MCA (Master of Computer Applications)

MCA DEGREE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 620 015, INDIA.

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SEMESTER I Code CA 711 CA 713 CA 715 CA 717 MA 621 CA 701 CA 703 SEMESTER II Code CA 710 CA 712 CA 714 CA 716 MA 604 CA 702 CA 704 SEMESTER III Code CA 721 CA 723 CA 725 CA 727 CA 729 CA 705 CA 707 SEMESTER IV Code CA 720 CA 722 CA 724 CA 726 CA 728 CA 706 CA 708 Course of Study Internet and Java Programming Computer Networks Software Architecture and Software Testing Management Information System Visual Programming Java Programming Lab Visual Programming Lab L 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 C 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 Course of Study Data Warehousing and Data Mining Graphics and Multimedia Software Engineering Principles of Compiler Design Object Oriented Programming Analysis and Design DBMS Lab Graphics & Multimedia Lab Using C++ L 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 C 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 Course of Study Data Structures and Algorithms Database Management System Principles of Programming Languages Operating Systems Operations Research Data Structures Lab OS Lab L 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 C 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 Course of Study Programming in C Discrete Mathematics Computer Oraganization and Architecture Accounting and Financial Management Numerical and Statistical Methods Numerical Computation and C Lab Business Communication L 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 C 3 3 3 3 3 2 2

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SEMESTER V Code CA 731 CA 733 CA --CA --CA --CA 709 SEMESTER VI Code CA 749 ELECTIVES Code CA 735 CA 736 CA 737 CA 738 CA 739 CA 740 CA 741 CA 742 CA 743 CA 744 CA 745 Course of Study Organizational Behavior High Performance Computing Neural Networks Modelling and Computer Simulation Systems Programming Image Processing Cryptography Software Agents AI and Expert Systems Marketing Management Microprocessors and Interfacing Techniques L 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Course of Study Project(Industrial) & VivaExamination L Voce 0 T 0 P 0 C 12 Course of Study Web Technology Client/Server Technology Elective I Elective II Elective III Web Technology Lab L 3 3 3 3 3 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 0 4 C 3 3 3 3 3 1

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SEMESTER I CA711 PROGRAMMING IN C Introduction to Computers-Classification and Applications, H/W and S/W components,Programming paradigm, Program Development Cycle, Generation of Programming languages. C Programming Language Fundamentals : Character set Syntax Input and output Program writing , Control Structures Iterative structures. Arrays - Functions Storage Classes Pointers. Structures and Unions Dynamic Memory Allocation File Allocation - Command Line Arguments Preprocessor Directives. Reference Books 1. Darnell & Margolis ANSI C A Systematic programming Approach , 1991, Narosa 2. B.W. Kerninghan, D.M.Ritchie, The C Programming Language, 2nd Edition, 1995, PHI. CA713 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS Sets - Relations Posets - Functions - Math Inductions (Simple and strong) Combinatorics. Graphs - Basic concepts - Connectedness - Isomorphism complements - Matrix representation of graphs - Adjacency and Incidence Matrices. Trees, Spanning trees, Minimal Spanning tree Algorithms - Euler graphs - Hamiltonian directed graphs - Strongly connectedness. Mathematical Logic Predicate Calculus Scope Binding Resolution Regular Grammars. Finite Automata Context-Free Grammars Chomskys Normal form -Griebach Normal Form - Push-down Automata - Equivalence of CFLs and PDAs - Non- context free languages. Reference Books 1. Arthur Gill, Applied Algebra for Computer Science, 1976, PHI 2. Narsingh Deo, Graph theory and application to Engineering and computer Science, 1986, PHI CA715 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE Objective: To introduce the nature and characteristics of modern day computers. Prerequisites: Knowledge of fundamentals of Digital Computers.

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Number Systems, Binary Arithmetic, Boolean Algebra, Map Simplifications, Gates Combinational Circuits - Sequential Circuits. Memory, Internal Memory, External Memory, Memory Organization, Associative Memory, Virtual Memory, Cache Memory. CPU, Arithmetic and Logic Unit, Instruction Sets, Instruction cycle, Addressing Modes and formats, Instruction Pipeline, Processor organization, Register organization, Control Unit Operation. External Devices, I/O modules, Programmed I/O, Interrupt Driven I/O, Direct Memory Access, I/O Channels and processors, Asynchronous Data Transfer. Reduced Instruction Set Computers, Complex Instruction Set Computers, Super Scalars, Vector, Parallel Cluster, Distributed, Embedded and MultiCore Processors. Reference Books 1. William Stallings, Computer Organization and Architecture, 7th Edn. 2006, PHI. 2. M. Moris Mano and Michael D. Ciletti, Digital Design, 4th Edn, 2007, Pearson. 3. Hayes, J.P. "Computer Architecture and Organisation", 3rd Edn., 1998, McGraw Hill. CA717 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Assets Liabilities Their various types - Trading account Accounting records and Systems Limitations - Income statement Preparation and Interpretation. Depreciation Methods - Inventory methods, Sources of working capital, Fund flows, Cash flows Financial Statement analysis. Ratio analysis - Use of ratios in interpreting Trading Accounts and Financial Statements, Limitations Management Accounting. Variable costs Fixed costs Cost Volume Profit Analysis Break even marginal and full costing contribution, Standard costing - Analysis of variance computer accounting and algorithms. Characteristics of Budgets - Forecasting Long term, Short term Methods of capital investment decision making, Sensitivity Analysis, Cost of capital. Reference Books 1. Maheswari S.N. and Maheswari S.K., An Introduction to Accountancy, 5th edition, Vikas Publishing, New Delhi. 2. Manmohan and Goyal, Principles of Management and Accounting, 5th Edn. Sahitya Bhawan, Agra. MA621 NUMERICAL AND STATISTICAL METHODS Sources and various types of errors Chopping and Rounding in different number systems stability of numerical algorithms transcendental and polynomial equation - Iterative method

