FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING

AND PROGRAMMING

UNIT- I

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

PART-A
1. Define Computers.
2. Define Data and Information.
3. What are the basic operations of a Computer?
4. What are the applications of Computer?
5. What are the characteristics of computers?
6. Specify the uses of computers.
7. Expand ENIAC, ABC, EDVAC, EDSAC and UNIVAC.
8. Expand the COBOL, BASIC, FORTRAN and IBM.
9. Specify the electronic components used for different computer generations.
10. What are the types of computers?
11. Explain the different classification of computers.
12. Compare the computers with calculator.
13. What are the languages used in computer generations?
14. What are the components of the computer system?
15. List out the various input and output devices.
16. What are the main functions of an ALU?
17. What are the types of Number System?
18. How can you determine the value of each digit in a number system?
19. What is the positional number system and what is their base?
20. Find out the decimal equivalent for the following binary numbers.
(i) 100111(2) (ii) 0011(2) (iii) 1001(2) (iv) 0111(2) (v) 1001101(2)
21. Find out the Hexadecimal equivalent for the following binary numbers.
(i) 100111(2) (ii) 0011(2) (iii) 1001(2) (iv) 0111(2) (v) 1001101(2
22. Find out the octal equivalent for the following binary numbers.
(i) 100111(2) (ii) 0011(2) (iii) 1001(2) (iv) 0111(2) (v) 1001101(2

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23. Convert the following numbers to their binary equivalent.

(i) 2AC (16) (ii) FAB (16) (iii) 2614(16) (iv) 562(16) (v)29(16)
24. Find the decimal equivalent of the binary number 110.102 (2)
25. Find the decimal equivalent of the Octal number 127.54(8)
26. Find the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal number 2B.C4 (16)

27. Expand the following.

(i) IC

(ii) SSI

(iii) MSI

(iv) LSI

(v) VLSI

28. What are the factors needed to classify computers?

29. What are mainframe computers? Give the name of any one mainframe computer.
30. Distinguish between Analog computer and Digital Computer
31. List out the characteristics of computers

PART-B
1. Draw a suitable block diagram of basic organization of a computer system and
describe them in brief.
2. Briefly explain the different classification of computers.
3. Discuss the various computer generations along with the key characteristics,
Hardware and software technologies of the computers of each generation. Explain
the important applications of computers in different areas.
4. Explain the functions of ALU, Control Unit and

Registers in detail.

5. Define a Computer. Explain the characteristics of Computers, their evolution and

explain their areas of application.
6. Convert the following:
i) (11101.1010)2

)8

ii) (1100110)2

) 16

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iii) (1001.1010)2 =

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) 10

iv)Convert the Decimal equivalent 135.6875 to its binary equivalent.

v) Convert the Hexadecimal equivalent A2B.D4 to its decimal equivalent.
vi) Convert the following numbers into their binary equivalent: FAC 16, 5618.
vii) Convert the following numbers into their decimal equivalent: 101.01 2, 245.148.