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Model Question Paper

Book ID: B1645

Subject Code: MCA1010

Subject Name: Fundamentals of Computer and IT
Credits: 4

Marks: 140

Section A(Compulsory)
Descriptive Questions (10 Marks each)

Answer any four Questions

4 x 10 = 40 Marks

1. A. Explain the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of a computer:

a) Arithmetic-Logic Unit (ALU)
b) Control Unit
c) Memory Unit? [5marks]
B. What is the technology used in second and third generation computers? [5marks]
2. A. What do you understand by 2's complement notation? How do you represent numbers through
this notation? [5marks]
B. Differentiate between combinational circuits and sequential circuits. [5marks]
3. A. Name and explain the different issues with respect to overclocking success/failure. [4marks]
B. Describe physical devices used to construct memories. [6marks]
4. A. Explain the features supported by PCI Bus. [5marks]
B. Explain the basic block diagram of communication system. [5marks]

5. Write a Short note on

A. System Software [5 Marks]
B. Application Software [5 Marks]
6. Write short note on three methods for data transfer [10 Marks]

Section B
Multiple Choice Questions
One Mark Questions

50 x 1 = 50 Marks

1. ___________________ is a term describing computer output that includes sound, text, graphics,
movies, and animation.
A. Ink Jet Printer
B. Laser printer
C. Multimedia
D. Memory Unit
2. The processors communicate with one another through communication lines called
_____________.
A. Network
B. File
C. Protection system
D. Command interpreter
3. What does 'on' and 'off' represent from the hardware's perspective?
A. Intel
B. Microsoft
C. Hewlett-Packard
D. Dell
4. __________________ is the one which carries data between the different components of the
computer.
A. Data Bus
B. Address Bus
C. Control Bus
D. Serial Bus

5. The __________ can be interpreted as a primitive memory cell, zero-order hold, or delay line.
A. JK flip-flop
B. SR flip-flops
C. J-K Master Slave Flip Flop
D. D flip-flop

6. ___________is the technique of running more than one processor in a system.

A. Multiprocessing
B. Register Renaming
C. Dynamic Execution
D. Write buffers
7. _______ is used improve the performance of hard drives by reducing the number of physical
access to the disk.
A. Platter
B. Track
C. Frame
D. Cache
8. Comprehending human languages falls under a different field of computer science called
____________________.
A. Natural language processing
B. Assembly language processing
C. Machine language processing
D. Programming language processing
9. The _______________ is a memory device for reading and writing information wherein multilayer ferromagnetic thin films is used by sensing current variations according to a magnetisation
direction of the respective thin films.
A. EEPROM
B. RAM
C. MRAM
D. ROM
10. __________________ is a general term for organised collections of computer data and
instructions,
A. Computer Software
B. System Software
C. Application Software
D. Programming Software
11. ______________________ is an operating system which manages a number of computers and
hardware devices.

A. Real-time operating system

B. Distributed operating system
C. Command interpreter
D. Protection system
12. This registry is responsible for the administration and registration of Internet Protocol (IP)
numbers for North America, South America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa.
A. Loopback
B. Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)
C. American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
D. Reseaux IP Europeans (RIPE)
13. Which type of switch is prone to corrosion on the foil conductor and the circuit board traces
below?
A. Foam element
B. Rubber dome
C. Pure Mechanical
D. Capacitive switch
14. ___________is a technique to construct faster CPUs using which you can execute more than one
operation at a time.
A. Speculative Execution
B. Dynamic Execution
C. Branch Prediction
D. Pipelining
15. The __________________ is the reversing process performed by transmitter.
A. Decoding
B. Signal transmission
C. Coding
D. Data communication
16. The goal of the _________________ phase is to translate the design of the system into code in a
given programming language.
A. Design quality
B. Object Oriented Design
C. Software Testing
D. Coding

