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BCA First Semester Examination (Year 2014)
PC Software
Subject Code: BCA-
Time : 20 Minutes^ Paper Code: JPJ-
M.Marks : 10 Objective Type Questions^ Section A
Attempt All Questions. Each question carry 1/2 mark. Use the symbol (√) in the box for marking the correct answer. Q. No. I. Choose the correct answer-
- FAT stands for- a) File Allocation Table b) File Accommodation Table c) File Access Table d) File Activity Table
- Which command is used to create disk’s tracks and sectors? a) F disk b) chkdsk c) Format d) Attrib
- The purpose of MOVE command is to- a) Rename directory b) Move one or more files to the location specified c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these
- __________command clears the screen. a) Del b) CLS c) Delete d) Clear Screen
- Misspelled word is marked by a) Enclosing the word by grey bar b) Underline the word with solid black line c) Underline the word with wavy red line d) None of these
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- Which of the following is not a font style? a) Bold b) Regular c) Italics d) Superscript
7. To use the feature Theasurus in word you press-
a) Shift + F7 b) Shift + F c) Shift + F5 d) Shift + F
- Borders can be applied to- a) Cells b) Text c) Paragraph d) All of these
- The default setting of left margin is- a) 1.25 inches b) 2 inches c) 1 inch d) 1.75 inches
- In MS Word date and time option is available in _______menu. a) Format b) Tools c) Edit d) Insert
- Alignment buttons are available on _______tool bar. a) Status bar b) Standard tool bar c) Formatting bar d) None of these
- To copy character format click _________button. a) Format painter b) Format c) Font d) Toggle
- When a formatted number does not fit within a cell it displays- a) div # b) ##### c) div #/0 d) #DIV @
BCA First Semester Examination (Year 2014)
PC Software
Subject Code: BCA-
Paper Code: JPJ-
Time Max.Marks : : 2:40 hours 60 Min. Marks:
Section – B
(Short Answer Type Questions) Attempt all questions (each question carries 4 marks) Q.No.2. Write the difference between Internal and External commands? Explain 2 internal commands. OR Write the difference between MS DOS and MS Window. Explain any two icon of window. Q.No.3. What is newspaper style column? OR What is the difference between copying and moving a block of text? Write commandsand explain.
Q.No.4. Write steps to do the following in MS word.i) to include bullet and numbering ii) to give border to a paragraph OR What is header and footer? Write steps to include header and footer in MS Word. Q.No.5. Define following in MS Excel.i) Cell ii)iii) RangeWorksheet iv) Workbook OR Write steps to do following in MS Excel. i) To delete row ii) iii) To delete columnTo show the use of auto fill
Q.No.6. iv)What is database handling?^ To delete content of cell OR Explain sorting and filter with the help of example.
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Section C
(Long answer type questions) Attempt all questions (each question carries 8 marks) Q.No.7. What is batch file? Write its utility. Explain how batch file is created and executed? OR Explain following DOS commands with example and syntax:- i) Copy con ii) Format iii) Disk copy iv) DIR Q.No.8. What is word processing? Write its features and advantages. OR Explain following in MS word:- i) Menu bar ii) Text attribute iii) Format painter iv) Alignment Q.No.9. Explain mail merge and mail label. OR What is margin? Explain various types of margin. Q.No.10. Explain various features and application area of spreadsheet. OR Describe the various components of MS Excel worksheet window. Q.No.11. What is macro? Write steps to create, name and execute macro. OR Write steps to include pic char. Explain with the help of example.
