Chapter 1

Computer System

Exercise:[in page 73]

1. Multiple Choice Questions: Tick the best alternative.

i. Hard disks and diskettes are

(A) Mostly used with microcomputers

(B) Sequential access storage devices

(C) Direct access storage devices

(D) Both (a) and (c)

ii. Which one of the following is an input device?

a) speaker b) printer c) monitor d) mouse

iii. A DVD-RAM is similar to a ____ except it has storage capacity upto 5.2 GB.

(A) CD-RW

(B) CD-R

(C) Hard disk

(D) Floppy disk

iv. Hard disk drives, CD drives and DVD drives are examples of

(A) Storage

(B) Storing

(C) Back up

(D) All of these

(A) the smallest unit of digital information

(B) a value equal to a kilobyte

(C) a value equal to a megabyte

(D) a farm of storage

vi. What is the full form of PROM?

(A) Program Read-only Memory

(B) Perfect Read only Memory

(C) Programmable Read only Memory

(D) Progressive Read only Memory

vii. ROM is an example of which of the following?

(A) Virtual memory

(B) Nonvolatile memory

(C) Cache memory

(D) Volatile memory

viii. _______ consists of volatile chips that temporarily store data or instructions.

(A) RAM

(B) RMA

(C) ROM

(D) CPU

ix. Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings called

(B) Tracks

(C) Ringers

(D) Sectors

x. A tape drive offers ____ access to data.

(A) Disastrous

(B) Sequential

(C) Random

(D) Timely

xi. Memory unit is a part of

(A) Output device

(B) Central processing unit

(C) Control unit

(D) Input device

xii. The internal memory consist of

(A) Primary memory

(B) Cache memory

(C) CPU registers

(D) All of the above

xiii. Memory is characterized on the basis of

(A) Density
(B) Access time

(C) Capacity

(D) Both (b) and (c)

xiv. EPROM is generally erased by using

(A) 12V electrical pulse

(B) 24V electrical pulse

(C) Infrared rays

(D) Ultraviolet rays

xv. ROM stands for

(A) Random Original Memory

(B) Read Only Memory

(C) Random Only Memory

(D) Random Origin Money

xvi. An optical mouse used ___

(A) Light Emitting Diode (LED)

(B) Infrared Light

(C) Electromagnetic pulse

(D) Track ball

xvii. UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer
B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unique Automatic Computer
D) Unvalued Automatic Computer

xviii. The basic operations performed by a computer are

xix. Computer is free from tiresome and boredom. We call it

xx. Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers?

Answer key

i. D ii. D iii.A iv.D v.vi.Avii.B viii. A ix.B x. B xi.B xii.D xiii.D xiv.D xv.B xvi.A xvii. A xviii. D
xix.C xx. C

2. Short Questions:
a. What is computer system?
b. What do you mean by Accuracy and diligence of a computer system?
c. What is an abacus? Draw diagram and label it.
d. Write about ENIAC.
e. What is control unit write its functions.
f. What is microprocessor?
g. Compare mini and mainframe computer.
h. What is secondary memory? Differentiate it with primary memory.
i. Define memory. Write differences between RAM and ROM.
j. What is printer? Write its types.
k. Write differences between impact and no-impact printer.
l. What is bus? Explain its types.
m. What is cache memory? Why it is important?
 n. What is output device? Write differences between hardcopy and softcopy output
device.
o. What is input device? Write about scanner.
p. What do you mean by peripheral device? List out some commonly used peripheral
devices.
q. Write differences between parallel port and USB port.
r. What is HDMI port? How it is different from USB port.
3. Long questions:
a. What is computer system? Explain its characteristics.
b. Explain the application areas of computer with example?
c. What is computer generation? Explain them with their characteristics.
d. What is computer memory? Explain its types.
e. Explain computer system architecture with labeled diagram.
f. What is primary memory? Explain its types in detail.

