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Total No. of Questions : 13] [Total No. of Pages : 02

J-3263[S-1119] [2037]
ADHNT (Semester - 1st)
FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATING SYSTEMS
(ADHNT - 101)
Time : 03 Hours Maximum Marks : 75
Instruction to Candidates:
1) Section - A is compulsory.
2) Attempt any Nine questions from Section - B.

Section - A
(15 x 2 = 30)
Q1)
a) Convert the following numbers to octal number and vice versa :-
(i) 10101010 (ii) 0101000
b) Why 2’s complement is used in computers for representation of negative
numbers?
c) Realize an Ex-or gates using NAND gates only.
d) Draw the block diagram of a Computer.
e) Differentiate between ROM and RAM.
f) What are the advantages of Magnetic disks?
g) List various input devices.
h) What is the relationship between hardware and software?
i) What are the limitations of machine languages?
j) List various output devices.
k) What are the main purposes of an operating system?
l) What are the main advantages of the multiprogramming?
m) What is the purpose of Command Interpreter?
n) What is the difference between compiler and interpreter?
o) What do you understand by Spooling?
P.T.O.
 Section - B
(9 x 5 = 45)

Q2) What are the services provided by an Operating system?

Q3) Define the following:- Real time system, Batch system and Interactive system.

Q4) Explain the various Directory structures used in operating system for storing
files. Give merits and demerits of all directory structure.

Q5) If a space allocation system could use two different sizes of allocation, e.g.,
4k bytes and 512 bytes, how could this be used to minimize fragmentation?

Q6) For each of the file listed below, calculate the percentage wasted in file space
due to incomplete filling of the last cluster. Assume a cluster size of 612 and
on the average half of the cluster will be unused.
File sizes :- 1300 bytes, 20000 bytes, 127000 bytes.

Q7) Explain the working principle of a printer.

Q8) List various secondary storage devices and discuss the working principle of
any one.

Q9) Explain the working principle of OMR and how it helps in evaluating Multiple
choice questions.

Q10) Convert the number to base given :-

Decimal Hexadecimal Octal Binary
1465 ? ? ?

Q11) What do you understand by cache memory? How it helps in faster execution
of instructions?

Q12) Explain various characteristics of a Computer.

Q13) What is ROM, PROM, EPROM, UVEPROM.

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