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Of Computer & Emerging Sciences Faisalabad -Chiniot Campus

CS 101 - Introduction to Computing

Fall 2017
Sections: C & D
Assignment 1
Topics Covered: Submission Deadline:
 Input/output Devices Tuesday- September 05, 2017 by
 Hardware Components 11:55pm Sharp
 Software’s

You have to describe following terms

Q. 1What is the difference between cache memory and RAM?(5 lines only)
Q: 2 There are three types of printers what are they? Give examples of each type.
Q 3. What is the difference between a CPU and a GPU?
Q 4. What is the difference between Intel Pentium processors and Intel Core
processors?
Q 5. What is meant by Cache RAM? State purpose and two common types of
Cache RAM and their Positions with respect to CPU. (5 lines only)
Q 6. Explain the principle as to how USB FLASH Drives Store Data. (5 lines only)
Q 7. Define DVD and Blu-Ray Disk and state difference between the two. (5 lines
only)
Q 8. What is HDMI Port? Explain its advantages over VGA port. (5 lines only)
Q 9. Difference between normal 9 Pin Serial Port and a USB Port? (5 lines only)
Q 10. What are different types of ROM and RAM? Name the types. No details are
required.
Q 11. What is the difference between system software and Application software?
Q 12. Write down five examples of each Application software and System
software?
Q 13. Write down names of famous software companies in Pakistan.
Q 14. Write down names of some of largest software vendors all over the world?

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Q 15. What are different versions of DOS? Name them no details are required
Q 16. Name all of the flavors of Linux state difference between them?
Q 17. Write down names of five packaged application software?
Q 18. Compare UNIX, Linux and windows in form of table, the table should
contain five differences.
Q 19. Difference between Solid-state drive and hard-drive?
Q 20. Explain Analog Computers, Digital Computers and Hybrid Computer?
Q 21. Write the names of any 10 system utilities that are provided in Windows 10
and describe any three.
Q 22. Write the names of 10 fields of real life where Computer Science is used,
also write name of at least one software that is used in that field.
Q 23. Why are mainframe systems usually limited in the number of tasks they
perform?
Q 24. How are computer technologies used by the military?
Q 25. How are computer technologies being used to train surgeons?
Q 26. List five tasks a user may be responsible for, when working with a personal
computer.
Q 27. List three things you can do with the files you create by recording your
voice on your computer.
Q 28. What two capabilities does speech-recognition software give you?
Q 29. There are two bask types of monitors used with PCs. List them
Q 30. Describe how virtual memory works.
Q 31. What is the difference between an LI and an L2 cache?
Q 32. Describe the role of a computer's system dock.
Q 33. Why is a CPU often idle?
Q 34. Name the five processors currently available from Intel Corporation.

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Q 35. How does a solid-state disk store data?

Q 36. What is the function of windows in a GUI?
Q 37. Why is task-switching a necessary feature of a multitasking operating
system?
Q 38. What constitutes a batch job?
Q 39. What is the relationship between multiprogramming and timesharing?
Q 40. Distinguish between fixed (static) partitions and dynamic partitions.
Q 41. How is address binding done in a partition system?
Q 42. What is virtual memory and how does it apply to demand paging?
Q 43. What are the conceptual stages through which a process moves while being
managed by the operating system?
Q 44. Describe how a process might move through the various process states.
Create specific reasons why this process moves from one state to another.
Q 45. What is a process control block?
Q 46. How is each conceptual stage represented in the OS?
Q 47. Why shouldn’t we use worst-fit partition selection in a fixed-partition
memory-management scheme?
Q 48. What is a context switch?
Q 49. Distinguish between preemptive scheduling and non-preemptive scheduling.
Q 50. Name and describe three CPU scheduling algorithms
Submission Guidelines:
 Submit your own original work.
 You must name the book along with author or website from where you read
and get information.
 The assignment should be 5 pages MAX. Try being concise and clear.
 You are encouraged to take help from Internet and books.
 Try NOT to copy paste data from the first link on Google search or from
Wikipedia.

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 You are encouraged to gather data from multiple sources and compile it
nicely.
 Text sixe should be 12 and text style “Times New Roman” and text format
should be “justify”.
 This is an individual assignment. PLAGARISM IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!
 Complete the assignment nicely and submit soft copy. Rename the document
to "your RollNo_Assignment_1".
 Do not zip your assignment it should be uploaded as individual file in
the format mentioned above.
 Upload your assignment to the slate in the folder referring Assignment-
1, Assignments uploaded elsewhere would lead you to get zero marks
 Assignment must be written neatly, it will not be marked if it’s not
neat and tidy.
 Title page of assignment must have
 Logo of FAST
 Student’s Name
 Student’s Roll Number
 Section
 Assignment Number

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