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ETCS-111 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING
Maharaja Agrasen Institute Of Technology
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING
ETCS-111
TUTORIAL FILE
Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, PSP Area,
Sector – 22, Rohini, Delhi – 110085
ETCS-111 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING
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Fundamentals of Computer
Today’s world is an information-rich world and it has become a necessity for everyone to know
about computers. Purpose of this subject is to introduce you about computer and its
fundamentals.
The Computer Fundamentals covers a foundational understanding of computer hardware,
software, operating systems, peripherals , networking basics, DBMS etc. along with how to get
the most value and impact from computer technology. After completing this you will find yourself
at a moderate level of expertise in knowledge of computer basics from where you can take
yourself to next levels.
Professions and organizations
As the use of computers has spread throughout society, there are an increasing number of
careers involving computers.
Computer-related professions
1. Hardware-related :- Electrical engineering, , Computerengineering, Telecommunications
engineering, Optical engineering, Nano engineering, Electronic engineering.
2. Software-related :- Computer science, Computer engineering, Desktop
publishing, Human–computer interaction, Information technology, Information
systems, Computational science, Software engineering, Video game industry, Web design
Organizations
1. Standards groups :- ANSI, IEC, IEEE, IETF, ISO, W3C
2. Professional societies:- ACM, AIS, IET, IFIP, BCS
3. Free/open source software groups :- Free Software Foundation, Mozilla
Foundation, Apache Software Foundation
Following list demonstrates various applications of computers in today's arena.
Business
Computer is used in business organisations for:
Payroll calculations
Budgeting
Sales analysis
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Banking
Banks provide following facilities:
Banks provide online accounting facility, which includes current balances, deposits,
overdrafts, interest charges, shares, and trustee records.
ATM machines are making it even easier for customers to deal with banks.
Insurance
Insurance companies are maintaining a database of all clients with information showing
procedure to continue with policies
starting date of the policies
next due installment of a policy
maturity date
interests due
survival benefits
bonus
Education
The computer has provided a lot of facilities in the education system.
The computer provides a tool in the education system known as CBE (Computer Based
Education).
CBE involves control, delivery, and evaluation of learning.
The computer education is rapidly increasing the graph of number of computer students.
There are number of methods in which educational institutions can use computer to
educate the students.
It is used to prepare a database about performance of a student and analysis is carried
out on this basis.
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Marketing
In marketing, uses of computer are following:
Advertising - With computers, advertising professionals create art and graphics, write
and revise copy, and print and disseminate ads with the goal of selling more products.
At Home Shopping - Home shopping has been made possible through use of
computerised catalogues that provide access to product information and permit direct
entry of orders to be filled by the customers.
Health Care
Some major fields of health care in which computers are used are:
Diagnostic System - Computers are used to collect data and identify cause of illness.
Lab-diagnostic System - All tests can be done and reports are prepared by computer.
Patient Monitoring System - These are used to check patient's signs for abnormality
such as in Cardiac Arrest, ECG etc.
Pharma Information System - Computer checks Drug-Labels, Expiry dates, harmful
drug’s side effects etc.
Surgery : Nowadays, computers are also used in performing surgery.
Engineering Design
One of major areas is CAD (Computer aided design). That provides creation and modification of
images. Some fields are:
Structural Engineering - Requires stress and strain analysis for design of Ships,
Buildings, Budgets, Airplanes etc.
Industrial Engineering - Computers deal with design, implementation and improvement
of integrated systems of people, materials and equipments.
Architectural Engineering - Computers help in planning towns, designing buildings,
determining a range of buildings on a site using both 2D and 3D drawings
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Military
Computers are largely used in defence. Modern tanks, missiles, weapons etc. Military also
employs computerised control systems. Some military areas where a computer has been used
are:
Missile Control
Military Communication
Military Operation and Planning
Smart Weapons
Communication
Communication means to convey a message, an idea, a picture or speech that is received and
understood clearly and correctly by the person for whom it is meant for. Some main areas in this
category are:
Chatting
Usenet
FTP
Telnet
Video-conferencing
Government
Computers play an important role in government. Some major fields in this category are:
Budgets
Sales tax department
Income tax department
Male/Female ratio
Computerization of voters lists
Computerization of driving licensing system
Computerization of PAN card
Weather forecasting
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Unit-1
Fundamentals of Computing (ETCS-111)
1. Define the following
a. Hardware b. Software c. Memory
2. Explain types of computer.
3. Draw block diagram of computer?
4. What is flash memory?
5. Difference between volatile and non volatile memory?
6. 1. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store
information to it but cannot erase or modify it?