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- Regula-Falsi method Newton-Raphson method - Roots of polynomials Graeffes and Bairstow methods. Solution of system of linear algebraic equations - Gauss elimination - Gauss-Jordan method Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel methods - Interpolation Polynomial interpolation - Lagrange and Newton interpolation - Data fitting- Method of least squares. Eulers method and its modified form Runge-Kutta method of fourth order PredictorCorrector methods - Milnes method - Adams method. Binomial, Poisson and Normal Distributions Fitting of probability distributions Correlation and regression - Linear regression - Correlation coefficient - Multiple linear regression. Tests of Hypothesis Testing for Attributes Mean of Normal Population One-tailed and Two-tailed tests Student t-test, F-test and Chi-Square test ANOVA One way and Two way Classifications. Reference Books 1. Bowker and Liberman, Engineering Statistics, Prentice-Hall. 2. Gerald, C.F., and Wheatley, P.O., Applied Numerical Analysis, Addison Wesley. CA701 NUMERICAL COMPUTATION AND C LAB Exercises for learning basic features of C and exercises to solve various numerical methods CA703 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION Communication: concepts and Goals Theories of communication Organizational and personal goals. Psychology of communication Channels and Networks Barriers to and cost of communication Message Planning Purposive Listening types Familiarity to different accents and tones. Oral Communication Persuasive speech practice Presentation skills Group Dynamics Interview skills Telephone strategies. Business Correspondence Different kinds of written communication in business organizations. Marketing Language Creativity and Appeal Report writing practice. Reference Books 1. Simon Sweeney, English for Communication, CUP. 2. Leo Jones and Richard Alexander, New International Business English, CUP.

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SEMESTER II CA710 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS Prerequisites : Introduction to theory of functions and knowledge on primitive data types Stacks, Queues, and Linked Lists with Applications - Representing Rooted Trees - Direct Address Tables, Hash Tables, Hash Functions, Open Addressing Binary Search Trees Red-Black Trees, B-Trees. Graphs - Representations, BFS and DFS - Disjoint Sets - Representation and operations. Algorithms - Complexity, Recurrences and Solutions - Design Strategies - Recursion, Divideand-Conquer, Greedy and Dynamic Programming - Analysis of Sorting Algorithms - Linear and Binary Search - Selection in Linear Time Elements of Greedy strategy, Huffman Codes. MST - Kruskals and Prims - Shortest Paths Single-Source and All-Pairs, Topological Sort, Probabilistic Methods for Selection, Sorting and Searching. Basic Concepts of NP-Hard and NP-Complete Problems Cooks Theorem (Without Proof) Reduction Clique Decision Problem. Reference Books 1. Thomas H.Cormen, Charles E.Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest and Clifford Stein, Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition, 2001, PHI. 2. Ellis Horowitz, Sartaj Shani, and S.Rajasekaran, Fundamentals of Computer Algorithms, 2000, Galgotia. CA712 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Prerequisites : Programming Languages File Concepts File System Versus DBMS, Advantages - ER-Model: Entities, Relationships, Additional Features of ER Model, Conceptual Design with ER Model. Relational Model Constraints Querying Views - Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus - SQL & QBE. Organization and Indexes - B+ Trees Query Optimization. Database Design - Functional Dependencies, Normalization I to V Normal Forms. DB Tuning Security Transaction Management Concurrency Control Crash Recovery. Reference Books 1. Raghu Ramakrishnan & Johannes Gehrke, Data Base Management Systems, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill International Editions, 2000. 2. 2. Silberschatz, Korth & Sudarshan, Data Base System Concepts, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 2002.

