PAVENDAR BHARATHIDASAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Cycle test I COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY Department: Biotechnology Time: 90 minutes Date:

02.08.2011(AN) Answer all questions Part A (10x2=20 marks) 1. Define computational biology? 2. Write about shell programming. 3. Define Bioperl. 4. What is XML? 5. What is hyper- text. 6. What is Markup language? 7. Write short notes on FASTA? 8. Write short notes on BLASTA? 9. Write short notes on Environment? 10. Why to write shell scripts? Part B (2x15=30 marks) 11. Write in detail about BIOPERL language. Or 12. Explain fully about How to use FASTA method. 13. Write in detail about How to find sequencing using Blasta method? Or 14. Describe completely about data searching. Year and semester: IV/VII Maximum: 50 marks