Karnatak University 2008 B.C.A Computer Application COMPUTER CONCEPTS AND C PROGRAMMING - Question Paper

COMPUTER CONCEPTS AND C PROGRAMMING

(Answer any 5 full ques..)

1.
a. discuss Von Neuman concept of a computer system.
b. Write the characteristics of 3rd generation of computers.
c. Draw a flow-chart to obtain the sum of 1st n natural numbers.
(6 + six + four = 16 marks)
2.
a. Differentiate ranging from system software and application software.
b. explain the advantages of C language.
c. Write a program to accept three sides of a triangle and obtain the nature of the triangle.
(4 + six + six = 16 marks)
3.
a. explain the following:
i. Conditional operator.
ii. Relational operator.
iii. Logical operator.
b. discuss the syntax of switch statement with an example.
c. Write a program to reverse a number and check whether it is palindrome.
(6 + six + four = marks)
4.
a. Differentiate ranging from while and do-while loop.
b. Write a program to multiply 2 matrices.
c. discuss the following:
i. puts() ii. putchar()
iii. gets() iv. getchar()
(4 + eight + four = 16 marks)
5.
a. Write a note on nesting of functions.
b. Write a program to create a structure employee with fields emp.no., name, designation and salary.
c. How can a variable be accessed through its pointer.
(6 + eight + two = 16 marks)
6.
a. discuss any 2 secondary storage devices.
b. Write an algorithm to check whether a number is prime or not.
c. discuss the different C tokens.
(6 + six + four = 16 marks)
7.
a. Write a program to obtain gcd and lcm of 2 integers.
b. discuss the syntax of declaring and initializing of 1 dimensional array.
c. elaborate symbolic constants.
(6 + eight + two = 16 marks)
8.
a. Write a program to add 2 numbers using function.
b. explain the fundamental data kinds in C.
(8 + eight = 16 marks)

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