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CA714 PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES Prerequisites : Computer Programming hands-on with any one language Programming Domains - Language Evaluation Criteria - Influences on Language Design Language Categories - Language Design Trade-Offs - Implementation Methods Programming Environments. Data Types - Primitive and Non-primitive Data Types - Type Checking, Scopes, Life- time and Statements - Modular and Object-oriented Programming - Subprograms - ParameterPassing Methods, Overloaded Subprograms. Abstract Data Types Encapsulation - Data Abstraction - Design Issues - Parameterized Abstract Data Types - Design Issues for ObjectOriented Languages. Functional Programming - Mathematical Functions Fundamentals LISP, Scheme and Haskell - Applications of Functional Languages. Logic Programming and Concurrency -Logic Programming Languages - Predicate Calculus, Predicate Calculus and Proving Theorems Prolog Applications. Concurrency Subprogram-Level Concurrency, Semaphores, Monitors, Message Passing, Java Threads, Statement-Level Concurrency. Reference Books 1. Sebesta R.W., Concepts of Programming Languages, Seventh Edition, 2006, AddisonWesley. 2. Sethi R.D, Programming Languages: Concepts and Constructs, Second Edition, 2003, Addison-Wesley. CA716 OPERATING SYSTEMS PRE - REQUISITES: Computer Organization and Architecture and Data Structures Operating System Concepts Processes, Files, System Calls. Shell, OS structure Interprocess Communication Classical IPC problems Process Scheduling Resources Management issues Types - Integrated Scheduling- Protection of resources. Storage Management - Virtual Memory Page replacement algorithms - Design issues Files and Directories Files System implementation Deadlocks. I/O systems - Device drivers - - Disk scheduling algorithms- Modeling - Disk Caching Design issue protocols. Client Server model remote Procedure call Group Communication - Synchronization on distributed system Clock synchronization mutual deadlocks in distributed systems. Parallel Hardware - OS for two Processor system - Atomic action - Multiprocessor OS Threads system model processor allocation distribution file system design implementation and trends on distributed file systems.

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Reference Books 1. Andrew S. Tenenbaum, "Modern Operating Systems" 2002, Prentice- Hall of India 2. William Stallings, "Operating Systems", 2003, Pearson education MA604 OPERATIONS RESEARCH One dimensional unconstrained optimization Fibonacci method Golden section method Quadratic approximation method constrained optimization with Lagrangian multipliers simple problems. Formulation of linear programming problems Simplex method Big M method Two Phase method Dual Simplex method Primal Dual problems - Transportation problem Assignment problem. Dynamic Programming - Formulation Investment problem General allocation problem Stage coach problem Production scheduling Reliability problem. Functions of inventories Economic lot size quantity with or without shortage cost Multiiterm deterministic inventory problem Inventory problem with price breaks probabilistic models with uniform demand (discrete and continuous cases). Queuing theory - notation and assumptions characteristics of queue Poisson input process exponential service times Queuing models M/M/1 M/M/C M/M/1/N M/M/C/N Simple problems. Reference Books 1. Billy.E.Gillet, "Introduction to Operations Research A Computer Oriented Algorithmic Approach", 1976, McGraw Hill. 2. Taha .H.A, " Operations Research an Introduction", 3rd Edition, 1982, Macmillan CA702 DATA STRUCTURES LAB Pre-requisites: CA 710 Outline: Exercises to implement various data structures and algorithms using C and C ++ CA704 OPERATING SYSTEMS LAB Pre-requisites: CA 716 Outline: Exercises to learn various commands in prevailing OSs and implement scheduling and the like algorithms.

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SEMESTER III CA721 DATA WAREHOUSING AND DATA MINING Pre requisites: CA 710, CA 712 Introduction - motivation, importance, Functionalities, Basic DM Vs KDD, DM Metrics, DM Applications. Data Warehousing: Difference between Operational Database and Data warehouse Multidimensional Data Model -DW Architecture Efficient Processing of OLAP queries, Metadata repository. Data Preprocessing: Data cleaning, Data Integration and Transformation, Data Reduction, Discretization and concept Hierarchy Generation. Data Mining Query Language- Association Rule Mining - Classification and Prediction Cluster Analysis - Outlier Analysis. Web content Mining, Web Structure Mining, Web usage Mining. Spatial Mining - Temporal Mining. Reference Books 1. Jiawei Han and Micheline Kamber, "Data Mining : Concepts and Techniques", Harcourt India Private Limited, First Indian Reprint,2001 2. Margaret H. Dunham, "Data Mining : Introductory and Advanced Topics", Pearson Education, First Indian Reprint,2003 CA723 GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA Prerequisites: Matrix Theory, Analytical Geometry, Trigonometry Graphics: Display Devices Interactive Input devices Graphics Bresenhams Line Drawing Algorithm DDA Algorithm Comparison of Line Drawing Algorithms Circle Drawing Algorithm. Two-dimensional Transformations Scan Conversion Algorithms Windowing Clipping Segmenting Viewport Transformations. Three-dimensional Transformations Hidden Surface Elimination Algorithms. Multimedia: Multimedia Architecture Multimedia File formats Compression Image Compression Video Compression Audio Compression. DVI Technology Video & Audio Codecs Virtual Reality GUI Design - Playback Hypermedia Linking and Embedding. Reference Books 1. Donald Hearn, M. Pauline Baker, "Computer Graphics", 1992, PHI. 2. Fred T. Hofstterm, "Multimedia Literacy", 1995, McGraw Hill.