Floppy Disk
Hard Disk
Tape Drive
CDROM
6.2. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
Dot matrix printer
Digital plotter
Line printer
All of the above
6.3. Which is the limitation of high level language?
Lower efficiency
Machine dependence
machine level coding
None of above
6.4. When was vacuum tube invented?
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1900
1906
1910
1880
6.5. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
Laser printer
Ink jet printer
Plotter
Dot matrix printer
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Unit-2
Fundamentals of Computing (ETCS-111)
1. What is an operating system ? Give four functions of operating systems
2. What is spooling and what is the use of it in Batch operating system
3. What is the difference between multiprogramming and multiprocessing
4. What is DOS?
5. What is the difference between UNIX, LINUX AND DOS?
6. Define the CHKDSK DOS Command?
7. Differentiate between DOS and window OS?
8. Difference between internal and external commands of DOS?
9.(a) Which is an internal command?
a. Scandisk
b. XCOPY
c. Deltree
d. None of the above
(b). Any files deleted in Windows goes into
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a. Trash can
b. Recycle bin
c. Deleted Files
d. None of above
(c). Which command is used to delete all the files from root directory of drive A?
a. Del a:\
b. Del *.*
c. Del A
d. Erase *
(d). Which command used to delete all files from current directory?
a. Del
b. Deltree/y *
c. Del *.*
d. All of the above
(e). Which of the following is a disk compression tool?
a. Drive space
b. Scandisk
c. Defragmenter
d. None of the above
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Unit-3
Fundamentals of Computing (ETCS-111)
Q1. What is flowchart?
Q2. Differentiate between impact and non-impact printer?
Q3. what is MICR?
Q4. What is cache memory ? how it is different from primary memory?
Q5. Difference between analog and digital computer?
Q 6.1A computer Program that translates one program instruction at a time into
machine language is called a/an
Interpreter
CPU
Compiler
Simulator
6.2. A kind of serial dot-matrix printer that forms characters with magnetically-
charged ink sprayed dots is called
Laser printer
Ink-jet printer
Drum printer
Chan printer
6.3. An integrated circuit is
A complicated circuit
An integrating device
Much costlier than a single transistor
Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
6.4. Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being
processed by the CPU?
Mass memory
Internal memory
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Non-volatile memory
PROM
6.5. FORTRAN is a programming language. What does FORTRAN stand for?
File Translation
Format Translation
Formula Translation
Floppy Translation
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Unit-4
Fundamentals of Computing (ETCS-111)
1. Explain the concept of mail merge using Libre office .
2. Explain steps for creating power point presentation using Libre/open office
writer.
3. Explain Templates, exel sheet creation steps using Libre/open office
writer
4. Difference between Libre office and MS-word?
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Fundamentals of Computing (ETCS-111)
Q1. Define following
a. compiler b. interpreter c. assembler d. linker e. loader
Q2. Difference between low level language and high level language?
Q3. Difference between C and C++?
Q4. Difference between application software and system software?
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Q1. Write the difference between internal and external DOS commands?
Q2. Explain any five basic DOS commands. Write Syntax also?
Q3. Differentiate between WINDOWS 2000 and WINDOWS NT?
Q4. Explain WINDOWS NT Architecture?
Q5. How Disk partitioning is different form disk formatting?
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Q1. Explain various features of Linux?
Q2. Differentiate between Windows and Linux?
Q3. Explain Linux Architecture?
Q4. List five commands of Linux to compare the two Files?
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Q1. Explain various features of Linux?
Q2. Differentiate between Windows and Linux?
Q3. Explain Linux Architecture?
Q4. List five commands of Linux to compare the two Files? (i)Interactive (ii)Network (iii) Distributed
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Q1. Compare FTP and HTTP?
Q2. What is Client server system and why it is better?
Q3. Define LAN and WAN?
Q4. What are the various types of transmission media?
Q5. What is TCP/IP protocol?
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Fundamentals of Computing (ETCS-111)
Q1. What is semantic gap?
Q2. What is Round Trip Time?
Q3. Define the terms Unicasting, Multiccasting and Broadcasting?
Q4. What is Multiplexing?
Q5. Name the categories of Multiplexing?
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Q1. Define Network?
Q2. What is a Link?
Q3. What is a node?
Q4. What is a gateway or Router?
Q5. What is point-point link?
Q6. What is Multiple Access?
Q7. What are the advantages of Distributed Processing?
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Q1. What are the criteria necessary for an effective and efficient network?
Q2. Name the factors that affect the performance of the network?
Q3. Name the factors that affect the reliability of the network?
Q4. Name the factors that affect the security of the network?
Q5. What is Protocol?
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Q1. What are the key elements of protocols?
Q2. What are the key design issues of a computer Network?
Q3. Define Bandwidth and Latency?
Q4. What is a peer-peer process
Q 5. Write the difference between WINDOWS 2000 and WINDOWS XP?
Q 6.How the Partitioning of Hard Disk is done?
Q 7.Formatting of external disk is important. Why? What is Formatting?