Set-2 - ESE - Dec22 - BCA - I - CSBC1001 - Computer Fundamentals
Set-2 - ESE - Dec22 - BCA - I - CSBC1001 - Computer Fundamentals
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Instructions: This paper contains two pages with 11 questions divided among three sections. Section
A contains five short answer type questions. Section B contains 4 medium duration answer type
questions with an internal choice for Q9. Section C contains 2 long answer type questions with an
internal choice for Q11.
SECTION A
(5Qx4M=20Marks)
S. No. Marks CO
Q1 Briefly explain the 1st and 2nd generations of the computers with
4 CO1
examples?
Q2 Explain selection and loop (any 1) statements with pseudo-
4 CO1
code/flowchart.
Q3 What is an optical disk? Describe various types of optical disk with
4 CO2
examples?
Q4 Describe compiler, assembler and interpreter with examples? 4 CO3
Q5 Describe any four Unix commands out of the following five Unix
4 CO4
commands: mv, cat, ls, wc, rm
SECTION B
(4Qx10M= 40 Marks)
Q6 Explain the memory hierarchy with the help of a diagram? Describe the
10 CO2
difference between SRAM and DRAM?
Q7 What is an operating system? Explain the following terms in details
with suitable examples
a) Communication software 10 CO3
b) Performance monitoring software
c) Application software
Q8 Explain the following terms:
a) Process
b) Grep
c) Cmp 10 CO4
d) diff
e) find
Q9 Design a flowchart/pseudocode for the following:
a) Write a pseudocode to output the sum of first n odd numbers?
b) Write an algorithm to read two numbers then display the largest.
c) Write an algorithm to read 100 numbers then display the largest.
OR
10 CO1
Q9 Design a flowchart/pseudocode for the following
a) Input two numbers from the user num1 and num2. Check if
num1 is divisible by num2 or not? If num1 is divisible by num2
then display “hello” otherwise display “world”.
b) Write an algorithm to read three numbers then display the
largest?
c) Write an algorithm to read 100 numbers then display the largest.
SECTION-C
(2Qx20M=40 Marks)
Q 10 a) Describe Unix and its architecture with the help of diagram?
b) Explain various types of file permissions with examples?
c) Explain input and output re-direction with suitable examples? 8+6+4+2 CO4
d) Explain find command?
OR
CO2
a) What is a Hard disk? Describe the structure of a hard disk with
the help of a diagram.
9+7+4
b) Explain how the data is stored and accessed in the hard disk with
suitable examples?
c) Briefly explain the low and high level formatting in a hard disk?