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CA725 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING Introductory concepts The evolving role of software Its characteristics, components and applications- A layered technology the software process Software process models Software process and project metrics Measures, Metrics and Indicators. Software Project Planning Project planning objectives Project estimation Decomposition techniques Empirical estimation models - System Engineering. Analysis and Design Concepts, Principles, Methods for traditional, Real time of object oriented systems Comparisons Metrics. Testing fundamentals Test case design White box testing Basis path testing Control structure testing Black box testing Strategies: Unit testing integration testing Validation Testing System testing Art of debugging Metrics, Testing Tools - Formal Methods. Clean-room Software Engineering Software reuse Reengineering Reverse Engineering. Reference Books 1. Roger S. Pressman, "Software Engineering-A practitioners approach", Fourth Edition, 1997, McGraw Hill. 2. Fairley .R.E, "Software Engineering", 1985,McGraw Hill CA727 PRINCIPLES OF COMPILER DESIGN Pre requisites: CA 713, CA 714 Lexical Analysis, Regular Expression, Nondeterministic Automata, Deterministic Automata equivalent to NFAs - Minimizing the states of DFA, Implementation of Lexical Analyzer. Syntax Analysis Top-down Parsing Concepts Bottom-up Parsing , LR Parsers , Parser Generators. Syntax directed Definitions, Construction of Syntax trees Top down Translation, Bottom up Evaluation of Inherited Attributes, Recursive Evaluators, Assigning Space at Compiler Construction time. Type checking Overloading of functions and operators, polymorphic function Intermediate Languages - Representation of Declarations, Assignment statement , Boolean Expression, Back Patching, Procedure calls. Design of the code generators - DAG representation of Basic blocks, Peephole optimization, Code optimization Global data flow Analysis, Loop optimizations. Reference Books 1. Alfred Aho, Ravi Sethi, Jeffy D Ullman, "Compilers Principles, Techniques and Tools" 1986, Addison Wesley 2. Dhamdhere D.M, "Compiler Construction Principles and Practice ", 1981, Macmillan

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CA729 OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN Pre requisites: C or Any Procedure Oriented Programming Language Concepts- Classes and Objects- Overloading Features-Friends Arrays, Pointers Inheritance Types Polymorphism Virtual Functions File Handling Streams - Generic Programming - STL Exception Handling. Object Model Evolution, Elements Nature of Classes and Objects Relationships among classes. Classification Identification of classes and objects Key abstractions and mechanisms Basic and Advanced Modeling techniques. Notation elements Class, State Transition object, Interaction, module and process diagrams. UML OMT analysis (James & Rumbaugh) - Comparison of various OO Analysis of Design Methodologies Case Studies. Reference Books 1. Bjarne Stroustrup, "The C++ Programming Language", 3rd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1997. 2. Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson, and James Rumbaugh, "UML user guide", Addison Wesley Professional, 2005. CA705 DBMS LAB Pre requisites: CA 712 Outline: Exercises / case studies that require table design, normalization and query building. CA707 GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA LAB (using C++) Pre requisites: CA 723 Outline: Exercises to learn implementing various graphics algorithms using C++ and Exercises to learn multimedia concepts.

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SEMESTER IV CA720 INTERNET AND JAVA PROGRAMMING Prerequisites: Object Oriented Analysis and Design, C++ Introduction History of Internet and Evolution (LAN, WAN, etc.) Basics of Communications-Accessing the Internet Connection Services Internet Resources Internet Addressing Elements associated with internet - hardware, media, etc. Internet Protocols ICMP, IGMP, UDP, TCP/IP, HTTP Other Protocols Telnet, Gopher, WAIS Applications Mail and its Types MIME - FTP Remote access and Transactions. Services, Searchers, Browsers: Directory Services, Finger, WAIS, Whois, DNS, Net Find, X 500 Mosaic. Image, Binary Files via Newsgroups, Browsing and Searching Web indexes Search Engines and their types with design (e.g. Google, Yahoo, etc.). Java - Features Structure Elements of Java Array, String, String Buffer, Vectors Methods Object Oriented Features- Classes, Objects Constructors Package Inheritance Interface Abstract Class - Special types of classes. Applet Programming AWT Graphics - Event Handling Exception Handling Utilities and Collections I/O Streams - Multithreaded Programming - Swings - Networking Examples in Servlets and RMI - Database Handling Mobile and Wireless Applications. Reference Books 1. Deitel & Deitel, "Internet and WWW How to Program?"- Prentice Hall, 2000. 2. Patric Naughton and Herbert Schildt, "Java2 Complete Reference", Tata McGraw Hill, 1999. CA722 COMPUTER NETWORKS Pre-requisites: Computer Organization and Architecture, Operating Systems The Network Edge - The Network Core - Network Access and Physical Media Internet ISPs and Internet Backbones - Delay and Loss Top-Down Approach - Protocol Layers and their service models. Principles of Application Layer Protocols - The Web and HTTP - FTP - Electronic Mail in the Internet DNS: The Internet's Directory Service. Transport-Layer Services - Multiplexing and Demultiplexing - - Principles of Reliable Data Transfer - Congestion Control TCPs Congestion Control. Network Service Model - Routing Principles - Hierarchical Routing - The Internet Protocol Routers internal features Routing Algorithms. Data Link Layer - Error Detection and Correction Techniques - Multiple Access Protocols LAN Addresses and ARP - PPP: The Point-to-Point Protocol.

