This document contains instructions for a computer fundamentals exam with 13 multiple choice and short answer questions across two sections. Section A contains 15 multiple choice questions covering topics like instruction sets, number systems, ALUs, I/O devices, keyboards, the differences between assembly and machine language, software packages, HTTP, clients and servers, and functions in Word and Excel. Section B contains 9 short answer questions asking students to explain computer components, define computers and discuss their characteristics, compare number systems, describe I/O devices, compare storage devices, differentiate high and low-level languages, explain spreadsheets, compare notebooks and PCs, discuss the internet, describe workbooks, explain page breaks, and functions of thesaurus and

1. Roll No. ...........................
Total No. of Questions : 13] [Total No. of Pages : 02
Paper ID [A0401]
(Please fill this Paper ID in OMR Sheet)
M.Sc. (IT/PGDCA - 101) (S05) (N) (Sem. - 1st)
COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS
Time : 03 Hours Maximum Marks : 75
Instruction to Candidates:
1) Section - A is Compulsory.
2) Attempt any Nine questions from Section - B.
Section - A
Q1) (15 × 2 = 30)
a) What do you mean by Instruction Set?
b) What is a Octal number?
c) What is the role of ALU?
d) What are direct access devices?
e) What is working principle of a keyboard?
f) Differentiate between assembly language and machine language.
g) What do you mean by a software package?
h) What is HTTP?
i) Differentiate between a client and a server PCs.
j) What is the keyboard command for saving a document in Word 2000?
k) What is the use of page header and footer?
l) Can a formula be copied in excel worksheet? How?
m) What do you mean by a template?
n) Can you create your own character style in word 2000? How?
o) What is basic principle of operation of optical disk?
D - 465 P.T.O.

2. Section - B
(9 × 5 = 45)
Q2) Explain basic units of a computer with the help of neat and clean diagram.
Q3) Define computer and discuss its main characteristics.
Q4) List and explain different types of number systems.
Q5) What is the purpose of I/O devices? List the commonly used output devices.
Q6) Write down relative merits and demerits of different storage devices.
Q7) Differentiate between high level and low level languages taking suitable
examples.
Q8) What do you mean by spreadsheet package? Explain its main features.
Q9) Differentiate between a notebook computer and a personal computer.
Q10) What do you mean by Internet? Discuss its merits and demerits.
Q11) What do you mean by a workbook? How can you move sheets between
different workbooks?
Q12) How will you break your page using page break facility? How you can set
margins and gutters?
Q13) What is the function of Thesaurus? Explain the function of grammar dialog
box.
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D - 465 2