MCA1010-MQP

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

1/18

`

Model Question Paper

Subject Code: MCA1010 Book ID: B1645

Subject Name: Fundamentals of Computer and ITCredits: 4 Marks: 140

Section A(Compulsory)

Descriptive Questions (10 Marks each)

Answer any four Questions 4 x 10 = 40 Marks

1. A. Explain the Central Processing Unit (CPU) of a computer:

a) Arithmetic-Logic Unit (ALU)

b) Control Unit

c) Memory Unit? [5marks]

B. What is the technology used in second and third generation computers? [5marks]

2. A. What do you understand by 2's complement notation? How do you represent numbers through

this notation? [5marks]

B. Differentiate between combinational circuits and sequential circuits. [5marks]

3. A. Name and explain the different issues with respect to overclocking success/failure. [4marks]

B. Describe physical devices used to construct memories. [6marks]

4. A. Explain the features supported by PCI Bus. [5marks]

B. Explain the basic block diagram of communication system. [5marks]

5. Write a Short note on

A. System Software [5 Marks]

B. Application Software [5 Marks]

6. Write short note on three methods for data transfer [10 Marks]

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

2/18

`

Section BMultiple Choice Questions

One Mark Questions 50 x 1 = 50 Marks

1. ___________________ is a term describing computer output that includes sound, text, graphics,

movies, and animation.

A. Ink Jet Printer

B. Laser printer

C. Multimedia

D. Memory Unit

2. The processors communicate with one another through communication lines called

_____________.

A. Network

B. File

C. Protection system

D. Command interpreter

3. What does 'on' and 'off' represent from the hardware's perspective?

A. Intel

B. Microsoft

C. Hewlett-Packard

D. Dell

4. __________________ is the one which carries data between the different components of the

computer.

A. Data Bus

B. Address Bus

C. Control Bus

D. Serial Bus

5. The __________ can be interpreted as a primitive memory cell, zero-order hold, or delay line.

A. JK flip-flop

B. SR flip-flops

C. J-K Master Slave Flip Flop

D. D flip-flop

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

3/18

`

6. ___________is the technique of running more than one processor in a system.

A. Multiprocessing

B. Register Renaming

C. Dynamic Execution

D. Write buffers

7. _______ is used improve the performance of hard drives by reducing the number of physical

access to the disk.

A. Platter

B. Track

C. Frame

D. Cache

8. Comprehending human languages falls under a different field of computer science called

____________________.

A. Natural language processing

B. Assembly language processing

C. Machine language processing

D. Programming language processing

9. The _______________ is a memory device for reading and writing information wherein multi-

layer ferromagnetic thin films is used by sensing current variations according to a magnetisation

direction of the respective thin films.A. EEPROM

B. RAM

C. MRAM

D. ROM

10. __________________ is a general term for organised collections of computer data and

instructions,

A. Computer Software

B. System SoftwareC. Application Software

D. Programming Software

11. ______________________ is an operating system which manages a number of computers and

hardware devices.

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

4/18

`

A. Real-time operating system

B. Distributed operating system

C. Command interpreter

D. Protection system

12. This registry is responsible for the administration and registration of Internet Protocol (IP)

numbers for North America, South America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa.

A. Loopback

B. Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)

C. American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

D. Reseaux IP Europeans (RIPE)

13. Which type of switch is prone to corrosion on the foil conductor and the circuit board traces

below?

A. Foam element

B. Rubber dome

C. Pure Mechanical

D. Capacitive switch

14. ___________is a technique to construct faster CPUs using which you can execute more than one

operation at a time.

A. Speculative Execution

B. Dynamic Execution

C. Branch Prediction

D. Pipelining

15. The __________________ is the reversing process performed by transmitter.

A. Decoding

B. Signal transmission

C. Coding

D. Data communication

16. The goal of the _________________ phase is to translate the design of the system into code in agiven programming language.

A. Design quality

B. Object Oriented Design

C. Software Testing

D. Coding

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

5/18

`

17. ____________________ allow artists to create graphical images with motions and actions similar

to using more traditional drawing tools.

