Anna University Chennai 2005 B.E COMMUNICATION AND TECHNICAL WRITING - Question Paper

Code: C-02 / T-02 Subject: COMMUNICATION AND tech. WRITING
Time: three Hours Max. Marks: 100
NOTE: There are 11 ques. in all.
ques. one is compulsory and carries 16 marks. ans to Q. 1. must be written in the space given for it in the ans book supplied and nowhere else.
ans any 3 ques. every from Part I and Part II. every of these ques. carries 14 marks.
Any needed data not explicitly given, may be suitably presumed and said
Q.1 In this ques. (parts a to h), a few of the phrases have an fault and a few have none. every sentence has 3 divisions - (A), (B) and (C). obtain out which part of the sentence has an fault and indicate that in the space given for it in the ans Book against the improper ques. number (i.e. a, b, c etc.). If there is no fault in the sentence, then write (D) against that sentence number in the ans Book. (8x2)

a. The main reason of / India's poverty is / due to its over population.
(A) (B) (C)
No fault.
(D)
b. The company not only manufactures / electronic goods / but also software.
(A) (B) (C)
No fault.
(D)
c. The Management warned the employees / that if they persist in their
(A) (B)
obstructionist attitude, / they would be suspended. No fault.
(C) (D)
d. I donot believe / that either he or you / is telling the truth about the incident.
(A) (B) (C)
No fault.
(D)
e. His brilliant success in the exam / as well as his record in sports /
(A) (B)
is deserving of high praise. No fault.
(C) (D)
f. The Finance Minister has not and / will not introduce the bill /
(A) (B)
in this session of the Parliament. No fault.
(C) (D) g. Before the Police reached / the place of accident / the scooter driver died.

(A) (B) (C)
No fault.
(D)

h. After waiting in the queue / for ten minutes, / the bus arrived completely full.
(A) (B) (C)
No fault.
(D)
PART I
ans any 3 ques.. every ques. carries 14 marks.
Q.2 Write an essay of about 400 words on any 1 of the subsequent :
(i) 'Changing info Technology - Challenges and Prospects.'
(ii) 'The Privatisation of Public Sector Undertakings.' (14)

Q.3 Read the subsequent passage carefully and ans the ques. that follow in your own words.

PASSAGE:

Technology is various from science as it is the property of the country which develop it. While in science every discovery is published, in technology it is not; you see it only when the invention is completed and the products made through it are available in the market. Technology is goal-oriented. While in science you cannot determine a definite goal-what to discover and how to discover-in technology you can, and also achieve it. Consequently, much of technology is task-oriented and has a time schedule. The goal is defined, the necessary resources are allocated, and a time schedule is set. It is, therefore, easy to evaluate the outcomes of technology in terms of inputs and outputs. The interaction of science with technology is both ways, viz., science feeding technology and vice versa. Technology requires for its growth all the info which science has to provide. On the other hand, it provides science with the necessary instruments needed for carrying out research. Technological innovations affect society and help to change the environment. The railway, automobile, aeroplane, telephone, and means of communication break the isolation of communities and usher in new vistas, while innovations like the cinema, radio, and television provide a new dimension to culture and bring about deep cultural modifications.

Questions: (Answers not to exceed three - four lines each)
(i) How does technology differ from science?
(ii) Why does the writer consider technology as goal-oriented?
(iii) How do science and technology interact with every other?
(iv) What is the impact of technological innovations on society and its environment? (4 x three ½)

Earning:   Approval pending.