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F.Sc - XI COMPUTER Ch # 1, 2, 3, 4 1st half

28-01-2016 12 10 MINUTES
Q#1 Encircle the best option. 12
i. The process of transferring data electronically from one place to another is called:
(a) Data processing (b) Data communication(c) Data sequencing (d) Data sender
ii. The physical layout of LAN is known as:
(a) Topology (b) Session (c) Link (d) Connector
iii. All of the following are elements of data communication system except:
(a) Sender (b) Receiver (c) Medium (d) Voltage
iv. The microphone converts the sound into:
(a) Mechanical signals (b) Electrical signals (c) Computer file (d) Software
v. Data and program not being used by computer are stored in:
(a) Secondary storage (b) Cache (c) Primary storage (d) Printer
vi. Expansion slots connect interface cards to:
(a) Ports (b) Peripheral devices (c) Motherboard (d) System bus
vii. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?
(a) Mass memory (b) RAM (c) Non-volatile memory (d) PROM
viii. Which of the following device is used to receive the sound output?
(a) Plotters (b) Microphone (c) Speaker (d) Monitor
ix. The components of computer that is used to connect different parts of computer together is called:
(a) Register (b) I/O unit (c) Bus interconnection (d) CPU
x. A data bus with 32 lines can transfer which data at a time:
(a) 32 bit (b) 32 bytes (c) 4 bytes (d) Both a & c
xi. Which of the following device uses the parallel transmission?
(a) Mouse (b) Keyboard (c) Printer (d) Light pen
xii. The layer that is used to control how a bit-stream of data is sent and received over the physical medium is
called:
(a) Application (b) Session (c) Transport (d) Physical

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Q#2 Write short answer of the following questions. 2×11=22

i. Define an information technology.
ii. What is the use of MICR?
iii. What is group ware?
iv. What is star topology?
v. Define communication satellite.
vi. Write two advantages and two disadvantages of fiber optic cable.
vii. What is main memory?
viii. Differentiate between SRAM and DRAM.
ix. What is the concept of memory address?
x. Describe asynchronous data transmission
xi. What is system? List its different components
Q#3 a) What is software? Explain different types of software. 04
b) What is I/O unit of computer architecture? Explain the working of interrupt and DMA. 04
Q#4 a) What are network models? Explain the types of network models. 04
b) What is meant by encoding of data? Explain any two types of encoding schemes. 04