A. Graphics tablets

B. Central Processing Unit

C. Microphone

D. Arithmetic logic unit

18. The Internet is the publicly available worldwide system of interconnected computer networks that

transmit data by packet switching over the ___________________.

A. Internet Protocol (IP)

B. Networking

C. Transmission Control Protocol

D. Network access points (NAPs)

19. Computers consist of many chips placed on electronic boards called ___________________.

A. Integrated circuit

B. Printed circuit boards

C. Transistor

D. Magnetic drum

20. A ______________ is used to combine reloadable object files into executable code files.

A. Linker

B. Compiler

C. Assembler

D. Loader

21. From the following, which counter is formed by enclosed shift registers?

A. Ring counter

B. Decade counter

C. Johnson counter

D. Synchronous counter

22. _____________ acts as the network dialog controller. It establishes, maintains and synchronises

the interaction among communicating systems.

A. Session layer

B. Transport layer

C. Application layer

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

6/18

`

D. Presentation layer

23. Which bit notation represents the number '6' using 1's complement?

A. 0011

B. 0110

C. 0010

D. 1100

24. Each of RAMs locations stores _________ byte of information.

A. One byte

B. Two byte

C. Three byte

D. Four byte

25. ____________________software can provide very limited and esoteric functions or provide

significant function and control capability.

A. Embedded

B. Web-based

C. Engineering and scientific

D. Real time

26. _____________ is a computer application used for the production of any sort of printable

material.

A. SpreadsheetB. Word processor

C. Microsoft PowerPoint

D. Microsoft Access

27. ______________ is architecture to connect the processor, memory and L2 cache.

A. Peripheral component Interconnect

B. Dual Independent Bus

C. Accelerated Graphics Port

D. Front sided Bus

28. Keyboard generally contains________ keys.

A. 104

B. 106

C. 107

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

7/18

`

D. 105

29. Hard disc consists of one or more rough and solid substrate called as ________.

A. Tracks

B. Platters

C. Buffer

D. Spindle motor

30. Computer generates signals during the operation process therefore the speed of computer is

usually measure in _____________________ or GHz.

A. KHz

B. Hz

C. MHz

D. KByte

31. Who invented the first electronic flip-flop in 1918?

A. P. L. Lindley and F. W. Jordan

B. P. W. Lindley

C. William Eccles and F. W. Jordan

D. P. L. Lindley and William Eccles

32. Programming computers to see, hear and react to other sensory stimuli is called

______________.

A. Expert SystemsB. Games playing

C. Robotics

D. Neural Networks

33. Bit representation for which numbers differs using 1's complement and 2's complement?

A. 0

B. 2

C. -1

D. 1

34. ___________is the amount of amplification available to drive the speakers.

A. Sampling rate

B. Watts

C. Total Harmonic Distortion

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

8/18

`

D. Signal to Noise Ratio

35. TCP/IP protocol suite includes application protocols such as ____________________ which is

used for high-speed disk-to-disk file transfers.

A. Class C addresses

B. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

C. Class A addresses

D. Class B addresses

36. ___________is a collection of different techniques for predicting the nested or multiple branches.

A. Pipelining

B. Super Pipelining

C. Speculative Execution

D. Dynamic Execution

37. _____________________ is commonly used to refer to a category of entitles that share a

common characteristic.

A. dBASE

B. Paradigm

C. Coding

D. Imperium

38. ____________________ are the networks that connect computers and resources together in a

building or buildings close together.A. WAN

B. LAN

C. MAN

D. Internet

39. _____________ were also referred as PC Buses.

A. ISA Buses

B. Serial Buses

C. Parallel BusesD. Unidirectional Buses

40. __________________ operating system is one of the most prominent examples of open source

development and free software; its underlying source code is available for anyone to use, modify,

and redistribute freely.

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

9/18

`

A. Windows

B. LINUX

C. UNIX

D. Solaris

41. ________ is also called as chassis which is an important part of the hard drive. This affects the

structural thermal and electrical integrity of the drive.

