Assignment Sheet No: 1

Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology

Pages: 3
Department: CSE/IT

Subject Name: Introduction to Computers Issue Date: Last date:

Subject Code: ETCS- 109 13/12/10 20/12/10
Unit/Title: Faculty: Semester:
Operating systems/AUTOCAD/Networking and Internet Bhaskar 1-MNO
Kapoor

I. Operating System

1. Define O.S.?Explain Various popular OS?Explain features of OS (End Term 2009)

& (II Term 2007)
2 Explain the differences between Multiprogramming,Multi-user and multiprocessing?
(End Term 2009) 5 marks
3. What is DOS?Explain(End Term Exams 2009) 2.5 marks
4. Discuss architecture of UNIX in detail?(End Term Exams 2009)& (II Term 2007)
5. What is the role of GUI(Graphical user Interface) of an operating system?How the
working of it is different from CBI(Character Based Interface)? (II-Term 2008)
6. Discuss the evolution of operating system. (II-Term 2008)
7. (a) Compare and contrast different type of Operating syste m viz DOS,Windows
2000,WindowsXP? (EndTerm 2007)
(b) Write down the advantages of Windows XP/2000. (II Term 2007)
8. What do you mean by kernel?MS-DOS is having which type of interface?(II Term
2007)
9. Diiferentiate between MS-DOS and UNIX Operting System. (II Term 2007)
10. Give the Command in DOS and its Similar presentation in UNIX for the following
operations: (II Term 2007)
(a) List the contents of current directory.
(b) Removing a File
(c) Displaying the content of a file
(d) Copying a file
11. Write short notes on:
(i) Multiprogramming
(ii) Internal commands in DOS
(iii)Problem solution methods(Flow Charts)
(iv)FAT file systems
II. AUTOCAD

1. What is AUTOCAD?Discuss the importance of AUTOCAD for Engineers?(End Term

2009) 5 marks
2. What id 2-D and 3-D drafting lines in AUTOCAD?(II Term 2007)
3. Define native File format of AUTOCAD.Discuss various File format of

AUTOCAD.(End Terms Exams 2009) 6.5 Marks

4. Discuss various Commands for creating 3D objects in AUTOCAD. (End Terms
Exams 2009) 6 marks
5. What do you mean by editing in AUTOCAD?Show with an example(II-Term
2008).
6(a) How Many coordinate systems are available in AUTOCAD?Show with an
example(II-Term 2008)
6(b) Explain the function of coordinate system with their definition insidean
AUTOCAD application with an example?(II Term 2007)
7(a) What do you mean by solid modeling?How can you do this in AUTOCAD? (End
Term 2008)
(b) 3D Solid Modeling(II Term 2007)
8. Describe the facilities available in AUTOCAD for creating 3D models.Explain in
detail Write a descriptive notes on Search Engine (End Term 2008)
9. Explain Layering in AUTOCAD(II-Term 2008)& (II Term 2007)
10. Highlight use of AUTOCAD for practicing engineers?( (II Term 2007)
11. Explain difference between Trim and Break Command. (II Term 2007)
12. Define the following
1.Dview
2.Dwg
3.CAL
4.EDGESURF
5.Rendering (End Term 2007)
III. Netwoking & Internet

1. What is WWW?Differentiate between HTML and DHTML(End Term 2009)

2. Define and explain telnet?
3. What is Client Server Technology?Explain (End Term 2009) & (EndTerm 2007)
4. Explain audio and video Conferencing. (End Term 2009)
5. Discuss various Web Servers.s(End Term 2009)
6. Differentiate between GUI(Graphical User Interface) and CBI(Character Based
Interface)?( II-Term Exam 2009)
7. What is the role of Server in Client-Server Technology?Draw a diagram and give and
Example also differentiate between 2-tier and 3 tier Client server technology (II-
Term 2009) & (End Term 2007)
8. Write short notes on (i) Multi-Processing(ii)Batch processing
systems(iii)Algorithms(iv)WindowsXP(v)Editing in AUTOCAD
9. What is Client-Server Technology?Explain wit suitable example and a diagram(II-
Term 2008)
10. What do you mean by World Wide Web?Explain TCP/IP. (II-Term 2008)
11. Write a descriptive note on Search Engine(End Term 2008) (EndTerm 2007)
12. Write a descriptive note on FTP(End Term 2008)
13. What are different classes of IP address in IPv4 addressing mechanism? (End Term
2007)
14.What is URL.Where it is used? (End Term 2007)
15.Design Homepage/webpage for library management system,showing all the essential
attributes such as:- membership id,name,number of books issued etc,using the syntax and
tages provided by HTML language. (End Term 2007)
16. Define the following:
1. FTP
2. SMTP
3. HTTP
4. TCP/IP
5. Search Engine Gopher
6. Internet Protocol
7. Chatting
8. Instant Messaging
9. Internet Telephony
10. Audio and Video Conferencing
11. Relationship between HTTP & HTML