University Question Bank

NOVEMBER 2014
Answer any TEN questions each in 50 words.
1. What is workstation?
2. List out the major components of computers.
3. Expand PDA.
4. What are complements?
5. Define byte.
6. Represent the machine language series.
7. What is the first row button of word menu?
8. Write any one characteristic of spread sheet.
9. What is cell?
10. Define internet.
11. FTP stands for?
12. SDLC consist of what?
SECTION B — (5 × 5 = 25 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions each in 200 words.
13. What are the characteristics of computers?
14. What are the different types of portal computers?
15. What is database management system?
16. Write the types of high level language.
17. How to insert date and time in MS-word?
18. What is special about internet?
19. How to test the program?
SECTION C — (4 × 10 = 40 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions each in 500 words.
20. List out the all number system. Explain.
21. Write down advantage and disadvantage of
assembly language.
22. Explain the components of MS-Word.
23. What is chart? Explain its component.
24. What is web browsers? List out the common
browsers.
25. Explain the summary of widely used accounting
information system.
NOVEMBER 2015
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks
PART A — (10 1 = 10 marks)
Answer any TEN questions each in 50 words.
1. What computers can’t do?
2. Write any two uses of PC.
3. DDP stands for?
4. Define gray code.
5. What is application software?
6. Define compiler.
7. Write the feature of MS-word.
8. Write some spread sheet applications.
9. WAN stands for?
10. How many types of modems?
11. Write any two remainder services.
12. What do you mean by coding?

PART B — (5 × 5 = 25 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions each in 200 words.
13. What are micro computers?
14. What are the things computers can do?
15. Write a notes on operating system.
16. Define natural language. Explain its types.
17. How to save the MS-word documents?
18. Write some free e-mail accounts.
19. Write a notes on pseudo code.
PART C — (4 10 = 40 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions each in 500 words.
20. Write short notes on the followings.
(a) ASCII CODE and
(b) EBCDIC CODE.
21. Write the difference between 3GLs and 4GLs.
22. Explain the characteristics of a spread sheet.
23. Explain string functions in MS-Excel.
24. What is domain name? Explain its major
categories.
25. What is SDLC? List out the SDLC steps.

APRIL 2015
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks
PART A — (10 × 1 = 10 marks)
Answer any TEN questions each in 50 words.
1. What is mainframe?
2. What are computers?
3. Where super computer are used?
4. What is the radix of binary number system?
5. Define system software.
6. What is spread sheet.
7. Write the purpose of using MS-Word.
8. What do you mean by ‘Data’?
9. Expand LAN?
10. What is Gopher?
11. Define Mailing List.
12. What is structure program design?
PART B — (5 5 = 25 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions each in 200 words.
13. What are the different types of computers?
14. Write a notes on Bits, Byte and words.
15. What are the different types of S/W?
16. Write a notes on five generation of Language.
17. How to create a word document?
18. Write some smileys name.
19. What is flow chart? Explain its symbols.

PART C — (4 10 = 40 marks)

Answer any FOUR questions each in 500 words.
20. Explain signed and unsigned number
representation.
21. Explain Image processors.
22. What are the options available in file menu?
23. Explain insert menu options in Ms-word.
24. What are internet protocols? Explain.
25. Describe Financial information system.
APRIL 2016
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks
PART A — (10 1 = 10 marks)
Answer any TEN questions.
1. Write the name of number system.
2. Draw AND gate.
3. Convert 1410 Binary.
4. What is software?
5. Give an example for array.
6. Write the short cut key for copy command in word.
7. Write any excel built in function.
8. What is internet?
9. Give an example for E-mail ID.
10. Expand - ISP?
11. Give an example for accounting package.
12. What is application software?
PART B — (5 5 = 25 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
13. Explain about personal computer, main frame,
super computer.
14. Convert :
(a) 11012 = ––––––––––8
(b) 6810 = ––––––––––2
(c) ABC16 = ––––––––––2
15. Write the program for palindrome checking.
16. Write short note on table creation using Excel.
17. How you create reports in MS-ACCESS?
18. List out hardware and software requirement of
internet.
19. How to create on e-mail account?
PART C — (4 10 = 40 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
20. Discuss accounting packages.
21. Draw and discuss about logic gates.
22. Discuss about DBMS and RDBMS.
23. Write the steps for creating tables and graphs in
excel.
24. Prepare a power point presentation for making
credit card.
25. Discuss multimedia and its applications.