1. SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY - DDE
B.Sc. (IT)
Semester I
BIT101 Fundamentals of IT - 4 Credits
(Book Id – B2071)
Model Question Paper
Duration: 3 hours Total marks: 70
Section A
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
[Please answer ALL the following questions, each question carries TWO marks] (2*10=20 marks)
1. Who is the father of Computer?
A. Allen Turing B. Charles Babbage C. Simur Cray D. Augusta Adaming
2. LAN stands for...............
A. Limited Area Network B. Logical Area Network
C. Local Area Network D. Large Area Network
3. MICR stands for
A. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
B. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
C. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
D. None
4. Which of the memory is volatile memory
A. ROM B. RAM C. PROM D. EEPROM
5. Rewards The 2’s complement of the number 1101101 is
A. 0101110 B. 0111110 C. 0110010 D. 0010011
6. A ____________ is approximately a million bytes.
A. gigabyte
B. kilobyte
C. megabyte
D. terabyte
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2. 7. Which of the following is an example of an input device?
A. scanner
B. speaker
C. CD
D. printer
8. The binary language consists of two digits: ____________ and ____________.
A. 0 and 1
B. 2 and 3
C. 0 and 2
D. 1 and 1
9. ____________ bits equal one byte.
A. Eight
B. Two
C. One thousand
D. One million
10. ASCII Stand for
A. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
B. American Stable Code for International Interchange
C. American Standard Case for International Interchange
D. American Standard Code for Interchange Information
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3. Section B
SHORT ANWER QUESTIONS (5 Marks each)
(Please answer any FOUR questions) (4*5=20 Marks)
1. What is a computer?
2. Explain distributed computer system.
3. Explain SR and JK flip flops.
4. Compare CISC with RISC CPUs.
5. What is cache memory?
6. What is OSI reference model?
Section C
ESSAY-TYPE QUESTIONS (10 Marks each)
(Please answer any THREE questions) (10*3=30 Marks)
7. Briefly explain various network types
8. Explain Blu-ray disk with the help of a block diagram.
9. Define system software and explain any three system software.
10. What is virtual memory? Briefly explain the role of virtual memory in the operating
system.
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4. Answer Keys (Section A)
Subject Code: BIT101 Book ID: B2071
Q. No. Ans. Key
1 B
2 C
3 A
4 B
5 D
6 C
7 A
8 A
9 A
10 A
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