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B.Sc. (I.T.) Examination, November/December 2010 (Directorate of Distance Education) BRIDGE COURSE
Time : 3 Hours Instructions : Max. Marks : 100 I) Part A is compulsory. II) Answer any 15 questions from Part - B PART A I. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. 1) What is an algorithm ? 2) What is a high level programming language ? Mention any four of them. 3) Define Quene Data Structure. 4) Distinguish between constants and variables. 5) What is a control statement ? Give examples. 6) What is a protocol ? 7) What is a token ? II. Write brief answers to the following questions. 1) Distinguish between multiplexing and demultiplexing. 2) Give the symbols with description used in a flowchart. 3) Explain the concept of recursion. 3+3+3
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PART B Answer any 15 questions. 1) Give the structure of a C program. 2) Mention the rules for framing variables. 3) List some of the library functions available in C. Explain one of them. 4) Distinguish between conditional and unconditional control statement. 5) Write a recursive C program to find GCD of numbers. 6) With the help of an example describe SWITCH statement. 7) Explain the concept of assembly language and assembler. 8) With examples explain infix and postfix expressions. 9) Differentiate between while and Do loops. 10) What are time and space complexities of an algorithm ? 11) Explain the data communication model. 12) Explain circuit switching. 13) Explain the terms bandwidth and datarate. 14) Mention the features of RDBMS. 15) Explain the protocol architecture. 16) What is sorting ? Explain any one of the sorting techniques. 17) Explain the concept of digital modulation. 18) What are the operations performed on a stack ? Write an algorithm for any one of them.
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Third Semester B.Sc. (I.T.) Examination, November/December 2010 (Directorate of Distance Education) COMPUTER NETWORKS
Time : 3 Hours Instructions : 1) Part - A answer all the questions. 2) Part - B answer any FIVE full questions. PART A 1. 2. OSI is a protocol model standardized by the _________ The ________ layer is responsible for delivering data framer from one station to next without error. At the receiving end, the data is passed to transport layer from ___________ TCP/IP has ____________ layers. RFC stands for ___________ What is an IP address ? What is a subnet mask ? Why is it necessary ? What are private networks ? What is IP multicasting ? 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Max. Marks : 100

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10. Identify the class of the following IP address : a) 229.15.76.110 b) 191.32.78.27 c) 4.5.6.7 1 1 1

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11. A device whose primary function is routing the IP datagrams over the physical network is called as ____________ 12. Protocol used for reporting the errors occurred during the datagram transfer is _____________ 13. In the sending system, UDP receiver data unit from the ___________ layer. 14. UDP needs the ____________ address to deliver the data to the correct process. 15. UPD has the fixed header size of ______________ bytes. 16. _____________ field in the TCP header is used to detect errors in the TCP segment. 17. TCP offers ___________ duplex data transfer service. 18. In TCP/IP model, the session and presentation layers are integrated with _____ layer. 19. In client-server, the ________ programme is always running. 20. In client-server model, an user wanting a particular service runs the _________ program. 21. Connection-oriented concurrent server uses the services of __________ transport protocol. 22. Information reading the file, such as file type, structure, transmission mode are sent to the server _______ the data transfer takes place. PART B 1. a) What are the functionalities offered by transport, session and presentation layer of the OSI reference model ? b) With neat diagram explain TCP/IP protocol architecture a) Explain internet protocol with internet (IP) addressing. b) What are multihomed device ? Explain in brief. 7 8 8 7 1

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Third Semester B.Sc. (I.T.) Examination, November/December 2010 (Directorate of Distance Education) OPPs WITH C++
Time : 3 Hours Instructions : 1) Part - A answer all the questions. 2) Part - B answer any FIVE full questions. PART A 1. List the differences between the following : a) Pointers v/s arrays. b) Structures v/s unions. c) Void pointers v/s null pointers. 2. Say true or false. a) In the union all the variables share same physical storage and only one variable is defined at a time. b) Enumerated data types helps to define set of integer constants but does not impose any type checking. c) The constants of one structure can be assigned to another as long as they are of the same type. d) Constructor is invoked explicitly. e) The initial values are passed as arguments to the constructor function in case of parameterized constructor. f) The objects are destroyed in the order of their creation. 3. 4. Write the syntax of switch construct in C++ ___________ is also known as first value assignment. 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 Max. Marks : 100

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5. 6. 7. 8. ______________ can be used to operate over multi-dimensional array. Goto statement is rarely used in C++ because ___________ A single function name can have multiple ____________ Name the following : a) An argument passing mechanism which requires the formal variable to be considered as a pointer. b) The function which is expanded when invoked. c) Default argument passing mechanism in C++ 9. 1 1 1 1 1 1

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10. A friend function will have ________ argument for unary operator and _________ for binary operators. PART B 1. a) With example explain shift operators in C++ b) Explain dynamic memory management operators in C++ 2. a) Write a C++ program to search a given number in the list of numbers. The user should supply the list of numbers as well as the key element. c) Develop C++ program to find the LCM and HCF of 2 numbers. 3. a) Explain pass by value, pass by address and pass by reference in C++ with example. b) Write C++ functions for finding the length of the string, reversing a string, compare two strings. Do not use built in functions. 4. a) With neat diagram explain modular programming b) With the help of program demonstrate the concept of arrays of objects.

