DipIETE – ET (OLD SCHEME)
Code: DE14 Subject: COMPUTER SOFTWARE
FUNDAMENTALS
Time: 3 Hours
Max. Marks: 100
NOTE: There are 9 Questions in all.
· Question 1 is
compulsory and carries 20 marks. Answer to Q.1 must be written in the space
provided for it in the answer book supplied and nowhere else.
· Out of the
remaining EIGHT Questions answer any FIVE Questions. Each question carries 16
marks.
· Any required data
not explicitly given, may be suitably assumed and stated.
Q.1 Choose the correct or the best alternative
in the following: (2 
10)
a. An algorithm is
described as
(A) a computer language
(B) a step by step procedure for solving a problem.
(C) a branch of mathematics
(D) All of the above.
b. Which of the
following files is automatically executed at the time of booting of
computer?
(A) AUTOEXEC.BAT (B)
DIR
(C) COPY (D)
MD
c. The
programming language which combines features from both high level and
assembly
language for development of a system, is
(A) BASIC (B)
COBOL
(C) FORTRAN (D) C
d. An application
program that helps the user to change any number and
immediately
see the result of that change is
(A) Desktop Publishing Program (B) Database
(C) Spreadsheet (D) Word
e. The Linker
(A) is the same as the loader.
(B) is required to create a load module.
(C) uses source code as input.
(D) is always used before programs are executed.
f. UNIX is written in
(A) C language (B)
(C) Perl language (D)
FORTRAN
g. Cryptography technique is used in
(A) Policy (B)
Job Scheduling
(C) Protection (D) File Management
h. The main purpose of time sharing techniques
used in computers is to make the
best use of the
(A) CPU (B)
Peripherals
(C) Secondary storage (D) Floppy disks
i. Program during ___________
is called process
(A) Execution (B)
Waiting
(C) Holding (D)
Completing
j. A file is sometimes
called a
(A) collection of I/P data. (B) data set
(C) temporary place to store data. (D) program.
Answer any FIVE
Questions out of EIGHT Questions.
Each question carries 16 marks.
Q.2 a. What
are the advantages and disadvantages of Pseudocode? (8)
b. Draw
the basic format of a decision table and discuss the role of each part. (8)
Q.3 a. Write
an algorithm to find the maximum of three numbers. (8)
b. Write
the flowchart symbols for the following operations -
Merge, Extract,
Offline storage, Printed document, Collate,
Communication
links, Magnetic disk, Display. (8)
Q.4 a. Explain
the top-down design method of programming. Give the advantages
of this method. (8)
b. Distinguish
between
(i) Compiler and Interpreter
(ii) High
level language and Machine language (8)
Q.5 a. Name
the four divisions of a COBOL program. What is the purpose of
each division? (8)
.
b. Describe
the use of the following languages. (6)
(i) BASIC
(ii) FORTRAN
(iii) C
c. By
default how are numeric data and text data aligned in a spreadsheet? (2)
Q.6 a. Write
a C program to generate Fibonacci series (8)
b. Describe
the features of the two types of user interfaces commonly
supported in modern operating
systems (8)
Q.7 a. Describe
the two popular types of file structures used by operating system (8)
b.
What is internal and external fragmentation of memory? Explain with
an
example. (8)
Q.8 a. What
are the main reasons for the failure of MS DOS? (8)
b. What
is a word processing package? What are the features supported by word processor? (8)
Q.9 a. What
is a graphics package? What are the features commonly supported by
them? (8)
b. Write
Short notes on:- (8)
(i) Vector graphics
(ii) Range of cells
(iii) Linker .
(iv) System Software