A. The spindle motor

B. The tracks

C. The platters

D. The frame

42. ___________are used by the industrial applications especially for terminals that do not require

extensive data entry but are used to operate equipment such as cash registers.

A. Rubber dome

B. Capacitive switches

C. Membrane keyboards

D. Foam element

43. A _______________________ device is a device that uses a magnetic head to read and write

data to and from a magnetisable medium.

A. Floppy disk

B. Memory caching

C. Magnetic storage

D. Flash memory

44. In _______________, the operating system manages many kinds of activities ranging

from user programs to system programs like printer spooler, name servers, file server

etc.

A. I/O system management

B. Process management

C. File management

D. Main-memory management

45. ___________are used by the industrial applications especially for terminals that do not require

extensive data entry but are used to operate equipment such as cash registers.

A. Rubber dome

B. Capacitive switches

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

10/18

`

C. Membrane keyboards

D. Foam element

46. Which microprocessor chip gives the processor capability of GUI-based operating system such

as Microsoft windows and uses pipelining process and high clock frequencies to increase

performance?

A. Intel Pentium II

B. Intel Pentium Pro

C. Intel 80386

D. Intel Pentium P5

47. If _______________ is conducted successfully, it will uncover errors in the software.

A. Functional design

B. Object Oriented Design

C. Coding

D. Testing

48. A _____________ provides special functions such as taking notes, organising telephone

numbers and addresses.

A. Cellular phone

B. PDA

C. H/PC Pro Devices

D. Microprocessor

49. ___________________ allow data transfer from one device to another in one way path.

A. Data Bus

B. Control Bus

C. Unidirectional Bus

D. Bidirectional Bus

50. A "________________________" is a machine that can process billions of instructions a second

and is used to calculate extremely complex calculations.

A. SupercomputerB. Mainframe

C. Minicomputer

D. System unit

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

11/18

`

Two mark questions 25 x 2 = 50 Marks

51. 8-bit ISA consists of 62 pins out of which of ________ and ___________ are address and data

lines respectively.

A. 16, 8

B. 8, 20

C. 20, 8

D. 8, 16

52. Consider the following statements:

1. With ___________________ program, you can connect to another computer and use it as if

you were sitting at its keyboard.

2. __________________ eliminates the need of postage stamps and greatly reduces the time

taken to send and receive messages.

A. 1- Packets, 2-Hub

B. 1-Telnet, 2-E-mail

C. 1-SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol), 2-Modems

D. 1-PPP (Point- to-Point Protocol), 2-Switches


1. Any peripheral device that converts the stored binary coded data into convenient external forms

as text and pictures are known as ________________ devices.

2. The most common type of printer for home systems is the color ____________________

printer, which form the image on the page by spraying tiny droplets of ink from the print head..

A. 1-Primary, 2-Laser

B. 1-Input, 2-Ink jet

C. 1-Output, 2-LCD

D. 1-Secondary, 2-Cathode Ray Tube

54. Consider the below mentioned statements with respect to floppy disk drive :

1. External memory is for the short term storage of information.

2. External memory which is sometimes called backing store or secondary memory.

State True or False:

A. 1-False, 2-True

B. 1-True, 2-True

C. 1-True, 2-False

D. 1-False, 2-False

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

12/18

`


1. ___________________ hides the peculiarities of specific hardware devices from the user.

2. A _____________ is a collection of related information defined by its creator.

A. 1- Protection system, 2- Main memory

B. 1- Networking, 2- Process

C. 1- I/O subsystem, 2- File

D. 1- Error finding, 2- Command interpreter

56. Complete the following sentences:

1) When we want to represent a value larger than 255, we have to group bytes together to form

________.

2) Most modern computers including the PCs use the ____________ system.

A. 1- Words, 2- Big-endian

B. 1- Numbers, 2- Little-endian

C. 1- Words, 2- Little-endian

D. 1- Numbers, 2- Big-endian

57. Unwanted signal called ____________ gets added to the message signal in the channel and

causes ________________ to the message signal.

