Cochin University of Science and Techology (CUST) 2000 B.Tech Civil Engineering Computer Fundamentals - Question Paper
Code No. BTS 045
B.TECH. DEGREE (F.T) I AND II SEMESTER (COMBINED) EXAMINATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING/ ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING/CIVIL ENGINEERING/ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING/SAFETY AND FIRE ENGINEERING/ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING/BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND (P.T) IN ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, JUNE 2000
IT/CS/EC/CE/ME/SE/EI/BE 109 COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100
MODULE - I
I a) Explain about the various generation of computers. (10)
b) Explain the functions of
(i) ALU, and
(ii) Control unit of a computer system. (10)
OR
II a) What are the qualities of a word processing package ? Explain briefly. (10)
b) Discuss the usefulness of flow charts and algorithms in program
development. (10)
MODULE - II
III a) Discuss the rules of using constants and variables in BASIC language (10)
b) Write a program in BASIC to obtain average of 'n' numbers. (10)
OR
IV Write a program to multiply* two 4x3 matrices. (20)
MODULE - III
V a) Discuss about 'GET and PUT' statements in BASIC. (8)
b) Write a program in BASIC to draw a nut' and move it across the screen. (12)
OR
VI a) Explain how you will perform animation ? What is the importance of
animation in our day-to-day application ? (10)
b) Discuss the importance of functions and subroutines in program
development. (10)
MODULE - IV
VII a) Discuss about the various types of file organisation in BASIC. (10)
b) Write a program in BASIC to create a sequential file. (10)
OR
VIII a) Write a program in BASIC to print the name of students and his/her total
marks provided the name and marks of 7 subjects of 120 students are available in a sequential file named MARK. DAT (20)
MODULE - V
IX a) Define the term 'DBMS' and discuss its importance in data processing. (8)
b) Illustrate the following facilities in FOXPRO.
(i) SORT (ii) INDEX (12)
OR
X Design a structure for a database file in FOXPRO to store the following information of a student Name
Date of Birth Address
Date of Admission Class in which Admitted
Expected year of completion. 7 (20)
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