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Reference Books 1. Kurose, J.F. and Ross K.W., "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet", Third Edition, 2005, Addison-Wesley. 2. Forouzan B A., "Data Communication and Networking", Third Edition, 2004, McGraw Hill. CA724 SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE AND SOFTWARE TESTING Prerequisites: CA 725 Software components - COTS and infrastructure - Software variability management. Software architecture design methods - Architecture evaluation and assessment methods architectural styles. Design Patterns - Evolution patterns - Software artifact evolution processes - Case studies Java Beans. Software Testing - Verification and Validation with the Software Life-Cycle- Formal Methods - Systematic Methods - Program Analysis Test Data Generation- Software Quality Assurance- Software Metrics- Comparison. Software Reliability - Comparison of Software and Hardware Reliability- Development of Software Reliability Models- Parameter Estimation of Models and Prediction of Reliability Levels- Comparison of Models- Software Reliability and Software Testing TechniquesApplication to Safety Critical Systems. Reference Books 1. Len Bass, Paul Clements, and Rick Kazman, "Software Architecture in Practice", 2nd Ed. Addison-Wesley Longman, Inc., Reading, MA, 2003. 2. Jacobson, Ivar, Griss, Martin, Jonsson, and Patrik, "Software Reuse, Architecture, Process and Organization for Business Success", Addison-Wesley Longman, Inc., Harlow, UK, 1997. CA726 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM Foundations of information systems :- Decision Making Process Simons Model Global Business Environment and organizations Introduction to IS in business Solving problems with IS. Introduction to MIS - Information Technology : A Managerial overview Computer Software hardware Database Management Normalization Process Type of Data Model. Business Applications of Information Technology : Internet Intranet and Extranets Decision Support System Transaction Processing System. EIS Enterprise wide Information Systems - Building Information Systems and Implementation Tools and Techniques for Building System Analysis and Design Methodologies.

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Implementation Techniques - Management of Information System: Functional Subsystems of MIS marketing, finance, HRD, Manufacturing Strategic Information Systems. Reference Books 1. Obrien, J.A, "Management Information Systems", 4th Edition, TMH, 1999. 2. Landon K.C. & Landon J.P., MIS Macmillan New York, 1988. CA728 VISUAL PROGRAMMING GUI concept Data types GUI Architecture Message Processing Keyboard and Mouse Handling Displaying Text and Graphics File and Printer Handling DDE DDL ODBC COM/DCOM / CORBA - .NET Namespaces, Assemblies, .NET Memory Management, Process Management, Interoperation with COM. Transactions in .NET, Structures Exception Handling, Code Access Security, Web Controls using the .NET framework, The .NET Framework Class Library. VB.NET basic features - Inheritance, Value Types, Operator Overloading, Exception Handling, Arrays and Collections, Properties, Delegates and Events, Windows Forms, Dialog Boxes and Controls, Graphical Output, Files, Data access. C#.NET basic features, Arrays and Collections, parameter arrays, Inheritance, Garbage collection and Resource management. ASP.NET Validation controls Accessing Data with web forms Building ASP.NET applications Building and XML web service handling XML. Reference Books 1. Jeff Prosise, Programming Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Press 2. David S Plat, Introducing Microsoft .NET, 3rd Edition, Microsoft Press CA706 JAVA PROGRAMMING LAB Pre-requisites: CA 720 Outline: Exercises / case studies that require object-oriented programming in JAVA CA708 VISUAL PROGRAMMING LAB Pre-requisites: CA 728 Outline: Exercises to learn programming in C#, ASP, VB - .NET languages (etc.)

