1. What are the basic components of a computer 2. Define Input unit. Give examples 3. Define Output unit.

Give examples 4. Define CPU. What are its various parts 5. What is the function of ALU 6. What is the function of CU 7. What is main memory 8. What is the difference between RAM and ROM 9. What is a computer system 10. Describe the architecture of a computer system 11. which component of a computer is generally called brain of computer and why? Describe the functions of the distinct parts of this component 12. What is ROM? How does it differ from FAM 13. Name various types of ROM and describe their main characteristics 14. How does a Static ROM differs from a dynamic ROM? Which RAM would you prefer in your computer and why? 15. Define the foll memory units: Bit, Byte, KB, MB GB and TB 1. Describe various number systems 2. Convert the following decimal numbers into binary, octal and hexadecimal number (340)10, (5.20)10 , (.625)10 3. Convert the foll binary numbers into decimal, octal and hexadecimal numbers. (11001100)2, (1101.10101)2 4. Convert the following octal numbers to decimal, binary and hexadecimal numbers. (258)8, (.345)8 5. Convert the foll hexadecimal numbers to decimal, binary and hexadecimal numbers (F82A)16 , (AC)16 6. Describe remainder theorem for conversion. 1. What is CPU? Name its various parts 2. What is the function of ALU 3. What is the function of CU 4. What are Registers 5. Name various parts of Instruction cycle 6. What is an interrupt 7. Define RISC and CISC 8. What are the characteristics of RISC 9. What are the characteristics of CISC 10. What is the function of data manipulation instructions 11. How can we enhance the speed of the processor 12. Define Memory. Name its various kinds 13. Name various types of primary memory 14. Define Cache memory 15. Differentiate between SRAM and DRAM 16. Why do we need ROM

17. Describe PROM and EPROM 18. What is the difference between RISC and CISC memories 19. What is the difference between MAR and MDR 20. Describe Non-Volatile Flash Memory 21. Describe the storage evaluation criteria of main memory 22. Describe the main memory organization 23. What do you mean by the central processing unit? Discuss the various type of CPU 24. Write a note on instruction sets 25. Define the term memory. What are the different kinds of me memory 26. Discuss the storage evaluation criteria of main Memory? 27. Write short notes on: PROM, EPROM, CISC and RISC 1. Why do we need secondary storage device 2. What are the characteristics of Secondary storage devices 3. Differentiate between SASD and DASD 4. How will you record data on magnetic tapes 5. What are the advantages and limitation of magnetic tapes 6. Define magnetic disk 7. How will you access data from magnetic disk 8. Define seek time and latency time 9. Differentiate between floppy disk and hard disk 10. What are the advantages and disadvantages of magnetic disks 11. Define optical disk 12. What are the advantages and limitations of optical disks 13. Why do we use optical disks 14. Define writable CDs 15. Name various mass storage devices 16. Discuss the uses of magnetic tape systems 17. Write a note or magnetic Disk 18. What one the various types of optical disks? Discuss the advantages and limitations of optical Disk. What are its various uses 19. What are writable CDs 20. Differentiate between hard disk and optical disk 1. Input Devices a. Keyboard devices b. Point and Draw Devices c. Mouse and Track Ball. How does the Mouse Work d. Touchpad e. Joysticks f. Touch sensitive screens g. Pen Based systems 2. Data Scanning Devices a. Optical Recognition Systems b. Bar Code Readers c. Optical Mark Readers

d. Optical Scanners e. Digitizer f. Electronic Card Reader 3. Voice Recognition Devices 4. Vision Input System 5. What are voice recognition devices. What is their usage 6. Define a digitizer. Describe its working 7. What are vision input systems 8. Output Devices a. Monitor (VDU) Types of Monitors b. Printer Types of Printer c. Plotter 9. Voice Response System a. Audio Output 10. Screen Image Projector 11. Define output devices 12. Derine VDU 13. What are Impact Printers give ex 14. Define plotter. Name its various types 15. What is photographic output. List its various forms. 16. Write short notes on various input devices 17. Discuss the various Data Scanning devices 18. What do you mean by output devices. Disscuss the structure, working and uses of the common output devices 19. Write Short notes on: a. Voice Response system b. Screen Image Projector c. Audio output d. Bar code e. Vision Input system 20. Differentiate between monitor and printer 21. Describe various types of plotters 1. What is a programming language 2. Which language is understandable by the computer. Define it 3. Define Assembly language 4. What are the advantages and drawbacks of machine language 5. What are the advantages and drawbacks of assembly language 6. What are high level languages. Name some HLLs 7. Define a procedure 8. Define a compiler 9. Define an Interpreter 10. What is the difference between Compiler and Interpreter 11. Define Linker and Loader 12. What are the advantages of high level language 13. What are the limitations of high level language

14. Define the foll high level language a. Fortran b. COBOL c. BASIC d. C++ e. Java f. LISP g. Subprgram 15. What are object oriented languages 16. What are the characteristics of a good programming language 17. What do you understand by programming. Describe the features of programming languages 18. Write down the classification and generation of programming languages with examples 19. What is a low level language. Describe in detail 20. Write down the programming concepts of procedural languages 21. Differentiate between a. Compiler and Interpreter b. Low Level Language and High level Language c. Assembler and compiler d. Linker and Loader e. 4th Generation and 3rd Generation Language 22. Short notes on a. Compiler b. Fortran c. C d. Basic e. Visual programming languages f. Visual basic 23. Is assembly language to machine language translation one to one or one to many? 24. In which applications is COBOL used 25. What is the diff between a procedure oriented language and a non procedural language 26. What is C++ language. Why is it popular 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What are word processors? Name some common word processors What are spread sheets. Name some common spreadsheets What is DBMS. Name some DBMS packages What are the advantages of spreadsheets Define desktop publishing software Define Graphics, Multimedia and animation software what do you mean by Personal Assistance Package What are general purpose application software What are special purpose application software What is a word processing package, what are its main features

7. What is a spreadsheet package? What are its main features? 8. Why do we need a Graphics package? What are its commonly supported features 9. What is a Personal Assistance Package? What are its commonly supported features 10. What is data and information 11. What is a file and a database 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What is internet? Mention some uses of internet What do you understand by email? What is its significance? In what ways is the www different from other servers on the internet? Discuss the volunteer bodies that govern the internet. How is a file communicated to another computer in internet? What is web browser? Name any two web browsers. What are the features of a good web browser? Describe the features of IE What do you understand by bookmarks and favorites? What is their significance? Define cookies. To change the text size of a web page which command can be used? What is that bar called which is on the lower left corner of the browser and which reports the progress of data download?

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