Assign#1
Assign#1
Subject: Applications of Information & Communication Technologies Total Marks: 10 Semester: 1st Time allowed: 2 WEEKS.
A stopwatch uses six digits to store hours, minutes and seconds. The stopwatch stopped at:
An 8-bit register is used to store each pair of digits. Write the 8-bit binary numbers that
The stopwatch started again and then stopped. When the watch is stopped, the 8-bit
Write the decimal values that will now be shown on the stopwatch.
Q#5: Define the term convergence and provide examples of at least five devices that are converging.
Q#6: Describe at least two social, political, and economic effects of the digital revolution.
Q#7: Describe the difference between system software, an operating system, application software, and
a computer program.
Q#8: Define the term microcontroller and provide three examples of devices in which microcontrollers
are found.
Q#10: Lists three examples of digital devices and three examples of analog devices
Q#11: Describe how compilers and interpreters work with high-level programming languages, source code,
Q#12: Explain how hackers use dictionary and brute force attacks.
Chapter#2:
Q#14: Lists and describes the factors that affect microprocessor performance. Name three
Q#15: Lists four types of memory and briefly describes how each one works.
Q#16: Describe the advantages and disadvantages of magnetic storage, optical storage, and solid state
storage using criteria such as versatility, durability, capacity, access time, and transfer rate.
Q#17: Summarize what you know about how a graphics card can affect a display device’s resolution.
Q#18: Summarize the technologies and applications for ink jet, laser, and dot matrix printers.
Q#19: Describe what are the components of a typical personal computer system?