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SEMESTER V CA731 WEB TECHNOLOGY Prerequisites: CA 729, CA 720 Introduction to Client Server Architecture/Computing Various Components of Internet and Web Web Related Protocols HTML List, Table, Frame, Form Tags with their usage Creation and Design of Static and Dynamic Web Pages Web Design characteristics. CGI: Background Working Features Simple Applications JavaScript: Basics, Statements, Objects, Methods, Properties Event Handling Integrating JavaScript with various elements of HTML Cookies JARS Applications Overview of Perl. XML: Comparison with HTML DTD XML Elements Content Creation Attributes Entities XSL XLINK XPATH XPOINTER Namespaces Applications integrating XML with other applications. Introduction to ASP: Objects Components; JSP : Objects Components; PHP - Database Management Java Beans as Components - Applications. Middleware Technologies: CORBA, COM, DCOM Ecommerce: Introduction, Types Architectures Applications Security. Reference Books 1. SheIly Powers et al. "Dynamic Web Publishing", Techmedia, 1998. 2. Chris Bates, "Web Programming Building Internet Application", 2nd Edition, WileyDreamtech India Pvt. Ltd.,2002. CA733 CLIENT/SERVER TECHNOLOGY Definition - Application Tasks: Rightsizing, Benefits of Client/Server Computing, Evolution of Client Server Computing- Hardware and Software Trends- Evolution of operating systems-Networking Trends- Business Considerations. Client/Server Applications: Components, Classes, Categories. Obstacles, Open Systems and Standards, Standards setting organizations. Factors for success, RPC messaging Peer to Peer - Client Components, Client Operating Systems, GUI, Database Access, Application Logic. Server Hardware and Environment, Categories of Servers, SQL DB Servers, Network management and Network Computing Environment, Network operating systems, Loadable Module, Middleware, Data warehousing. GUI Design standards, Interface Independence, Platform Independence, Transaction Processing, Connectivity, Reliability, Back up and Recovery mechanisms, TP Monitors, Groupware, Distributed Object Components.

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Future Trends CORBA, COM, OLE,WEB Server, Mobile Computing, Network Management Standard, Intelligent Wiring Hubs, Wireless LANS, ATM Switching, Object Technology, CASE Tools, Repositories, Multimedia, Workgroup Computing. Reference Books 1. Dawna Travis Dewire, "Client/Server Computing", 1993, McGraw Hill 2. Bruce Elbert & Bobby Martyna, "Client/Server Computing: Architecture, Applications and Distributed Systems Management", 1994, Artech House. CA709 WEB TECHNOLOGY LAB Pre-requisites: CA 731 Outline: Exercises / case studies on HTML, XML, PHP, JSP etc. ELECTIVES CA735 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Organizational Behavior The human relations movement, The Hawthorne studies, Models for organizational behavior. Background of the Behavioral Science - Management conceptsDesign used to answer question and Test theories, Reliability and Validity of measures Managerial Perspective. Individual behavior - Personality Meaning and development, Major determinants of Personality theories of Personality, Stress causes and effect of job stress, coping strategies for stress Perception sensation versus perception. Motivation Primary motives, General motives, secondary motives, and Work motivation approaches Job design, Performance appraisal, Goal setting. Interpersonal and group behavior - The nature of Groups Dynamic of informal groups Individual conflict, Interpersonal conflict, Inter-group behavior and conflict - Leadership Theories of leadership, leadership style. Organization Development - Morale, characteristics of O.D., Traditional approaches to O.D. Other Modern Techniques New O.D. techniques for the future. Reference Books 1. Fred Luthans, "Organizational behavior", 1977, McGraw Hill. 2. Keith Davis, "Human behavior at work Human relations and Organizational Behavior", 1982, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi. CA736 HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING Prerequisites: CA 710, CA 715 Introduction Computational Demands Parallel Processing Terminology Types Flynns Taxonomy Processor arrays, Multiprocessors, Multi computers- Fundamental Algorithms Criteria for Complexity Analyses.

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Parallel algorithms on various models with complexity analyses for selection, merging sorting and searching problems - Parallel Programming Languages C* and Sequent C Comparison of Parallel Computing with Supercomputing and Distributed Computing. Distributed Computing: Message Passing Model PVM Remote Procedure Call. Capabilities of Grid Computing Grid concepts and components- Grid Construction Business Perspective - Early Grid Activities Current Grid Activities An Overview of Grid Business Areas Grid Applications - Grid Computing Infrastructure and limitations. Low Cost Parallel Computing Cluster Computer and its Architecture Classifications Commodity Components - Network Services / Communication SW Resource Management and Scheduling Programming Environments and Tools Cluster Applications - Case studies. Reference Books 1. A.Y.Zomaya, "Parallel and Distributed Computing Handbook", 1995, McGrawHill Professional. 2. Michael J.Quinn, "Parallel Computing: Theory and Practice", Second Edition, 1994, Tata McGrawHill, Inc. CA737 NEURAL NETWORKS Prerequisites: CA 722 Introduction - Artificial Neural Network Principles and promises Pattern and Pattern Recognition tasks Conventional methods Promises of neural networks Scope Characteristics, Neuron models. Basics of ANNs - Characteristics of biological neural networks Artificial neural networks Terminology Models of neuron Topology Activation and Syntactic Dynamics. Pattern Recognition Methods And Concepts In ANN - Functional units of ANN for pattern recognition tasks Pattern recognition by feed forward and feed back ANNs Pattern Association Pattern classifier Perception Pattern Mapping Back propagation learning algorithm. Storage, Clustering and mapping - Pattern storage(STM) Pattern Clustering Competitive Learning feature mapping Kohonens Self organising networks - Architecture, memory and applications - Neural Architecture for complex pattern recognition task Associative memory. Data and Image compression Pattern Classification Spatio temporal patterns(Avalanche) Pattern variability(Neocognitron) Other Applications. Reference Books 1. J.Hertz, A.Korth and R.G.Palmer, "An Introduction to the Theory of Neural Computation", Addison Wesley, 1991. 2. James A.Freeman and David M.Skapura, "Neural Networks: Algorithms and Applications", Addison Wesley, 1991.

