per sec
- Kilo bits per sec
- Mega bits per sec
- None of the above
Question No. 17 Marks - 10
Ethernet uses
Options
- Bus topology
- Ring topology
- Mesh topology
- None of the above
Question No. 18 Marks - 10
Wide area networks (WANs) always require
Options
- High bandwidth communication source link
- High speed processors
- Same type
- None of the above
Question No. 19 Marks - 10
Typical bandwidth of optical fibers is
Options
- Order of GHz
- Order of KHz
- Order of Hz
- None of the above
Question No. 20 Marks - 10
A large number of computers in a wide geographical area can be efficiently connected by
Options
- Twisted pair lines
- Coaxial cables
- Communications satellites
- None of the above
Question No. 21 Marks - 10
Which of the following topologies is not of broadcast type ?
Options
- Star
- Bus
- Ring
- None of the above
Question No. 22 Marks - 10
Bug means
Options
- A logical error in a program
- Documenting programs using an efficient Documentation too
- A difficult syntax error in a program
- None of the above
Question No. 23 Marks - 10
The part of machine level instruction, which tells the central processor what was to be Done is
Options
- Operation code
- Address
- Operand
- None of the above
Question No. 24 Marks - 10
Indicate which, of the following is not true about 4GL.
Options
- 4GL does not support a high –level of screen interaction
- Many database management system packages support 4GLs
- A 4GL is a software tool which is written, possibly, in some third generation lang
- None of the above
Question No. 25 Marks - 10
Indicate which of the following, best describes the term “software”
Options
- Systems programs only
- Application programs only
- c)Both (a) and (b)
- None of the above
Question No. 26 Marks - 10
A translator is best described as
Options
- An Application software
- A system software
- A hardware component
- None of the above
Question No. 27 Marks - 10
Indicate which of the following is not true about an interpreter
Options
- Interpreter generates an object program from the source program
- Interpreter is a kind of translator
- Interpreter analyses each source statement every time it is to be executed
- None of the above
Question No. 28 Marks - 10
The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
Options
- Syntax errors
- Semantic errors
- Logical errors
- None of the above
Question No. 29 Marks - 10
C is
Options
- An assembly language
- A third generation high level language
- A machine language
- None of the above
Question No. 30 Marks - 10
A graph prepared by a computer
Options
- is its output
- is the piece of information to use
- is a hard copy
- all of the above
Question No. 31 Marks - 10
Which of the following does not represent on I/O device
Options
- speaker which beeps
- joystick
- plotter
- ALU
Question No. 32 Marks - 10
The communication line between the CPU, memory and peripherals is called
Options
- Bus
- line
- media
- none of these
Question No. 33 Marks - 10
Memories which can be read only are called………….. memories
Options
- RAM
- ROM(read only memory
- PROM
- EPROM
Question No. 34 Marks - 10
Example of non-numerical data is
Options
- Employee address
- Examination score
- Bank balance
- None of the above
Question No. 35 Marks - 10
One thousand bytes represent a
Options
- Megabyte
- Gigabyte
- Kilobyte
- None of the above
Question No. 36 Marks - 10
The language that the computer can understand and execute is called
Options
- Machine language
- Application software
- System program
- None of the above
Question No. 37 Marks - 10
A step by step procedure used to solve a problem is called
Options
- Operating system
- Algorithm
- Application Program
- None of the above
Question No. 38 Marks - 10
Which of the following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards?
Options
- Hard disk
- Cache memory
- Mother board
- None of the above
Question No. 39 Marks - 10
The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
Options
- Syntax errors
- Semantic errors
- Logical errors
- None of the above
Question No. 40 Marks - 10
A computer cannot “boot” if it does not have the
Options
- Compiler
- Loader
- Operating system
- Assembler