Velammal Bodhi Campus , Theni

UNIT TEST NO : I CLASS : XI

MM : 50 TIME: 01:30hrs
Note: All the questions are compulsory.

I. Answer the following

1. a. What is the role of Mouse? (2)
b. Distinguish between internal and external memory? (2)
c. What is mean by nibble? (1)
2. a. What is the role of Control Unit in CPU (2)
b. What does the term GIGO refer to? (2)
3. a. Write the steps involved in Booting process with diagram? (2)
b. Explain Domain Specific Software with example (3)
4. a. How Compiler is differing from interpreter? (2)
b. Which of the following is not DBMS (1)
(i) Mysql (ii) SQL (iii) Oracle (iv) UNIX
c. Differentiate Non-preemptive and Preemptive scheduling? (2)

5. Convert the following

a. (10.10)10 =(-----------------)2 (2)
b. 4CAB()16=(________)8 (2)
c.(70.4)8 = (___________)2 (1)
6.
a. - (10.111)2 =? (Represent using 16-bit Floating point representation) (2)
b. -4 = ? (Represent using 4-bit sign magnitude representation) (2)
c. Define Throughput (1)
7. a. Decode the following message using 7-bit ASCII code (3)
i) 10010011001110100010010010011000001
ii) 101011010000101000011
b. How are digital , analog and hybrid computers different from one another? (2)
8. a. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC stand for? (1)
b. Expand VIRUS and name any 4 virus (2)
c. What is the role of job scheduler in process management? (2)
9. a. Differentiate free software and freeware. (3)
b. Find the 2’s complement of decimal 48. (2)
10. a. Explain Virtual storage? (3)
b. Differentiate between process and program (2)