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CA738 MODELING AND COMPUTER SIMULATION Prerequisites: Probability Distributions, Any Programming Language. Simulation and Simulation Software - Systems Models Types, Components, Steps in Modeling Simulation of statistical queuing, manufacturing and material handling. Useful Statistical Models Discrete Distribution Continuous Distributions Poisson Empirical Distribution Manufacturing and Material Handling System Models Goals and Performances Measure Issues Queuing System Characteristics Transient and SteadyState Behaviour of Queues Long-Run Measures Infinite Population Markovian Models. Random Numbers - Generation of Pseudo Random Numbers Mid-Square Method Linear Congruential Generators Generating Random Variates from Continuous and Discrete Probability Distributions. System dynamics and object oriented approach in simulation. Generalization of Growth Models System Dynamics Diagram Decision Function Multi Segment Model Representation of Time Delays Inventory and Flow Distribution Systems World Model Object Oriented Approach Rule Based Approaches Casual Loops Flow Diagrams Levels and Rates Simple examples of Animation. Analysis Input Output Verification and Validation of Simulation Models Comparison and Evaluation of Alternative System Design. Reference Books 1. J.Banks, John.S.Carson and B.L.Nelson, "Discrete Event System Simulation", 1996, PHI 2. Geoffrey Gordon, "System Simulation", 2nd Edn. 1989, PHI CA739 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING Prerequisites: CA 715, CA 716 Language Processing Its activities, Fundamentals of Language Processing Development Tools System Software and Machine Architecture Hypothetical Computer CISC and RISC Machines. Basic Assembler functions Machine-dependent and Machine-independent Assembler features Assembler Design options Implementation Examples. Basic Macro Processor functions Machine-independent Macro Processor features Design options and Examples. Basic Loader Functions Machine-dependent and Machine-independent Loader features Design options Linkage Editors, Dynamic Linking and Bootstrap Loaders. Implementation Examples. MS-DOS linker, SUN-OS linkers and Cray MPP linker - Comparison of Compilers and Interpreters Software Tools Tools for Programming Development Editors Debug monitors Programming Environments User Interfaces - Device Drivers Windows NT internals UNIX Shell Programming and Batch Processing in MS-DOS

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Reference Books 1. Leland L. Beck, "System Software An Introduction to Systems Programming", 3rd Edition, 1999, Addison Wesley. 2. D.M.Dhamdhore, "Systems Programming and Operating Systems", 2nd Edition, 1997, TMH. CA740 IMAGE PROCESSING Prerequisites: CA 710, CA 707 Digital image fundamentals - Introduction Image Representation Steps in Image Processing Elements of Image Processing Sampling and Quantization Relationships between pixels Imaging Geometry. Image transforms - Fourier, Discrete Fourier, Fast Fourier, Walsh, Hadamard, Discrete Cosine and Haar Transforms - Image enhancement and restoration. Domain methods Point processing Filtering Color Image Processing Degradation Model Circulant and Block Circulant matrices Restoration Inverse Filtering- Image compression and coding. Redundancy Compression models Coding Theorems Different types of Coding Lossy and Lossless compression - Compression Standards - Image segmentation. Detection of Discontinuities Boundary Detection Edge linking Thresholding Segmentation Image representation Morphology Interpretation. Reference Books 1. R. Gonzalez and R. E. Wood, Digital Image Processing, Prentice Hall of India, 1992. 2. K.Pratt, Digital Image Processing, McGraw Hill, 1981. CA741 CRYPTOGRAPHY Origins of Cryptography Issues Codes and Ciphers review of complexity results Factoring and primality testing GCD and its complexity review of finite fields and cyclic groups. Block Ciphers: Affine Ciphers, Substitution Ciphers, Vigenere, Hill Cipher DES, Feistel Ciphers and the problem of breaking them, Congruences, Complete Residue Systems Modular Arithmetic The field Z/pZ Eulers Theorem and Fermats Little Theorem Eulers function Chinese Remainder Theorem. Stream Ciphers : Information Theoretic considerations Linear Feed back Shift Registers and associated results Geffe generator One way functions and trapdoor Diffe-Hellman Key exchange Bit commitment using symmetric key. Discrete Logarithm, hash functions, RSA and its correctness Modular Exponentiation Miller-Rabin-Selfridge Primality Testing EI Gamal Crypto System Authentication Digital Signatures Merkle-Hellman Knapsack Public Key Cipher.

