RAJARSHI JANAK UNIVERSITY

OFFICE OF THE CENTRAL EXAMINATION

End Semester Examination – 2023

Bachelor of Computer Application

Course Title: Foundation course in computing English I Full Marks: 60
Course Code: HENG 102 Pass Marks: 24
Year/Semester: First/ I Time: 3 hours

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[Group A]
Attempt all the questions. [10 x 1 = 10]
Choose the correct answer of the following questions.
1. A big computer system used for large-scale operations
i. Mainframe ii.Mini iii.Micro iv.None

2. An input device especially helpful when playing computer game.

i. Mouse ii. Scanner iii. Joystick iv. Touchpad

3. An.............. pen is one example of an input device.

i. electron ii. electronic iii. electronics iv. Electronically

4. A DOS command that allows a text file from the current directory to be displayed on the
screen.
i. BACKUP ii. CHDIR iii. CHKDSK iv. TYPE

5. .................. script is acharacter or symbol written below and to the right of a number or
letter.
i. Super ii. Sub iii. Mono iv. Multi

6. A program written in high level laguage must be interpreted into............... code before
the computer will read and process it.
i. machine ii. mnemonic iii. high level iv. All

7. It is an agreement governing the procedures used to exchange information between co-

operating computers.
i. Parse ii. Protocol iii. User interface iv. Bulletin board

8. FORTRAN was developed in ................

i. 1954 ii. 1959 iii. 1960 iv. 1964

9. Which of the following is/are network topology?

i. Star ii.Bus iii. Ring iv. All

10. The user's permitted view of data.

i. Internal schema ii. External schema iii.conceptual schema iv. Field
 RAJARSHI JANAK UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE CENTRAL EXAMINATION
End Semester Examination – 2023

Bachelor of Computer Application

Course Title: Foundation course in computing English I Full Marks: 60
Course Code: HENG 102 Pass Marks: 24
Year/Semester: First/I Time: 3 hours
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the
margin indicate full marks.

[Group B] [1 x 10 =10]
11. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Computers are machines that can help us in many ways. But, they cannot think or do things on their own.
Humans have to feed them with information and tell them what to do with it. They cannot come up with any
new information. But, they can save much time and work. For example: all the information and the office
files can be stored in a computer's "memory". If a clerk were to trace any information from a particular file,
the computer would only take seconds to find it. It would take a clerk days or even weeks to go through
every file if no computers were used.
The first computers were huge and costly. They filled up almost the whole floor of large offices. Later,
because of the usefulness and demand for computers in business, scientists soon found ways to produce
cheaper and smaller computers. They invented chips which make it possible to store more information in less
space.
Today, computers are not only cheaper, but also more compact. They can just be placed on top of an
ordinary writing table.They can even be carried from place to place easily. Computers are not only used in
offices by companies, but they are also used at home, by families who can afford them.
Robots, on the other hand, are not mechanical people. They are only moving parts controlled by a computer.
A robot can do the same work for twenty-four hours, and yet, it does not complain or get tired. In the United
States robots are computers that tell them where to guard and what to do. These robots are programmed to
listen for certain noises and signals for help in case of trouble or danger.
In Japan and in some places in America, robots are used in factories to assemble cars. As computers become
more common in business and factories, people fear that tone day computers and computer controlled robots
will put human workers out of work.
Questions:
a. Why do human have to feed the computers with information and tell them what to do?
b. Why did the first computers fill up almost the whole floor?
c. Do you think 'artificial intelligence can make computer independent? why?
d. What if there were no computer in the world? Write in brief.
e. Think of a suitable title for the passage and justify in brief.

[Group C]
Short answer questions (Attempt any Four): [4x5=20]
12. Used the following words to compare or contrast things or people they are separate from each other.
a. not as … as b. Unlike c. Unequally
d. not all e. Not as much … as
 13. What is operating system? What are general functions of operating System?
14. What is computer network? Also describe star and ring topology?
15. What do you think of young people using a PC only to play games and surfing the internet?
16. What is computer virus? How does a virus work?

[Group D]
Long answer questions (Attempt any Two): [2x10=20]
17. Write benefits and negative aspects of replacing human beings with computers. Discuss some of
tasks/jobs suited to robot only, and how the impact of robotics revolution felt in modern society.
Or
How multimedia computer technology will soon be widely used in business and in the home?
Although multimedia computer systems are improving very fast, they do not yet reflect the
multimedia world we already live in. Do you agree with this statement? Give your views.
18. Write a letter of application for a job advertised in Janakpur Today. Follow the criteria of letter
writing process. And also prepare resume as a supporting document for the application.
19. Your department needs a new piece of equipment to perform work. Write a memo requesting for
this equipment with a justification for its need. Follow the criteria of Memo-writing.

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