Assignment-1
1. Define the term computer. Write Characteristics of computer. [in page 10 ]
2. Explain the application of computer that you know.
Assignment-2
1.List out the name of inventions along with respective inventors in mechanical era.[in page 17 ]
2. List out the name of inventions along with respective inventors on electro-mechanical era.
Assignment-3
1. Differentiate between 1G and 2G computer. [in page 24 ]
2. Differentiate between 3G and 4G.
3. What are the main features of fifth generation of computer?
Assignment-4
1. Differentiate between super and mainframe computer. [in page 37 ]
2. What is mobile computing? Write advantages and disadvantages.
Assignment-5
1.What is microprocessor? Write its functions. [in page 47 ]
2. Explain different components of computer system.
3. Define bus. Write its types .
Assignment-6[in page 57 ]
1. What is Primary memory? Write its types.
2. What is Cache memory? Explain different level of cache memory.
3. What is secondary memory? List out the commonly used secondary storage devices.
Assignment-7[in page 70 ]
1. What is output device? Explain its types.
Assignment-7 [in page 73 ]
1.What do you mean by hardware interface? Explain different types of hardware interface.

Chapter 2

Number System Conversion and Boolean Logic

Exercise: [in page 97]

1. Multiple Choice Questions: Tick the best alternative.

i. Binary coded decimal (BCD) numbers express each digit is a

(A) Bit

(B) Byte

(C) Nibble

(D) All of these

ii. Hexadecimal numbers are a mixture of

(A) Octal and decimal numbers

(B) Binary and octal numbers

(C) Letters and decimal digits

(D) Binary and decimal numbers

iii. ASCII code is an

(A) Alpha numeric code

(B) Cyclic code

(C) Numeric code

(D) Alphabet code

iv. The two’s complement in binary system is useful for expressing

(B) Positive numbers

(C) Negative numbers

(D) None of these

v. The binary number 10011101 is equal to the decimal number

(A) 9E

(B) 9D

(C) 9A

(D) FF

vi. A collection of 8 bits is called as a _____

(A) Bit

(B) Byte

(C) KB

(D) MB

vii. The decimal values of the fractional binary sequence 0.1011 2 is ____

(A) 0.6875 1 0

(B) 0.6785 1 0

(C) 0.6578 1 0

(D) 0.6675 1 0

viii. The left most bit in the binary number is called as the _____ and it has the
largest positional weight.

(A) PSB
(B) NSB

(C) MSB

(D) LSB

ix. The _____ operator is defined in the Boolean Algebra by the user (.) operator.

(A) NAND

(B) NOT

(C) OR

(D) AND

x. The _____ operator is defined in the Boolean Algebra by use of plus sign.

(A) NOR

(B) NOT

(C) OR

(D) AND

xi. The method of repeated division by _____ is preferable for the conversion of
larger hexadecimal to decimal numbers.

(A) 2

(B) 8

(C) 10

(D) 16

xii. The basic logical operations of Boolean Algebra, can be defined in a form
known as ____

(A) truth table

(C) add table

(D) maths table

xiii. The _____ is the number in a subtraction operation from which another number
is subtracted.

(A) operand

(B) subtrahend

(C) minuend

(D) addend
xiv.Which of the following is not an example of Octal number?

(A) 123
(B) 478
(C) 472
(D) 106
xv.4 bit binary code for binary number 15 is ___________
(A) 1111
(B) 1110
(C) 1100
(D) 1101
xvi. Which of the following is/are the universal logic gates?
(A) OR and NOR
(B) AND
(C) NAND and NOR
(D) NOT
xvii. 1. Which of the following is not a positional number system?
(A) Roman Number System
(B) Octal Number System
(C) Binary Number System
(D) Hexadecimal Number System
Answer key
i. C ii. C iii. A iv. C v. B vi. B vii.A viii.C ix.D x. C xi.D xii.A xiii. C
xiv. B xv. A xvi. C xvii. A

2. Short Question
a. What is number system?
b. Define positional and non-positional number system with example.
c.
3.