- DVD stands for- a) Digital Video Data b) Digital Video Disk c) Digital Versatile Disk d) Direct Versatile Disk
7. Which information retrieval is faster from-
a) Floppy Disk b) Magnetic tape c) Hard Disk d) None of these
- The scanning technology used in banks to read the number at the bottom of checks is-
a) MICR b) OCR c) OMR d) GRE
- Machine language is composed only of- a) Keyword statement b) Hexadecimal number c) Memory address toggles d) O’s and I’s
- C is the language- a) Low level b) Middle level c) Machine level d) All of these
- Which of the following is used as the connector symbols in a flow chart? a) b) c) d)
- What are three types of basic language used in computers programming. a) Zero, low & high level b) COBOL, BASIC & PROLOG c) FOTRAN, PL/I & JAVA d) Machine, Assembly & High level
- Which of the following is not a part of operating system? a) Supervisor b) Performance Monitor c) Job control program d) I/O control program
- Which of the following is not an operating system? a) Unix b) MS-DOS c) PASCAL d) CP/M
- The major operating system used in computers is- a) MS-DOS b) OS/ c) Unix d) All of these
- Which of the following system software resided in main memory always? a) Text editor b) Assembler c) Linker d) All of these
- Which topology requires a central controller or hub? a) Mesh b) Star c) Bus d) Ring
- What protects the coaxial cable from noise? a) Inner conductor b) Outer conductor c) Diameter of cable d) Insulating material
- MAN refers to- a) Mega Area Network b) Metropolitan Area Network c) Mini Area Network d) Medium Area Network
BCA First Semester Examination (Year 2014)
Fundamentals of Computer
Subject Code: BCA-
Paper Code: JPJ-
Time M.Marks : : 2:40 hours 60
Section – B
(Short Answer Type Questions)
Attempt all questions (each question carries 4 marks) Q.No.2. Describe the characteristics of the computer. OR Define Mini Computer? Give two example of Mini Computer. Q.No.3. Write short note on keyboards. OR What is impact printer? Explain any one of them. Q.No.4. What is flow chart? Explain the symbols used for flow chart. OR What are the advantages and disadvantages of low level language? Q.No.5. What is a linker? Why is it required? OR What is the difference between system software and application software? Explain with suitable example. Q.No.6. What are some of the factor that determine whether a communication system is a LAN, MAN or WAN? OR Assume six devices are arranged in mesh topology. Explain how many cables and ports are needed for each device.
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Section C
(Long answer type questions) Attempt all questions (each question carries 8 marks) Q.No.7. Compare in details the generation of computer based on the following:- (a) Hardware(e) Their application. Also give one example of each generation. (b) Software (c) Computing characteristic (d) physical appearance OR Write differences between the following:- (a) Analog and digital computer (b) Mainframe and super computer. Q.No.8. How is data recorded on a CD ROM? How is it read? OR What is plotters? Explain types of plotters. Q.No.9. What are the major steps applied during program development? Explain each indetail.
OR Differentiateadvantages and disadvantages. Give one example of each language. high level and low level programming language with their
Q.No.10. What are the main functions performed by the system software of a computer system. OR What is operating system? What is the need of operating system? Explain the services of operating system. Give the name of 6 operating system which are currently used. Q.No.11. Describe the component of Fiber Optic cable? Draw a picture. OR What do you mean by network? Discuss its advantages and application.
- How JK flip flop made to toggle? a) J=0 K=0 b) J=1 K= c) J=1 K=1 d) J=0 K=
7. The Boolean expression Ᾱ .B+ A.B + A.B is equivalent to –
a) A+B b) Ᾱ. B c) 𝐴 + 𝐵 d) A.B
- The gate required to build half adder are; a) EX-OR gate b) NAND gate c) EX-OR gate & AND gate d) Four NAND gates
- The condition occurring when two or more devices try to write data to a BUS simultaneously is called- a) Address decoding b) BUS contention c) BUS collision d) Address multiplexing
- How many address bits are needed to select all memory locations in the 2118 16k x 1 RAM? a) 12 b) 13 c) 14 d) 10
- In a DRAM, what is the state of R/W during a read operation? a) Low b) High c) HI-Z d) None of these
- One of the most important specifications on magnetic media is the- a) Rotation speed b) Tracks per inch c) Data transfer rate d) Polarity reversal rate
- Which bus is unidirectional? a) Data bus b) Control bus c) Address bus d) Both (a) and (b)
- Cache memory works on a principle of- a) Locality of data b) Locality of memory c) Locality of references d) None of these