A. Periodic signal, Low frequency

B. Amplified signal, Transmission

C. Electrical signal, Noise

D. Noise, Distortion

58. The first generation computers used _____________ for circuitry and _______________ for

memory and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms.

A. Artificial Intelligence, Transistors

B. Integrated circuits, Vacuum tubes

C. Transistors, Microprocessors

D. Vacuum tubes, Magnetic drums

59. _______ is the standard that defines the drive and its operations whereas ________ is thetrademark which refers to the 40-pin interface and drive controller technology which is designed

to implement the ATA standard.

A. Programmed Input/output, constant linear velocity

B. Programmed Input/output, integrated drive electronics

C. Advanced technology attachment, programmed input/output

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

13/18

`

D. Advanced technology attachment, integrated drive electronics

60. Consider the following statements with respect to software analysis and design:

1. A structured method includes a set of activities, notations, report formats, rules and design

guidelines.

2. Coding is a measure of the independence of components. The looser the coupling, the easier it

is to adapt the design as the effects of change are localised.


A. 1- True, 2- True

B. 1- True, 2- False

C. 1- False, 2- False

D. 1- False, 2- True

61. Consider the below mentioned statements with respect to keyboard:

1. Serial keyboard and parallel keyboard are the two types of keyboards.

2. The serial keyboard sends data as a byte in a serial fashion.


A. 1- True, 2- False

B. 1- True, 2- True



62. a) __________is a technique to construct faster CPUs using which you can execute more than

one operation at a time.

b) ___________is used to give the probable prediction on branching the instruction in the CPU..

A. Speculative execution, Pipelining

B. Pipelining, Speculative execution

C. Dynamic execution , Speculative execution

D. Speculative execution, Dynamic execution

63. Consider the below mentioned statements with respect to set-reset flip-flops.

1. Set-reset flip-flops can be constructed from a pair of cross-coupled NOR (negative OR) logic

gates.

2. Set-reset flip-flop is created by connecting two gated D latches in series and inverting the

enable input to one of them.


A. 1- True, 2- True

B. 1- False, 2- False

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

14/18

`

C. 1- False, 2- True

D. 1- True, 2- False

64. Consider the below mentioned statements with respect to the BUS:

1. The Data BUS is also called as memory BUS.

2. The control BUS is also called as timing and control BUS.



B. 1- True, 2- True


D. 1- False, 2- False

65. CLOCK signal can be adjusted between _________and ______________.

A. 0 Hz to 33 KHz

B. 0 Hz to 30 MHz

C. 0 Hz to 30 KHz

D. 0 Hz to 33 MHz`


1. The Internet is the publicly available worldwide system of interconnected computer networks

that transmit data by packet switching over the Internet Protocol (IP).

2. Several departments working together intraconnect their networks so that the information may

be shared more easily among the departments. This type of arrangement is called a corporatenetwork.


A. 1- True, 2- True





1. Keyboards feature 12 function keys arranged at the top of the keyboard, and larger Backspace

key, a numeric keypad, a cursor movement keypad, toggle lights, Shift keys, Alt keys, Ctrl keys,

Caps Lock key, Num Lock key, Spacebar key, Enter key, Alphabetical keys etc.

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

15/18

`

2. Many Optical Character Readers (OCR) available nowadays are capable of not only scanning

texts and graphics, but also integrated text and graphic files.


A. 1- True, 2- True

B. 1- False, 2- False

C. 1- True, 2- False


68. Volatile random access memory devices may be further divided into _______________ &

____________.

A. Static random access memory & Program random access memory

B. Program random access memory & Dynamic random access memory

C. Static random access memory & Data random access memory

D. Static random access memory & Dynamic random access memory


1. An assembler is used to translate a high level language program into assembly language or

machine code.

2. The purpose of an OS is to provide an environment in which a user can execute programs in a

convenient and efficient manner.


