Calicut University 2009 B.C.A Computer Application CA 1B 01- COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND PROGRAMMING IN C - Question Paper

1st SEMESTER B.C.A DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2009
BCA-- Core Course
CA 1B 01 - COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND PROGRAMMING IN C

Time : three Hours Maximum Weightage : 30

I. ans all 12 ques.. every carry 1/4 weightage:

1. 1 nibble = ________.
2. Line by line translation is performed by______.
3. CMOS stands for ________.
4. Cache Memory is placed ranging from CPU and ____.
5. C is a _________ Language.
6. The begining of a new line in C is implimented using the escape character______.
7. The 3rd Generation of computers is marked by the introduction of______.
8. A Union is a ______ data kind.
9. Which is the function in C for comparing strings.
10. State whether actual or False.
A structure of pointers is not possible in C.
11. Which is the function used to learn from a file?
12. What value will z contain after the subsequent sample code statements are exicuted?
int z,x=3,y=-5;
z= ++x-y;

II. ans all nine ques. . every ques. carry one weightage
13. What is Machine Language?
14. describe System software.
15. provide the significance of Cache Memory.
16. What is the principle behind the working of a Floppy Disc.
17. Differentiate ranging from getchar() and gets().
18. describe C tokens.
19. What is a static variable.
20. provide the difference ranging from Library functions and User described functions.
21. current the format of fopen().

III. ans any five ques. from 7. every ques. carry two Weightage.
22. elaborate the basic functions of an Assembler.
23. obtain the Binary Equivalent of the Decimal 56.56.
24. discuss different kinds of ROM.
25. Write on Direct Memory Access.
26. define derived Data kinds in C.
27. Write an algorithm to check whether an input number is odd or even.
28. Compare and contrast Structure and Union.

IV. ans two ques. from 3. every ques. carry four weightage.

29. With example, explain Multiplication,Division and Complement Addition in Binary Arithmetic.
30. discuss in detailo the CPU Addressing Modes with suitable examples.
31. Using a C program, illustrate Call by Value and Call by Reference

Earning:   Approval pending.