BCSL-011 Computer Basics and PC Software BCA Important Questions 2020

BCS-011 : COMPUTER BASICS AND PC SOFTWARE

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR TERM END EXAM 

Question 1. What is a computer system ? Explain Von-Neumann architecture of computer systems with the help of a diagram.

Question 2. What is a motherboard ? List and briefly explain any five parts of a motherboard.

Question 3. What is the need of memory hierarchy in computer systems ? Compare magnetic memory with semiconductor memory in terms of speed and cost.

Question 4. Convert the following hexadecimal numbers to equivalent binary and decimal :

(F4) 16

(AC)16

Question 5. A 3 inch diameter disk per track has 8 plates (16 recording surfaces), 256 sectors per track, 4096 tracks per surface, 512 bytes per sector. Calculate the

disk capacity in GB.

Question 6. What are malwares ? Explain any three malwares, in brief, with the help of an example of each.

Question 7. What is a Compiler ? How is it different from Interpreter ? List any two high level languages, that use a Compiler.

Question 8. What is ASCII ? Explain how Unicode is different from ASCII.

Question 9. What is an operating system ? Explain the following functions of an operating system :

(i)                 File Management

(ii)               Memory Management

Question 10. What is a flow chart ? Draw a flow chart to find the average of three given natural numbers.

Question 11. What is open source software ? Explain open source development model.

Question 12. What is software project management ? Explain the following with respect to software project management :

Scheduling                                                                                   

Timesheet Management

Question 13. What is Internet ? Explain the basic structure of Internet with the help of a diagram.

Question 14. What is social networking ? Briefly explain its advantages and disadvantages.

Question 15. What is URL ? Explain the parts of a URL with the help of an example.

Question 16. What is a Web Browser ? Explain how a Web Browser works. Also, explain the types of Web Browsers.

Question 17. What is a programming language ? Briefly explain the following elements of a programming language :

Variable Data type

Question 18. Explain any five of the following with the help of an example/diagram, if needed :

·         Input Output Devices

·         Binary Number System

·         Utility Software

·         Spreadsheet

·         Object Oriented Language

·         Networking Devices

·         Search Engine