Note : Question number 1 is compulsory and carries
40 marks. Attempt any three questions from the rest.
1. (a) What are the features available in fifth
generation computers ? 5 (b) What is a subroutine ? How is it different from a function ? 6
(c) Draw a flow chart to input two numbers
and print their arithmetic mean. 6
(d) Describe the different kinds of computer
monitors. (e) What is a DNS ? How can an address like www.xyz.ac.in be interpreted and accessed using web ? 6 BCS-011 1 P.T.O. (f) Convert the following decimal numbers to hexadecimal numbers as well as binary numbers 6 (i) (3203) 10 (ii) (4312)10
(g) A company has an office at Delhi and
another at Mumbai. It has a good link that delivers 2 Mbps between them. It is required to transfer 8.5 GB of data urgently from Delhi to a computer at Mumbai. A courier can reach the airport and board a flight in 2 hours. The flight time to Mumbai is another 2 hours and he can reach the Mumbai office from the airport in another 2 hours. Which method would be faster — use the link or send a courier ? 6
2. (a) What is open-source software ? What is
open-source software licensing ? Describe the open-source development model. 8
(b) List with reasons any six precautions you
would take while browsing a website. 6
(c) Describe the constituents and functions of
the Central Processing Unit of a computer. 6 BCS-011 2 3. (a) What is a search engine ? Describe how different actions allow you to conduct a search on any given topic. (b) What are the limitations of a computer ? (c) Describe three key distinguishing features of Object Oriented Languages.
(a) Explain, with the help of a diagram, the
7-layer OSI networking model. Indicate the function of each layer with an example. (b) Describe the functions and features of the following : 12 (i) Linker (ii) Debugger (iii) Device Driver
5. Explain any five of the following with the help of
diagrams and examples as appropriate : 5x4=20 (a) Uniform Resource Locator (b) ROM (c) Memory Management in an Operating System (d) Client-Server Architecture (e) Analogue and Digital Signals (f) Disk Checkers