17. ____________________ allow artists to create graphical images with motions and actions similar
to using more traditional drawing tools.
A. Graphics tablets
B. Central Processing Unit
C. Microphone
D. Arithmetic logic unit
18. The Internet is the publicly available worldwide system of interconnected computer networks that
transmit data by packet switching over the ___________________.
A. Internet Protocol (IP)
B. Networking
C. Transmission Control Protocol
D. Network access points (NAPs)
19. Computers consist of many chips placed on electronic boards called ___________________.
A. Integrated circuit
B. Printed circuit boards
C. Transistor
D. Magnetic drum
20. A ______________ is used to combine reloadable object files into executable code files.
A. Linker
B. Compiler
C. Assembler
D. Loader
21. From the following, which counter is formed by enclosed shift registers?
A. Ring counter
B. Decade counter
C. Johnson counter
D. Synchronous counter
22. _____________ acts as the network dialog controller. It establishes, maintains and synchronises
the interaction among communicating systems.
A. Session layer
B. Transport layer
C. Application layer

D. Presentation layer
23. Which bit notation represents the number '6' using 1's complement?
A. 0011
B. 0110
C. 0010
D. 1100
24. Each of RAMs locations stores _________ byte of information.
A. One byte
B. Two byte
C. Three byte
D. Four byte
25. ____________________software can provide very limited and esoteric functions or provide
significant function and control capability.
A. Embedded
B. Web-based
C. Engineering and scientific
D. Real time
26. _____________ is a computer application used for the production of any sort of printable
material.
A. Spreadsheet
B. Word processor
C. Microsoft PowerPoint
D. Microsoft Access
27. ______________ is architecture to connect the processor, memory and L2 cache.
A. Peripheral component Interconnect
B. Dual Independent Bus
C. Accelerated Graphics Port
D. Front sided Bus
28. Keyboard generally contains________ keys.
A. 104
B. 106
C. 107

D. 105
29. Hard disc consists of one or more rough and solid substrate called as ________.
A. Tracks
B. Platters
C. Buffer
D. Spindle motor
30. Computer generates signals during the operation process therefore the speed of computer is
usually measure in _____________________ or GHz.
A. KHz
B. Hz
C. MHz
D. KByte
31. Who invented the first electronic flip-flop in 1918?
A. P. L. Lindley and F. W. Jordan
B. P. W. Lindley
C. William Eccles and F. W. Jordan
D. P. L. Lindley and William Eccles
32. Programming computers to see, hear and react to other sensory stimuli is called
______________.
A. Expert Systems
B. Games playing
C. Robotics
D. Neural Networks
33. Bit representation for which numbers differs using 1's complement and 2's complement?
A. 0
B. 2
C. -1
D. 1
34. ___________is the amount of amplification available to drive the speakers.
A. Sampling rate
B. Watts
C. Total Harmonic Distortion

D. Signal to Noise Ratio

35. TCP/IP protocol suite includes application protocols such as ____________________ which is
used for high-speed disk-to-disk file transfers.
A. Class C addresses
B. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
C. Class A addresses
D. Class B addresses
36. ___________is a collection of different techniques for predicting the nested or multiple branches.
A. Pipelining
B. Super Pipelining
C. Speculative Execution
D. Dynamic Execution
37. _____________________ is commonly used to refer to a category of entitles that share a
common characteristic.
A. dBASE
B. Paradigm
C. Coding
D. Imperium
38. ____________________ are the networks that connect computers and resources together in a
building or buildings close together.
A. WAN
B. LAN
C. MAN
D. Internet
39. _____________ were also referred as PC Buses.
A. ISA Buses
B. Serial Buses
C. Parallel Buses
D. Unidirectional Buses

40. __________________ operating system is one of the most prominent examples of open source
development and free software; its underlying source code is available for anyone to use, modify,
and redistribute freely.

