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Re: DCA Computer Course Sample 1st Semester Paper
The syllabus of 1st Semester - DCA-01 Fundamentals of Computer- Diploma in Computer Application (DCA) Program - offered by Directorate of Distance Education of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya on which the question paper is based is as follows: First Semester DCA-01 Fundamentals of Computer Unit - I Introduction to Computer History of development of computers Computer system concepts Characteristics Capabilities and limitations Generations of computers. Basic components of a computer system - Control Unit, ALU, I/ O Devices, memory RAM, ROM, EPROM, PROM, Flash Memory and other types of memory. Unit - II Storage Devices Storage fundamentals - Primary Vs Secondary Data Storage and Retrieval methods - Sequential, Direct and Index Sequential. Various Storage Devices - Magnetic Tape, Magnetic Disks, Cartridge Tape, Data Drives, Hard Disk Drives, Floppy (Winchester Disk), Disks, Optical Disks, CD, VCD, CD-R, CD-RW, Zip Drive, DVD, SVCD Unit - III Computer Software Types of Software - System software, Application software, Utility Software, Demoware, Shareware, Freeware, Firmware, Free Software. Operating Systems - Functions, Types - Batch Processing, Single User, Multi User, Multiprogramming, Multi-Tasking. Programming languages - Machine, Assembly, High Level, 4 GL. Data representation in computers. Number System of computers - Binary, Octal, Hexa Decimal - Representation & their conversion. Coding System - ASCII, BCD, and EBCDIC etc. Computer Viruses Reference Book: 1 Sinha, P.K.( 2007) Computer Fundamentals. New Delhi: BPB Publications. 2. Mukhi, Vijay (2008) Working with UNIX. New Delhi: BPB Publications. 3. Rajaraman, V. (2014) Fundamental of Computer. New Delhi: Prentice Hall India Pvt. Limited. 4. Rajoriya, Sheetanshu (2013) Computer Fundamentals. Indore: Kamal Prakashan. |
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