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MCA (Master of Computer Applications)

Pollard p-heuristic Pollard p I Algorithm, Continued Fraction Factoring Algorithm, Quadratic Sieve Algorithm, Number Field Sieve, Zero Knowledge Proof Idea Recent Developments Reference Books 1. A.J. Menezes .P. Van Oorschot and S. Vanstone, "Handbook of Applied Cryptography", CRC Press 2. H.Mel and D.Baker, "Cryptography Decrypted", 2001, Addison Wesley CA742 SOFTWARE AGENTS Prerequisites: CA 710 Definitions History Intelligent Agents Structure Environment Basic Agents Formulating Search Strategies Intelligent search Game playing as search. Knowledge Based Agents. Representation Logic First order logic Reflex Agent Building a knowledge base General Ontology Inference Logical Recovery - Planning Agents. Situational Calculus Representation of Planning Partial order Planning Practical planners Conditional Planning Replanning Agents - Agents and uncertainty. Acting under uncertainty Probability Bayes Rule and use Belief Networks Utility Theory Decision Network Value of information Decision Theoretic Agent Design Higher level agents. Learning agents General Model Inductive learning Learning Decision Trees Reinforcement Learning knowledge in learning Communicative agents Types of Communicating agents Future of AI. Reference Books 1. Nils.J.Nilsson, Principles of Artificial Intelligence, Narosa Publishing House, 1992. 2. Jeffrey M.Bradshaw, An Introduction to Software Agents, MIT Press, USA 1997. CA743 AI AND EXPERT SYSTEMS Problem formulation, Problem Definition Production systems, Control strategies, Search strategies. Problem characteristics, Production system characteristics Specialized production systems. Problem solving methods Problem graphs, Matching, Indexing and Heuristic functions Measure of performance and analysis of search algorithms - Game playing. Knowledge representation, Knowledge representation using Predicate logic, Introduction to predicate calculus, Resolution, Use of predicate calculus, Knowledge representation using other logic. Structured representation of knowledge - Basic plan generation systems Strips Advanced plan generation systems K strips D Comp. Expert systems Architecture - Roles

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MCA (Master of Computer Applications)

Knowledge Acquisition Meta knowledge, Heuristics - Knowledge representation Production based system, Frame based system. Inference Backward chaining, Forward chaining, Rule value approach, Fuzzy reasoning Certainty factors, Bayesian probability - Strategic explanations Why, Why not and how explanations. Learning Machine learning, adaptive learning - Typical expert systems. Reference Books 1. Elaine Rich, "Artificial Intelligence", 1985, McGraw Hill. 2. Nilsson N.J., "Principles of Artificial Intelligence", 1992, Narosa. CA744 MARKETING MANAGEMENT Needs, wants and demands, product, value, satisfaction, marketing and markets - Evolution of marketing. Buyer behavior: Model, influencing factors, buying decision process, buying roles and buying stages - Segmentation - New Product development - Product Life Cycle Product positioning and pricing. Product: Classification, mix decisions and line decisions, branding decisions and packaging Channel: Nature, function, dynamics, design and management decisions. Promotion: Advertising decisions objectives, budget, message, media and evaluation of advertisements. Personal selling principles. Sales Promotion objectives and types. Marketing control: Annual plan control, Profitability control, Efficiency control and strategies control. Marketing strategies: for leaders, followers, challengers, niche players and global markets. Reference Books 1. Kotler, Philip, Marketing Management: The Millennium edition, PHI pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 10th edition, 1999. 2. Ramaswamy V.S. and Namakumari .S, "Marketing Management: Planning, implementation and control", Macmillan, New Delhi, 2nd edition, 1997. CA745 MICROPROCESSORS AND INTERFACING TECHNIQUES Prerequisites: CA 715 Architecture, Register Organisation, Signal Description, Physical Memory Organisation, I/O Addressing, Special Processor Activities, Minimum and Maximum Mode and Timings Machine Language Instruction Formats, Addressing modes, Instruction Set , Assembler Directives and Operators. Simple Programs, Machine Coding the programs, Programming with Assembler, Example Programs - Stack, STACK Structure, Interrupts and Interrupt Service Routines, Interrupt Cycle, Non-maskable Interrupt, Maskable Interrupt, Interrupt Programming, Macros. Semiconductor Interfacing, Dynamic Ram Interfacing, Interfacing I/O Ports, PIO 8255 Interfacing Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog Converters.

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MCA (Master of Computer Applications)

Programmable Interval Timer 8253, Programmable Interrupt Controller 8259A, Keyboard/Display Controller 8279, Programmable Communication Interface 8251 USART, DMA Controller 8257.DMA Transfers and Operations. Salient Features of 80286, Internal Architecture of 80286, Signal Descriptions of 80286, Real Addressing Mode, Protected Virtual Address Mode, Protection, Special Operations. Salient Features of 80386, Architecture and Signal Descriptions, Register Organisation, Addressing Modes, Real Address Mode, Protected Mode, Segmentation, Paging, Virtual 8086 Mode. Reference Books 1. A.K.Ray & K.M.Bhurchandi, Advanced Microprocessors and Peripherals, Tata McGrawHill Company Ltd, 2000. 2. Douglas V.Hall, Microprocessors and Interfacing, Tata McGraw Hill, 1997 SEMESTER VI CA 746 Project(Industrial) & Viva- Voce Examination

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