A. Windows
B. LINUX
C. UNIX
D. Solaris
41. ________ is also called as chassis which is an important part of the hard drive. This affects the
structural thermal and electrical integrity of the drive.
A. The spindle motor
B. The tracks
C. The platters
D. The frame
42. ___________are used by the industrial applications especially for terminals that do not require
extensive data entry but are used to operate equipment such as cash registers.
A. Rubber dome
B. Capacitive switches
C. Membrane keyboards
D. Foam element
43. A _______________________ device is a device that uses a magnetic head to read and write
data to and from a magnetisable medium.
A. Floppy disk
B. Memory caching
C. Magnetic storage
D. Flash memory
44. In _______________, the operating system manages many kinds of activities ranging

from user programs to system programs like printer spooler, name servers, file server
etc.
A. I/O system management
B.

Process management

C. File management
D. Main-memory management
45. ___________are used by the industrial applications especially for terminals that do not require
extensive data entry but are used to operate equipment such as cash registers.
A. Rubber dome
B. Capacitive switches

C. Membrane keyboards
D. Foam element
46. Which microprocessor chip gives the processor capability of GUI-based operating system such
as Microsoft windows and uses pipelining process and high clock frequencies to increase
performance?
A. Intel Pentium II
B. Intel Pentium Pro
C. Intel 80386
D. Intel Pentium P5
47. If _______________ is conducted successfully, it will uncover errors in the software.
A. Functional design
B. Object Oriented Design
C. Coding
D. Testing
48. A _____________ provides special functions such as taking notes, organising telephone
numbers and addresses.
A. Cellular phone
B. PDA
C. H/PC Pro Devices
D. Microprocessor
49. ___________________ allow data transfer from one device to another in one way path.
A. Data Bus
B. Control Bus
C. Unidirectional Bus
D. Bidirectional Bus
50. A "________________________" is a machine that can process billions of instructions a second
and is used to calculate extremely complex calculations.
A. Supercomputer
B. Mainframe
C. Minicomputer
D. System unit

Two mark questions

25 x 2 = 50 Marks

51. 8-bit ISA consists of 62 pins out of which of ________ and ___________ are address and data
lines respectively.
A. 16, 8
B. 8, 20
C. 20, 8
D. 8, 16
52. Consider the following statements:
1. With ___________________ program, you can connect to another computer and use it as if
you were sitting at its keyboard.
2. __________________ eliminates the need of postage stamps and greatly reduces the time
taken to send and receive messages.
A. 1- Packets, 2-Hub
B. 1-Telnet, 2-E-mail
C. 1-SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol), 2-Modems
D. 1-PPP (Point- to-Point Protocol), 2-Switches
53. Consider the following statements:
1. Any peripheral device that converts the stored binary coded data into convenient external forms
as text and pictures are known as ________________ devices.
2. The most common type of printer for home systems is the color ____________________
printer, which form the image on the page by spraying tiny droplets of ink from the print head..
A. 1-Primary, 2-Laser
B. 1-Input, 2-Ink jet
C. 1-Output, 2-LCD
D. 1-Secondary, 2-Cathode Ray Tube
54. Consider the below mentioned statements with respect to floppy disk drive :
1. External memory is for the short term storage of information.
2. External memory which is sometimes called backing store or secondary memory.
State True or False:
A. 1-False, 2-True
B. 1-True, 2-True
C. 1-True, 2-False
D. 1-False, 2-False

55. Consider the following statements:

1. ___________________ hides the peculiarities of specific hardware devices from the user.
2. A _____________ is a collection of related information defined by its creator.
A. 1- Protection system, 2- Main memory
B. 1- Networking, 2- Process
C. 1- I/O subsystem, 2- File
D. 1- Error finding, 2- Command interpreter
56. Complete the following sentences:
1) When we want to represent a value larger than 255, we have to group bytes together to form
________.
2) Most modern computers including the PCs use the ____________ system.
A. 1- Words, 2- Big-endian
B. 1- Numbers, 2- Little-endian
C. 1- Words, 2- Little-endian
D. 1- Numbers, 2- Big-endian
57. Unwanted signal called ____________ gets added to the message signal in the channel and
causes ________________ to the message signal.
A. Periodic signal, Low frequency
B. Amplified signal, Transmission
C. Electrical signal, Noise
D. Noise, Distortion
58. The first generation computers used _____________ for circuitry and _______________ for
memory and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms.
A. Artificial Intelligence, Transistors
B. Integrated circuits, Vacuum tubes
C. Transistors, Microprocessors
D. Vacuum tubes, Magnetic drums
59. _______ is the standard that defines the drive and its operations whereas ________ is the
trademark which refers to the 40-pin interface and drive controller technology which is designed
to implement the ATA standard.
A. Programmed Input/output, constant linear velocity
B. Programmed Input/output, integrated drive electronics
C. Advanced technology attachment, programmed input/output

