Paper Name: Computer Fundamentals & Application

Code: CS 101
Contacts: 3L
Credits: 3
Allotted hours: 36L

Module-1:
I. Basic overview of Computer ( Input Unit, Output Unit, Storage Unit, Arithmetic Logic Unit, Control
Unit, Central Processing Unit, System Concept, Memory Management)
II. Computer Generation
III. Classification of Computers
IV. Definition of Software, Relationship between Hardware and Software, Classification of Software

V. Assembly language, high level language, compiler and assembler (basic concepts)
VI. Data Processing [8L]

Module-2:
Number Systems:
I. Non-positional Number System
II. Positional Number System
III. Decimal Number System, Binary Number System, Octal Number System, Hexadecimal
Number System, BCD Number System
IV. Converting from one number system to another number system
VI. n’s and (n-1)’s complement
VII. Basic Arithmetic operation in binary number system [7L]
Module-3:
I. Boolean algebra
II. Logic Gates (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR GATE) with truth table
III. Logic circuits (combinational circuit)
IV. Converting expression to logic circuit (By using universal NAND gate and NOR gate)
V. Exclusive OR and equivalence function
VI. Exclusive NOR and equivalence function [7L]
Module-4:
I. Planning the computer programming
II. Pseudo code, Examples of Pseudo code
III. Flowcharts, Example of FlowCharts
IV. Algorithm, Example of Algorithm [7L]
Module-5:
I. Basic overview of Operating System
II. Some popular operating Systems (LINUX, MS-DOS, Windows XP)
III. Basic overview of Computer Networking
IV. Network topologies, Basic Network model (PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN, CAN), protocols
[7L]

Reference:

1. Sinha, P.K. & Sinha, Priti, Computer Fundamentals, BPB

2. Fundamentals of computer by v rajaraman
3. M.M.Oka Computer Fundamentals, EPH