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This document contains an assignment with questions about computer hardware, software, operating systems, and other related topics. Students are asked to answer 10 of 17 questions. The questions cover topics such as the relationship between hardware and software, software classification and examples, operating system functions and examples, the purpose of language processors, differences between types of operating systems and software, word processing purposes, examples of various types of software, differences between RAM and ROM, cache memory, storage devices, and number base conversions.

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Assignment-Computational Thinking

This document contains an assignment with questions about computer hardware, software, operating systems, and other related topics. Students are asked to answer 10 of 17 questions. The questions cover topics such as the relationship between hardware and software, software classification and examples, operating system functions and examples, the purpose of language processors, differences between types of operating systems and software, word processing purposes, examples of various types of software, differences between RAM and ROM, cache memory, storage devices, and number base conversions.

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Computer Science (083) Assignment: Computer Overview

CLASS BBA-IT Div-B: (2019-22)

Answer Any Ten of the following


S.No. Questions
1 ‘Hardware is of no use without software and software cannot be used without
Hardware.’ Explain.
2 How can the software be classified? Name at least one software in each of the
Categories.
3 What is an operating system? Write names of any two popular operating
System.
4 Explain the major functions of an operating system.
5 What is the purpose of a language processor?
6 Differentiate between:
(i) An interpreter and a compiler.
(ii) Time Sharing and Real Time Operating System
7 What is word processing? Discuss the purpose of word processing software.
8 What is the difference between an Open source Software and a Freeware. Give
two examples of each.
9 How are Freeware and Free Software different?
10 Draw block diagram of a computer system showing its basic units. Also give
functions of each unit briefly.
11 Differentiate between Interpreter, compiler and assembler.
12 Give one example each for the following:
(a) Antivirus software (d) Proprietary Software
(b) Compression software (e) Application Software
(c) Open source OS (f) Mobile OS
13 Give two examples of utility software.
14 Differentiate between RAM and ROM
15 Write short note on :
(a) Cache Memory
(b) Blue ray disc
(c) Pen drive
(d) Blue Tooth technology
16 Give full forms of :
(a) BOSS (d) ISCII (g) RISC
(b) PROM (e) UNICODE (h) EPIC
(c) ASCII (f) CISC
17 Convert the numbers as indicated:
(a) (452) base 10 = ( ? ) base 2
(b) (72) base 10 = ( ? ) base 8
(c) (5AC2) base 16 = ( ? ) base 2
(d) (0.65) base 10 = ( ? ) base 2

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