D. Advanced technology attachment, integrated drive electronics

60. Consider the following statements with respect to software analysis and design:
1. A structured method includes a set of activities, notations, report formats, rules and design
guidelines.
2. Coding is a measure of the independence of components. The looser the coupling, the easier it
is to adapt the design as the effects of change are localised.
State True or False:
A.

1- True, 2- True

B. 1- True, 2- False
C. 1- False, 2- False
D. 1- False, 2- True
61. Consider the below mentioned statements with respect to keyboard:
1. Serial keyboard and parallel keyboard are the two types of keyboards.
2. The serial keyboard sends data as a byte in a serial fashion.
State True or False:
A. 1- True, 2- False
B. 1- True, 2- True
C. 1- False, 2- False
D. 1- False, 2- True
62. a) __________is a technique to construct faster CPUs using which you can execute more than
one operation at a time.
b) ___________is used to give the probable prediction on branching the instruction in the CPU..
A. Speculative execution, Pipelining
B. Pipelining, Speculative execution
C. Dynamic execution , Speculative execution
D. Speculative execution, Dynamic execution
63. Consider the below mentioned statements with respect to set-reset flip-flops.
1. Set-reset flip-flops can be constructed from a pair of cross-coupled NOR (negative OR) logic
gates.
2. Set-reset flip-flop is created by connecting two gated D latches in series and inverting the
enable input to one of them.
State True or False:
A. 1- True, 2- True
B. 1- False, 2- False

C. 1- False, 2- True
D. 1- True, 2- False
64. Consider the below mentioned statements with respect to the BUS:
1. The Data BUS is also called as memory BUS.
2. The control BUS is also called as timing and control BUS.
State True or False:
A. 1- True, 2- False
B. 1- True, 2- True
C. 1- False, 2- True
D. 1- False, 2- False

65. CLOCK signal can be adjusted between _________and ______________.

A. 0 Hz to 33 KHz
B. 0 Hz to 30 MHz
C. 0 Hz to 30 KHz
D. 0 Hz to 33 MHz
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66. Consider the following statements:

1. The Internet is the publicly available worldwide system of interconnected computer networks
that transmit data by packet switching over the Internet Protocol (IP).
2. Several departments working together intraconnect their networks so that the information may
be shared more easily among the departments. This type of arrangement is called a corporate
network.
State True or False:
A. 1- True, 2- True
B. 1- True, 2- False
C. 1- False, 2- False
D.

1- False, 2- True

67. Consider the following statements:

1. Keyboards feature 12 function keys arranged at the top of the keyboard, and larger Backspace
key, a numeric keypad, a cursor movement keypad, toggle lights, Shift keys, Alt keys, Ctrl keys,
Caps Lock key, Num Lock key, Spacebar key, Enter key, Alphabetical keys etc.

2. Many Optical Character Readers (OCR) available nowadays are capable of not only scanning
texts and graphics, but also integrated text and graphic files.
State True or False:
A. 1- True, 2- True
B. 1- False, 2- False
C.

1- True, 2- False

D.

