Alagappa University 2007 B.A Public Administration COMPUTERS AND DATA PROCESSING - Question Paper

Time : 3 hours Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (5 *10 = 50 marks)
ans any 5 ques..

1. Explain briefly about the basic components of a digital computer.

2. Distinct ranging from Hardware and Software.

3. Write a short note on :
(a) Data processing
(b) Information.

4. Explain details about structure programming.

5. Write a note on :
(a) Problem definition
(b) Program flowchart.

6. Write a note on Master file.

7. Explain about Time-shared processing.

8. Explain the features of Real Time Processing.

PART B — (20 ? one = 20 marks)
ans ALL ques..

9. (a) Fill in the blanks.
(i) CPU expansion is —————.
(ii) EE-PROM expansion is —————.
(iii) ————— is known as ‘‘Father of Computer’’.
(iv) ————— is a collection of facts.
(v) ————— is collection of wires.
(b) Match the subsequent :
(i) Floppy disk (1) One of 2
possibilities
(ii) File (2) Secondary storage
(iii) Touch screen (3) Collection of related
records
(iv) BASIC (4) Input device
(v) Binary (5) Higher level language.
(c) Say actual or False.
(i) Laser printer is a input unit.
(ii) Semi-conductor memory is volatile.
(iii) Is 4 bits form 1 nibble.
(iv) Vacuum tube is a 2nd generation computers.
(v) Prof. Fredcohen was the 1st person to call it computer virus.
(d) Select the accurate ans.
(i) Lightpen is a
(1) Storage device
(2) Output device
(3) Input device
(4) None of the above.
(ii) ALU stands for
(1) Arithmetic and logic unit
(2) Accepting logic unit
(3) Arithmetic and local unit
(4) None of the above.
(iii) Bus is a
(1) Collection of transistors
(2) Collection of wires
(3) Collection of secondary device
(4) None of the above.
(iv) IC means
(1) Integrated control
(2) Integrated circuit
(3) Intel circuit
(4) None of the above.
(v) ROM expansion is
(1) Read onces memory
(2) Read only memory
(3) Read on memory
(4) None of the above.

PART C — (5 × six = 30 marks)
ans any 5 ques..

10. Explain briefly about file organization techniques.

11. Explain briefly about Batch processing.

12. Explain about Airlines Reservation Interactive System.

13. Describe about payroll system.

14. Explain briefly about Data processing cycle.

15. Explain briefly about Transaction File.

16. Write about query packages.

17. Write short note on Internal Storage.

Earning:   Approval pending.