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. Which one of the
following is not a language processor?
(A) Compiler. (B) Interpreter.
(C) Operating system. (D)
Assembler.
b. Which
language is suitable for solution of business problems?
(A) BASIC
(B)
COBOL
(C) C (D)
PASCAL
c. The
word “OLE” in windowing environment means ____________.
(A) Object Linking and Embedding (B) Object Link Environment
(C) Object Link Engine (D) None of the above.
d. Which file is not a
constituent of a bootable disk?
(A) IO.SYS. (B) MSDOS.SYS.
(C) Command.com. (D) CONFIG.SYS.
e. Which one is an
Application Software?
(A) DOS. (B)
MS-Office.
(C) Unix. (D)
Windows.
f. Stepwise refinement
technique is an example of ____________.
(A) modular Programming (B) top-down design
(C) structured programming (D) None of the above.
g. Shortcut key for selecting the entire document is ___________.
(A) Ctrl + A (B)
Ctrl + C
(C) Ctrl + D (D)
Ctrl + V
h. MS-EXCEL files are associated with
extension ___________.
(A) .doc (B)
.xls
(C) .exe (D)
.sys
i. Where does footer
appear in the document?
(A) At the top of the page. (B) At the bottom of the
page.
(C) Only on the first page. (D) Only on the first section.
j. ____________
translates the program line by line.
(A) Interpreter (B)
Compiler
(C) Assembler (D)
Linker
Answer any FIVE
Questions out of EIGHT Questions.
Each question carries 16 marks.
Q.2 a. Define
and explain the term “Program”. What are various techniques of designing the
program? (8)
b. Draw
a flowchart for generating first n (n ≥ 2) Fibonacci terms. (Fibonacci
terms are 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,……). (8)
Q.3 a. What
are Language Translators? Explain various types of Language Translators. (8)
b. List
various functions that a loader performs. What are various types of loaders? (4)
c. Differentiate
between Top-down and Bottom-up approach of program design. (4)
Q.4 a. Define
Operating System. List various functions that an Operating System performs. (8)
b. Differentiate
between an Application Software and System Software. (8)
Q.5 a. Describe
how DOS works? What are various types of DOS commands? (8)
b. Write
the syntax and purpose of following DOS commands: (8)
(i) COPY
(ii) DIR
(iii) DELTREE
(iv) ATTRIB
Q.6 a. What
do you mean by a Programming Language? Differentiate between Problem oriented
and Procedure oriented Languages. (4)
b. List
various advantages and limitations of High Level Languages. (4)
c. Write
a program in C to reverse a number. (8)
Q.7 a. Differentiate
between Multiprogramming and Multitasking. (8)
b.
Differentiate between I/O bound program and Compute bound program. (4)
c. Differentiate
between Single user and Multiuser Operating System. (4)
Q.8 a. Write
steps to do the following in MS-Word: (8)
(i) Deleting and Moving text.
(ii) Justifying text.
(iii) Search and replace text.
(iv) Put repetitive information in the documents
top and bottom margins.
b. Define
and explain the following in relation with MS-Excel:
(i) Macros (4)
(ii) Cell and Range (4)
Q.9 a. Describe
the concept of File Management. What are various types of file access methods
that are used at Operating System level? (8)
b. Write
short note on: (8)
(i) Pseudocode.
(ii) Windows Operating
System.