- How many address lines are needed to address each memory location in a 2048 x 4 memory? a) 10 b) 11 c) 8 d) 12
- Synchronous construction reduces the delay time of a counter to the delay of- a) All flip flop & gates b) All flip flops and gates after a 3 count c) A single gate d) A single flip flop and a gate
- A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at onetime is called a/an-
a) Interpreter b) Compiler c) Simulator d) Commander
- Interrupts which are initiated by an I/O device are; a) Internal b) Software c) External d) All of these
- Address symbol table is generated by the- a) Memory Management software b) Assembler c) Match logic of associated memory d) Operating system
- Memory access in RISC architecture is limited to instructions. a) CALL & RET b) PUSH & POP c) STA & LDA (^) -------------------------d) MOV & JMP
Section C
(Long answer type questions) Attempt all questions (each question carries 8 marks)
Q.No.7. What is Excess-3 Coding System? Differentiate Excess-3, EBCDIC and BCD code. OR Design a 4 bit binary to gray code converter. Q.No.8. What do you mean by shift register and different configurations of shift register. OR Explain Multiplexers and implement it to the following Boolean function using 4x1 multiplexes.F (A,B,C) = Σ (1,3,5,6)
Q.No.9. What are different types of memory access methods? Explain with their application. OR What are the uses of Cache Memory and Virtual Memory? How they are different with each other? Q.No.10. Define the software list. Explain the types of software with examples. OR Explain various CPU organizations & give brief description of each. Q.No.11. Explain Asynchronous data transfer scheme. How it is different from interrupt driven data transfer scheme? OR How direct memory access data transfer is performed? Explain in detail.
BCA First Semester Examination (Year 2014)
Business Communication
Subject Code: BCA- Time : 20 Minutes^ Paper Code: JPJ- M.Marks : 10 Section A Objective Type Questions
Attempt All Questions. Each question carry correct answer. 1/2 mark. Use the symbol (√) in the box for marking the
Q. No. I. Choose the correct answer-
- The most successful employee in today’s world of work will possess: a) Masters Degree b) Internet surfing skills c) Communication skills d) Speaking skills
- The process of communication begins when- a) A message is put into words b) Sender has an idea c) Receiver receives message d) None of these
- Objectives of communication are: (tick all those applicable) a) Information b) Pursuation c) Motivation d) Reservation
- Body language including gesture and posture is called- a) Olfactics b) Oculesics c) Proxemics d) Kinesics
- ___________is the list of things to be covered in a conference. a) Minutes b) Session c) Poster presentation d) Paper presentation
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- Listening and hearing are one and the same thing. a) True b) False
- Fax and E-mail are ___________methods of communication. (Choose all those applicable) a) Modern b) Written c) Formal d) Non verbal
- Advantages of written communication are- a) Accuracy b) Brevity c) Can be recorded d) None of these
- This consists of the name and address of the person to whom the letter is being sent. a) Head address b) Inside address c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these
- All barriers to communications are psychological in nature. a) True b) False
- Fully raised eyebrows depicts- a) Confusion b) Normal c) Anger d) Disbelief
- ___________is an informal channel of communication in an office. a) Meetings b) Grapevine c) Conference d) Speech
BCA First Semester Examination (Year 2014)
Business Communication
Subject Code: BCA-
Paper Code: JPJ-
Time M.Marks : : 2:40 hours 60
Section – B
(Short Answer Type Questions) Attempt all questions (each question carries 4 marks) Q.No.2. Define communication and explain its process with an elaborate diagram. OR Shannon & Weaver’s Information Theory was based on technical research. It did not fit well in human communications. Discuss the strength and weaknesses of this theory.
Q.No.3. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of oral and written communication. OR Aamir Khan used the techniques of Empathetic Listening in Satya Mev Jayate. Discuss its impact, elements and importance in day to day life. Q.No.4. Communication is never transmitted 100%. How can you make it effective? OR Speeches are one of the toughest form of oral communication. What methods can be adopted to become a better speaker? Q.No.5. What do you understand by a report? What are its functions? OR Name the elements used to structure a Business Letter. Q.No.6. Non verbal communication is more visible than verbal communication. Describesome of the aspects of kinesics.
OR What is noise? Elaborate its meaning and importance in communication process.
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