Test No 1 (21/05/2018)

1. How is a compiler different from an interpreter ? (2)

2. Name any one super computer developed by India ?
3. What is an operating system? What are its functions ?
4. State the basic units of the computer and give function of each of the unit?
5. Give 2 examples of Operating System
6. What is the function of memory? What are its measuring units?
7. What are the various programming languages used in the evolution of computers
8. What is the function of CPU in a Computer system? What are its subunits?
9. What are the types of Computers?
10. What are the generations of computers ?
11. Why is binary language termed as machine language ?

Test No 2

1. What is a computer
2. Can you name the situations where personal computers cannot serve the purpose?
3. Why is analytical engine oftern called the pioneer computer?
4. What is a firmware?
5. Write shortly about stored program concept?
6. Write in short about Pascal’s Adding Machine?
7. What is the difference between system software and application software?
8. Which is the efficient method of using language processor?

Test No 3

1. In general how does the accuracy of an analog computer compared with the accuracy of a
digital computer?
2. What is the correlation among digital,analog,special-purpose and general purpose
computers?
3. Distinguish between Input Unit and Output Unit?
4. Distinguish between CPU and ALU?
5. Distinguish between internal and external memory?

Test No 4

1. What is an operating System? What are its functions?

2. What purpose does the OS serve to the computer and the user ?
3. Distinguish between open source software and Proprietary Software?
4. Write examples of one Proprietary and one Open Source software?
5. Explain briefly the concept of time-sharing?
6. Write powers of 2 from 0 to 15?
7. Write powers of 8 from 0 to 15?
8. Write powers of 16 from 0 to 15?
 Test No 5
1. What is meant by the term Throughput
2. What do you mean by the terms Multiprogramming and multitasking
3. What is a process? What is a program?
4. List two reasons why the scheduling of processes and threads on a multi processor system, is
more complicated than scheduling them on a uniprocessor system?
5. Give examples of some word processors ?
6. What is a DBMS ?
7. Give some examples of activities done in a DBMS ?
8. List some popular DBMS ?
9. Define Graphics Software and multimedia Software ?
10. What is a freeware?
11. What do you meant by COU scheduling ?
12. Define Multiprogramming ?
13. What negative value does 1001 1011 represent ?
(Use 2’s Complement)
14. What are the two main approached to implementing virtual stiorage ?
15. Give examples for preemptive scheduling techniques and non-preemptive scheduling?