Homework Title / No.: 1 Course Instructor : Anupama singh Date of Allotment : 23/08/2010 Students Roll No.

: A05

Course Code : 103 Course Tutor (if applicable) : NA Date of submission : 04/09/2010 Section No. : D3001

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Ans.No.1
Firmware is a combination of software and hardware. Computer chips that have data or programs recorded on them are firmware. These chips commonly include the following:

ROMs (read-only memory) PROMs (programmable read-only memory) EPROMs (erasable programmable read-only memory)

Firmware in PROM or EPROM is designed to be updated if necessary through a software update.Open Firmware is the generic name of firmware complying with IEEE standards 1275-1994. Among Open Firmware's many features, it provides a computer independent device interface - usually for PCI or AGP cards. This enables expansion card manufacturers to easily support several different computer designs without supplying different firmware for each on .

Ans.No.2
The field of education is effected by the capabilities of computer because with the help of computer we can done our work with the save of valuable time.With the help of internet we can get information of the world and whats new in education in one click.At last computer is the main part of tadays education.

In science computer is very useful in these days.In every invention computer has an essential part.The new technology and machines are cared by the computer. In business with the help of computer we can know about the profit and loss of the company comparing to the other companies.We can do our difficult problem and calculation in few minutes.

Ans.No.3
(a) Binary

to Hexadecimal =100011110100.01bace2 = 8f4.4bace16

(b) Binary to Octal = 100011110100.01bace2 = 4364.4bace8

Ans.No.4
1.
(a) Binary to decimal = 1100110bace2 = 102bace10 (b). Decimal to binary = 102bace10 = 01100110bace2

2.( a) Binary to decimal = 00011001bace2 = 25bace10

(b) Decimal to binary = 25bace10 =00011001bace2

Ans.No.5
In computing, a keyboard is typewriter keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. After punch cards and paper tape, interaction via teletype-style keyboards became the main input device for computers. Despite the development of alternative input devices, such as the mouse (computing mouse), touch sensitive screens, pen devices, character recognition, voice recognition, and improvements in computer speed and memory size, the keyboard remains the most commonly used and most versatile device used for direct (human) input into computers.

A keyboard typically has characters engraved or printed on the keys and each press of a key typically corresponds to a single written symbol. However, to produce some symbols requires pressing and holding several keys simultaneously or in sequence. While most keyboard keys produce letters, numbers or signs (characters), other keys or simultaneous key presses can produce actions or computer commands. In normal usage, the keyboard is used to type text and numbers into a word processor, text editor or other program. In a modern computer, the interpretation of key presses is generally left to the software. A computer keyboard distinguishes each physical key from every other and reports all key presses to the controlling software. Keyboards are also used for computer gaming, either with regular keyboards or by using keyboards with special gaming features, which can expedite frequently used keystroke combinations. A keyboard is also used to give commands to the operating system of a computer, such as Windows' Control-Alt-Delete combination, which brings up a task window or shuts down the machine.

Ans.no.6
MERITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF STORAGE DEVICES If there is one thing that every computer owner need, is a place to store
his data.This thig is done by the storage device and it is the main advantage or merit of storage device.It store our media files and other important data.In internal storage device the other merit is that they dont need to be charged or pluged into a power source to run.Since it sit on the PCs ,its power come from PCs power supply.We use Harddisk, optical drives like CD,DVD Blu-ray for it.Another merit is that it increase the ability of PCs cashing to protect the data.

DEMERITES OF STORAGE DEVICES The

demerits of the storage device is its external device which has been the choice storage device of the more tech savvy users who dont mind doing extra steps to start storing there files.It requirs special cables and prucedures that would allow it to communicate with your source machine ,which is in other words is your PCs hard drive.The downside of different storage devices pertain primarily for non tech savvy user.