A. 1- True, 2- True

B. 1- False, 2- True

C. 1- True, 2- False

D. 1- False, 2- False

70. Consider the following statements with respect to 2's complement:

1) The algorithm for 2's complement comprises - computing the 1's complement and then add 1 to

the result to get 2's complement.

2) The 2's complement can be built on its own, without considering the 1's complement..



B. 1- True, 2- True




1. A web browser is referred as an application that provides access to a web server.

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

16/18

`

2. A web browser, at a minimum, consists of a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) interpreter

and HTTP client that are used to retrieve HTML web pages.


A. 1- False, 2- False



D. 1- True, 2- True

72. 1. ________________ is the basic material used to make computer chips, transistors, silicon

diodes and other electronic circuits and switching devices because its atomic structure makes the

element an ideal semiconductor.

2. A __________ is a small piece of semi conducting material on which an integrated circuit is

embedded.

A. 1- Tautology, 2- Conjunction

B. 1- Simple statement, 2- Disjunction

C. 1- Silicon, 2- Chip

D. 1- Truth value, 2- Logic equivalence

73. Consider the below mentioned statements with respect to eight to fourteen modulations (EFM).

1. The EFM encoding technique equates each byte (8 bits) with a fourteen bit sequence which is

called a frame.

2. EFM is a complex decoding process that converts sequence of pits and land into meaningful

binary information.


A. 1- False, 2- False



D. 1- True, 2- True

74. 1. _____________________ are used to display the relationships between the components

making up the design and to relate the design to the real-world system is modeling.

2. _________________ languages use control and structuring constructs based on programming

language constructs but also allow explanatory text and (sometimes) additional types of statement

to be used.

A. 1-Graphical notations, 2-Software Testing

B. 1-Program description languages, 2-Program description

C. 1-Informal text, 2. Object-oriented design

D. 1-Design strategies, 2-Coding

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

17/18

`

75. a) The____________ allows you to enter a text into word processing software so that you can

complete your assignment, or type in a search query on a web browser while the mouse allows

you to navigate around the screen and select options by clicking the button.

b) ________allows you to navigate around the screen and select options by clicking the button..

A. Mouse, Keyboard

B. Printer, Mouse

C. Keyboard, Printer

D. Keyboard, Mouse

8/10/2019 MCA1010-MQP

18/18

`

Answer Keys (Section B)

Subject Code: MCA1010 Book ID: B1645

Q.No.

Ans. KeyUnit no./Page no.

Q.No.

Ans. KeyUnit no./Page no.

Q.No.

Ans.key

Unit no./Page no.

1 C 1/23 26 B 10/231 51 C 7/148

2 A 12/280 27 B 7/162 52 B 14/347

3 C 3/51 28 D 9/204 53 B 1/20,22

4 A 7/146 29 B 8/171 54 A 6/133

5 D 4/83 30 C 1/7 55 C 12/279

6 A 5/102 31 C 4/73 56 A 3/52, 53

7 D 8/176 32 C 2/34 57 D 13/290

8 A 2/35 33 C 3/61 58 D 2/27

9 C 6/128 34 B 9/209 59 D 8/175

10 A 10/223 35 B 14/330 60 B 11/252

11 B 12/276 36 D 5/101 61 A 9/204

12 C 14/331 37 B 11/259 62 B 5/100, 101

13 A 9/105 38 B 13/299 63 D 4/80, 81

14 D 5/100 39 A 7/148 64 C 5/95/96

15 A 13/291 40 D 10/227 65 D 7/163

16 D 11/255 41 D 8/173 66 B 14/32317 A 1/18 42 C 9/206 67 C 1/14

18 A 14/223 43 C 6/127 68 D 6/128

19 B 2/32 44 B 12/278 69 B 12/270

20 A 12/270 45 C 9/206 70 A 3/61

21 A 4/90 46 C 5/105 71 D 13/308

22 A 13/304 47 D 11/257 72 C 2/31

23 B 3/60 48 B 2/43 73 C 8/178

24 A 6/121 49 C 7/147 74 B 11/252.253

25 A 11/265 50 A 1/3 75 D 9/198

Documents

MCA1010-MQP