LALA LAJPAT RAI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, MOGA

COURSE- BCA SEM- 1st SUBJECT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (BSBC-104)

SESSION: July-Nov 2012
NAME OF TEACHER: Mandeep Handa

QUESTION BANK
VERY SHORT TYPE QUESTIONS
Q1:

What do you mean by computer?

Q2:

What do you mean by data and information?

Q3:

What do you mean by the term Diligence?

Q4:

What do you mean Versatility?

Q5:

What do you mean by ABACUS?

Q6:

Expand the terms ENIAC, EDVAC, EDSAC?

Q7:

What do you mean by Hybrid computers?

Q8:

What do you mean by CPU?

Q9:

What is the function of ALU?

Q10: What do you mean by storage?

Q11

What are the various functional units of a computer?

Q12

What are the main component used in second generation computer?

Q13

The fifth generation computer based on which technology?

Q14

Whos known as father of computer?

Q15

Name any five input devices?

Q16

What are the different types of mouse?

Q17

What is the relationship between Byte, Kilobyte, Gigabyte?

Q18

List five output devices?

Q19

What are the various types of impact printers?

Q20

Define memory?

Q21

What are the various types of ROM?

Q22

Define VDU?

Q23

What is the base of decimal number system?

Q24: What are ASCII numbers?

Q25: What do you mean by Boolean data?

Q26: What is the purpose of Real data?

Q27: What are complements?
Q28

Define the term computer network?

Q29: Name the three types of networks?

Q30: What do you mean by star topology?
Q31: What are the various types Coaxial cables?
Q32: What is the difference between Analog and Digital signals?
Q33: What do you mean by Modem?
Q34: What do you mean by Modulation?
Q35: What do you mean by Fiber optical cables?
Q36

What is Internet?

Q37: Expand the term URL?

Q38: How many parts is their in Internet?
Q39: Name the various search engine of internet?
Q40: What is the function of ARCHIE?
Q41: What do you mean by GOPHER?
Q42: What do you mean by Hyperlink?
Q43: What do you mean by HTML?
Q44: What do you mean by Domains?
Q45: What do you mean by Boot virus?
SHORT TYPE QUESTIONS
Q1

What do you mean by computer? What are the various applications of computer?

Q2

What is difference between Analog and Digital computers?

Q3

What do you mean by computers? Explain the various characteristics of a computer?

Q4

What do you mean by computer? Explain the block diagram of a computer?

Q5

Explain the uses of OMR and OCR?

Q6

Why we need secondary storage in computers?

Q7

Difference between static and dynamic RAM?

Q8

What is the importance of virtual and cache memory?

Q9

Explain minico, mini, mainframe, Super computers?

Q10

Write short notes on

(a)

EPROM

(b)

MICR

(c)

PROM

(d)

EEPROM

Q11

How input devices are different from storage devices? Give example of each?

Q12

Explain the function of mouse in computers?

Q13

What is software and hardware

Q14

What is computer Language? Explain various computer languages?

Q15

What is machine language? Why is it required?

Q16

What are advantages and disadvantages of machine language?

Q17

What is assembly language? What are its advantages over machine languages?

Q18

What is the difference between source program and object program?

Q19

What are the advantages of networks?

Q20: Explain the differences between LAN and WAN?

Q21: Compare the various types of network?
Q22: What is Wide Area Network? Explain its purpose
LONG TYPE QUESTIONS
Q1

What do you means by generations of a computer ? Explain the various generations of a

computer?

Q2

What do you mean by computer? Explain the various types of computer?

Q3

What is memory? Explain the various types of memory used in computers?

Q4

Explain magnetic tape and magnetic disk in details?

Q5

Explain the various optical storage devices in computers?

Q6

Give the next three binary numbers after the following binary numbers:
a) 102

Q7.

d) 10102

e) 11112

b) 10012

c) 11012

d) 1001 00012

Use a sum to convert the following decimal numbers to binary numbers:

a) 1610

Q9.

c) 1102

Convert the following binary numbers to numbers in base 10:

a) 10112

Q8.

b) 1002

b) 3210

c) 4010

d) 5510

Convert the following decimal numbers to binary using division:

a) 47310

b) 51910

Q10

What is network topology? Explain the various types of network topologies?

Q11:

What are computer networks? Discuss various types computer networks.

Q12

What do you mean by computer virus? What are the various types of computer Viruses?

Q13

What do you mean by operating system? What are the various functions of an operating system?

Q14

What do you mean by operating system? What are various components of an operating system?

Q15

What do you mean by operating systems? Explain various types of operating systems