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` Question Code
[Established by Govt. of Kerala]
Fundamentals of Computer, Operating System
& Computer Peripheral Management
A7
(AOC)
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Write the answers for Questions from 1 to 40 in the MCQ answer sheet
Part- I Choose the correct answer (10 x 1 Mark = 10 Marks)

1) A commonly used data format for exchanging information between computers or

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programs is ………………
a) ANSI b) EBCDIC c) ASCII d) BCD
2) Which of the following is a LINUX distribution?
a) DOS b) Mandrake c) OS/2 d) UNIX
3) ……………… is used as a measure of processing speeds of computers.
a) MBPS b) MIPS c) MHz d) CPS
4) A ……………… translates information from one network to another.
a) Gateway b) Bridges c) Repeaters
5) One of the following is not an external command of MSDOS.
a) CHKDSK b) PATH
6) Features of LINUX OS is/are ………………
c) FORMAT
d) Routers

d) FDISK
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a) Multi tasking b) Multi User c) Secure d) All of these
7) Programs stored in ROM are collectively called ………………
a) Hardware b) Firmware c) Software d) None of these
8) The operating system manages …………………….
a) Memory b) Disk and I/O Devices c) Processor d) All of these

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9) Set of protocols developed to provide transmission and addressing for Internet is ………………
a) TCP/IP b) HTTP c) FTP d) SMTP
10) Typical storage capacity of a DVD optical disk varies from ………………
a) 25GB b) 4.7 GB c) 8GB d) 700 MB

Part- II Fill in the blanks (10 x 1 Mark = 10 Marks)

11) TV Broadcasting is an example of ……………… transmission.
12) Central core of fiber optics cable is made of ……………… fiber.
13) ……………… can be effectively used to increase the operating distance between transmitter and
receiver.
14) The resolution of computer screen is expressed in ………………. per inch.
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15) Finding data in the cache memory is known as ………………
16) ……………… is a humanoid robot created by Honda Motor Company.
17) Graphical representation of algorithm is called ………………
18) Logarithm was invented by ………………
19) Nibble is a group of ……………… bits.
20) The most common type of connector used with coaxial cables is ..……………. connector.

Part-III State whether true or false

21) USB has 4 pin connectors.

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22) Floppy disk is a kind of volatile memory.

23) Cache memory is faster than main memory.
24) In a computer, ALU refers to Automatic Linking Unit.
25) An interpreter translates the source code to machine code in one go.
26) A chain printer is an example of a line printer.
27) In fiber optic communication, data is transmitted as short electronic pulses.
28) SATA offers higher data transfer rate than SCSI.
29) The metallic disk inside the hard disk is known as platter.
30) The LCD monitor has no picture tube.

Part -IV With reference to Fig-A, mark the letters of the most appropriate callout in the answer
sheet supplied. (5 x 1 Mark = 5 Marks)
AC AD
AA

Fig A

AE AB

31) PS/2 Mouse connector 33) Game/MIDI Port 35) USB port
32) VGA port 34) Ethernet LAN port

Part-V Convert the following (5 x 2 Marks = 10 Marks)

36) 2458 = ………… decimal.
37) 11002 + 11012= …………… binary.
38) A5D16 = …………… binary.
39) 2’s complement of 1011 is ………….
40) 48910 = …………… hexadecimal.

Part-VI Expand the following (5 x 1 Mark = 5 Marks)

41) ARPA
42) ASCII
43) ISDN
44) FTP
45) AGP
(Xmsg sImSp¯n«pÅ tNmZy§Ä¡v D¯c§Ä aebmf¯nepw FgpXmw)
Part-VII Explain the following (Any Six) (6 x 5 Marks = 30 Marks)
46) Types of computer software.
47) Compare SRAM and DRAM.
48) Satellite communication.
49) Language Processors.
50) Internal commands in DOS with examples.
51) Write an algorithm and draw a flowchart to find the largest of three given numbers.
52) Types of Viruses.
53) Types of Network.
54) a) Hub b) Gateway

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Part-VIII Explain the following (Any Two) (2 x 10 Marks = 20 Marks)

55) Secondary Storage Devices.
56) Network Topology.
57) Communication Protocols.

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