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5. a) By writing a program explain dynamic constructors. b) What are the characteristics of the destructors ? 6. a) With example explain overloading binary operators. b) What are the rules for operator overloading ? 7. Write conversion function for the following by giving example. a) Conversion of basic data type to object. b) Conversion of object to different classes. 8. a) Explain protected access rights and protected derivation. b) What is single inheritance ? Illustrate by writing program. 7 8 7 8 8 7 7 8

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a) Explain paging hardware used to map pages to frames. b) With a neat figure explain single partition allocation.

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Third Semester B.Sc. (I.T.) Examination, Nov./Dec. 2010 (Directorate of Distance Education) PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - II
Time : 3 Hours Instructions : Max. Marks : 100 1) Part - A : Answer all the questions. 2) Part B : Answer any FIVE full questions. PART A 1. What are the common short-comings of Interviewer ? 2. Briefly write out a preparation plan for an interview for the job applied. 3. Prepare an action plan to achieve your goals. 4. Explain Maslows hierarchy f needs theory. 5. What are nine ways to change people without giving offence or arousing resentment ? 6. Explain Herzhergs motivation hygiene theory. 7. Write the checklist for revising drafts. 8. What are paragraphs ? Why do we need paragraphs ? PART B 1. a) If you are un-married, prepare a word-portrait of yourself as well as your 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3

prospective life partner that you look forward to. b) What are the suggestions and tips that are useful for most job interviews ? 2. a) What are the tips for stress management of job interviews ? b) How do you propose to overcome your deficient potentials ? 3. a) Identify your weakness on time management and put in a plan to overcome it. b) What are the principles of human management ?

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4. a) What are the characteristics of successful people ? b) What are communication skills ? Mention certain DOS to improve communication skills. 5. a) What are writing skills ? Give the importance of acquiring writing skills. b) Why do many of us find it difficult to speak English ? Name any four reason why English is important for us. 6. a) What are the parts of a formal letter ? Explain with example. b) Write a paragraph on the topic Email and posts are similar in some respect but differ in others by using information given below: Feature Transmission Speed Quality of Information Data Management Transmission to one or many Security Formality Accountability Email Moderate Large Very easy Very easy Low Moderate Moderate Post Low Large Not so easy Easy High Varies High 8 8 7 8 7 7

7. a) What is reading ? What are the different kinds of reading ? Why is reading important ? b) What are the features of presentation and public speaking 8. Write short notes on : a) Dos and Donts about body language in presentations. b) Use of visuals c) Vocabulary building _______________ 5 5 5 7 8

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III Semester B.Sc. (I.T.) Examination, November/December 2010 (Directorate of Distance Education) RDBMS
Time : 3 Hours Instructions : Max. Marks : 100 1) Part - A answer all the questions. 2) Part B answer any FIVE full questions. PART A 1. __________ in a table corresponds to a tuple in relational algebra 2. The relations involved in union operation should be of the same _______ 3. rxs between two relations r and s means _________ 4. The division operation is suitable for queries that include the phrase ________ 5. ________ command is used to add attributes to an existing relation. 6. The _______ clause causes the tupler in the result of a query to appear in sorted Order. 7. The predicate ______ tests for the absence of NULL values. 8. The ______ connective tests for set membership. 9. Data normalization techniques are based on _______ theory 10. Redundant data wastes _________ and creates maintenance problems. 11. In 2NF tables are related using _______ key. 12. Database instance is also known as _________ 13. Main memory area in ORACLE database is called as _______ 14. A set of memory structures and background process constitutes a _______. 1 1 1 1 1

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15. ____________ used in a PL/SQL block are called lexical units. 16. ____________ data type stores fixed length character data. 17. ____________ is used as exponentiation operator in PL/SQL. 18. The client calls a local procedure called the _________ 19. Relational database management systems are the result of _____ vision. 20. The technique to access the remote database by the user is called _______. 21. The ________ is the cornetstone of electronic commerce, abbreviated as E-commerce. 22. The use of a _______ to invoke a program at a remote site leads us to the role of database on the web. 1 1 1 1 1 1

23. The _______ delivers static HTML or XML pages directly to the client i.e., to a Web browser. 1 24. ______ makes it easier for users to understand the information in large complex data sets. 1 25. ______ has emerged as an ideal field for the application of information technology. PART B 1. a) Briefly explain the basic structure of relational data model. b) What are assignment and rename operations ? Give examples. c) With example explain set difference operations. 2. a) Explain insertion, deletion and update operations of the database. b) Explain set membership and set comparison operation. c) Explain with example drop command and the alter table command. 5 5 5 7 4 4

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3. a) What is normalization ? What are three basic steps of normalization ? b) Explain first normal form with example. 4. a) With neat diagram explain background process. b) Write the architecture overview of ORACLE database. 5. a) Explain data types and operators of PL/SQL. b) Explain iterative control in PL/SQL. 6. a) With neat diagram explain Remote procedures calls. b) With neat figure explain three tier database design. 7. a) With neat diagram explain process structure in the application server architecture. b) Write a brief note on search engines. 8. Write short notes on : a) Mobile databases. b) Genome data management. c) Digital libraries. _____________ 5 5 5 8 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 8