Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) 2008-1st Sem M.C.A Computer -- exam paper

M.C.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION–JUNE 2008.

First Year/First Semester

INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE

Time : three hours Maximum marks : 75

ans for five marks ques. should not exceed two pages.

ans for 10/15 marks ques. should not exceed five pages.

PART A — (5 x five = 25 marks)

ans any 5 ques..

1. What are the kinds of translators? [ five Marks ]


2. Describe the functioning of Loader. [ five Marks ]


3. Write short notes on line editors. [ five Marks ]


4. Explain the features of unix file system. [ five Marks ]


5. What is process? Draw process state diagram. [ five Marks ]


6. Write a shell script to obtain whether a provided number is odd or even. [ five Marks ]


7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of CASE Tools? [ five Marks ]



PART B — (5 x 10 = 50 marks)

ans any 5 ques..


8. Discuss the different stages of issue solving. [ 10 Marks ]


9. What are the major commands of the Vi screen editor? discuss the features of Vi editor. [ 10 Marks ]


10. Explain the subsequent :

(a) Spooling

(b) Buffering. [ 10 Marks ]


11. What is mutual exclusion? How does semaphores solve mutual exclusion problem? [ 10 Marks ]


12. Explain any 2 parameter passing techniques in detail. [ 10 Marks ]


13. Explain the subsequent UNIX commands.

(a) sty (b) who

(c) cal (d) man

(e) kill. [ 10 Marks ]


14. What is the purpose of project control? elaborate the 2 project control techniques? [ 10 Marks ]


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