1- False, 2- True

68. Volatile random access memory devices may be further divided into _______________ &
____________.
A. Static random access memory & Program random access memory
B. Program random access memory & Dynamic random access memory
C. Static random access memory & Data random access memory
D. Static random access memory & Dynamic random access memory
69. Consider the following statements:
1. An assembler is used to translate a high level language program into assembly language or
machine code.
2. The purpose of an OS is to provide an environment in which a user can execute programs in a
convenient and efficient manner.
State True or False:
A. 1- True, 2- True
B.

1- False, 2- True

C. 1- True, 2- False
D. 1- False, 2- False
70. Consider the following statements with respect to 2's complement:
1) The algorithm for 2's complement comprises - computing the 1's complement and then add 1 to
the result to get 2's complement.
2) The 2's complement can be built on its own, without considering the 1's complement..
State True or False:
A. 1- True, 2- False
B. 1- True, 2- True
C. 1- False, 2- False
D. 1- False, 2- True
71. Consider the following statements:
1. A web browser is referred as an application that provides access to a web server.

2. A web browser, at a minimum, consists of a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) interpreter

and HTTP client that are used to retrieve HTML web pages.
State True or False:
A. 1- False, 2- False
B. 1- True, 2- False
C. 1- False, 2- True
D. 1- True, 2- True
72. 1. ________________ is the basic material used to make computer chips, transistors, silicon
diodes and other electronic circuits and switching devices because its atomic structure makes the
element an ideal semiconductor.
2. A __________ is a small piece of semi conducting material on which an integrated circuit is
embedded.
A. 1- Tautology, 2- Conjunction
B. 1- Simple statement, 2- Disjunction
C. 1- Silicon, 2- Chip
D. 1- Truth value, 2- Logic equivalence
73. Consider the below mentioned statements with respect to eight to fourteen modulations (EFM).
1. The EFM encoding technique equates each byte (8 bits) with a fourteen bit sequence which is
called a frame.
2. EFM is a complex decoding process that converts sequence of pits and land into meaningful
binary information.
State True or False:
A. 1- False, 2- False
B. 1- True, 2- False
C. 1- False, 2- True
D. 1- True, 2- True
74. 1. _____________________ are used to display the relationships between the components
making up the design and to relate the design to the real-world system is modeling.
2. _________________ languages use control and structuring constructs based on programming
language constructs but also allow explanatory text and (sometimes) additional types of statement
to be used.
A. 1-Graphical notations, 2-Software Testing
B. 1-Program description languages, 2-Program description
C. 1-Informal text, 2. Object-oriented design
D. 1-Design strategies, 2-Coding

75. a) The____________ allows you to enter a text into word processing software so that you can
complete your assignment, or type in a search query on a web browser while the mouse allows
you to navigate around the screen and select options by clicking the button.
b) ________allows you to navigate around the screen and select options by clicking the button..
A. Mouse, Keyboard
B. Printer, Mouse
C. Keyboard, Printer
D. Keyboard, Mouse

Answer Keys (Section B)

Subject Code: MCA1010

Book ID: B1645

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1/23

26

10/231

51

7/148

12/280

27

7/162

52

14/347

3/51

28

9/204

53

1/20,22

7/146

29

8/171

54

6/133

4/83

30

1/7

55

12/279

5/102

31

4/73

56

3/52, 53

8/176

32

2/34

57

13/290

2/35

33

3/61

58

2/27

6/128

34

9/209

59

8/175

10

10/223

35

14/330

60

11/252

11

12/276

36

5/101

61

9/204

12

14/331

37

11/259

62

5/100, 101

13

9/105

38

13/299

63

4/80, 81

14

5/100

39

7/148

64

5/95/96

15

13/291

40

10/227

65

7/163

16

11/255

41

8/173

66

14/323

17

1/18

42

9/206

67

1/14

18

14/223

43

6/127

68

6/128

19

2/32

44

12/278

69

12/270

20

12/270

45

9/206

70

3/61

21

4/90

46

5/105

71

13/308

22

13/304

47

11/257

72

2/31

23

3/60

48

2/43

73

8/178

24

6/121

49

7/147

74

11/252.253

25

11/265

50

1/3

75

9/198