FIRST YEAR – FIRST TERMINAL EVALUATION 2019-2020

PART-III COMPUTER APPLICATION (COMMERCE)

ANSWER KEY

PART –A

Write any 5 Questions from 1 to 6. Each carries 1 Score (5x1=5)

1. (1000)2, (1010)2

2. ISCII – Indian Standard/Script Code for Information Interchange

3. 8 Bits

4. Line in, Line out, Mic in

5. 00101010

6. USB flash drive / Pen drive, Flash memory cards

PART –B

Write any 9 questions from7 to 18. Each carries 2 Scores (9x2=18)

7.

Name Subject Marks

Jacob Chemistry 45

8. a) (746)8 = (111100110)2

b) (110100111)2 = (1A7)16

9. Computer is a Versatile Machine - Computer can be used to perform many different kinds of

processing tasks. It is a general purpose data processing machine.

10. Word length - Number of bits in a word is called word length.

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11. 2’s compliment of -38

Binary of 38 in 8 bit form = (00100110)2

1’s Complement of (00100110) = (11011001)

-38 in 2’s complement form = 11011001 + 1

-38 = (11011010)2

12.

RAM ROM

It is faster than ROM. It is a slower memory.

It stores the operating system, application It stores the program required to boot the
programs and data when the computer is computer initially.
functioning.
Usually allows reading only.
It allows reading and writing.
It is non-volatile.
It is volatile.

13. i. Compact Disk (CD) : Compact Disc is an optical storage medium capable of storing

upto 700 MB of data. A CD drive uses red laser beams for reading from and writing data

into CD.

ii. Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) :Digital Versatile Disk is an optical storage media

similar to CD-ROM, but with a higher storage capacity.

iii. Blu-ray DVD : Blu-ray is an optical disk format developed to enable recording,

rewriting and playback of High Definition (HD) video as well as storing huge amounts of

data.

14. Role of CPU Registers: These are temporary storage elements that facilitate the functions of

CPU. There are variety of registers; each designated to store unique items like data,

instruction, memory address, results, etc.

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15. Plotter: A plotter is an output device used to produce hardcopies of graphs and designs on the

paper. A plotter is typically used to print large-format graphs such as construction maps,

engineering drawings and big posters.

16. Why should we be concerned about e-waste?

Electronic waste is not just waste. It contains some toxic substances such as mercury,
lead, cadmium, brominated flame retardants, etc. The toxic materials can cause cancer,
reproductive disorders and many other health problems, if not properly managed.

17. Major Functions of Operating System:

i. Process management
ii. Memory management
iii. File management
iv. Device management
18. Registers – Cache – RAM – HardDisk

PART –C

Write any 9 questions from19 to 30. Each carries 3 Scores (9x3=27)

19. Significance of UNICODE:

Using 8-bit ASCII /ISCII we can represent only 256 characters. This cannot represent all
characters of written languages of the world and other symbols. Unicode is developed to resolve
this problem. It aims to provide a standard character encoding scheme, which is universal and
efficient. Unicode originally used 16 bits which can represent up to 65,536 characters.

20. Methods to represent an integer number in computers:

i) Sign and magnitude representation

ii) 1’s complement representation

iii) 2’s complement representation

21. a) (0.625)10 = (0.101)2

b) (280)10 = (118)16

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22. Promote Green Computing:

o Green design: Designing energy-efficient and eco-friendly computers, servers,

printers, projectors and other digital devices.
o Green manufacturing: Minimizing waste during the manufacturing of computers
and other components to reduce the environmental impact of these activities.
o Green use: Minimizing the electricity consumption of computers and peripheral
devices and using them in an eco-friendly manner.
o Green disposal: Reconstructing used computers or appropriately disposing off or
recycling unwanted electronic equipment.

23. Different Language Processors:

a. Assembler: Assembly languages require a translator known as assembler for
translating the program code written in assembly language to machine language.

b. Interpreter: Interpreter is another kind of language processor that converts a HLL

program into machine language line by line. If there is an error in one line, it
reports and the execution of the program is terminated. It will continue the
translation only after correcting the error.
c. Compiler: Compiler is also a language processor that translates a program written
in high level language into machine language. It scans the entire program in a
single run. If there is any error in the program, the compiler provides a list of error
messages along with the line number at the end of the compilation.

24. Advantages while using computers for data processing:

a. Speed
b. Accuracy
c. Diligence
d. Versatility
e. Huge memory
25. Different Stages of Data Processing:
(a) Capturing data
(b) Input of data
(c) Storage of data
(d) Processing / manipulating data
(e) Output of information
(f) Distribution of information

26. Freedoms we get while using free and open source software:
Freedom 0 - The freedom to run program for any purpose.
Freedom 1 - The freedom to study how the program works and adapt it to your needs.
Access to source code should be provided.
Freedom 2 - The freedom to distribute copies of the software.
Freedom 3 - The freedom to improve the program and release your improve-ments to the
public, so that the whole community benefits.

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27. Uses of peripheral ports:
Peripherals are devices that are attached to a computer system to enhance its capabilities.
a. Serial port
b. Parallel port
c. USB port
d. LAN port
e. PS/2 port
f. Audio ports
g. Video Graphics Array (VGA) port
h. High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

28. a) Cache memory maximize the system performance – Yes.

b) Cache memory is a small and fast memory between the processor and RAM (main
memory). Frequently accessed data, instructions, intermediate results, etc. are stored in cache
memory for quick access. The processor immediately reads the cache, which is much faster than
reading from RAM. It is worth using it in order to maximize system performance.

29. Impact Printer: Impact printers use the typewriting or printing mechanism where a hammer
strikes the paper through a ribbon in order to produce output.
Eg: Dot-matrix printers.
Non-Impact Printer: Non-impact printers do not touch the paper while printing. They use
different technologies to print characters on paper.
Eg: Inkjet, Laser and Thermal printers.

30. Compare CRT monitor with LED monitor:

LED monitor displays are thinner, lighter in weight, consume less power and emit less
heat than CRT monitor.

PART –D
Write any 2 questions from31 to 33. Each carries 5 Scores (2x5=10)
31. a) Students’ role in e-Waste disposal:

i. Stop buying unnecessary electronic equipments.

ii. When electronic equipments get faulty try to repair it instead of buying a new
one.
iii. Try to recycle electronic equipments by selling them or donating them to others
extending their useful life and keeping them out of the waste stream.
iv. If you really need to buy new electronics, choose items with less hazardous sub-
stances, greater recycled content, higher energy efficiency, longer life
span, and
those that will produce less waste.
v. Visit the manufacturer's website or call the dealer to find out if they have a take
back programme or scheme for your discarded electronics.
vi. If the device is battery-operated, buy rechargeable instead of disposable
batteries.

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 vii. Buy products with good warranty and take back policies.

b) e-Waste disposal methods:

i. Reuse
ii. Incineration
iii. Recycling of e-Waste
iv. Land filling

32. a) Block diagram of a Computer:

b) Functional Units of a Computer:

1. Input unit
2. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
b. Control Unit (CU)
c. Registers
3. Storage unit (Primary Storage and Secondary Storage)
4. Output unit

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33. a) Role of software in computers: Software is a set of programs that help us to use computer
system and other electronic devices efficiently and effectively.

b) There are two types of software:

System software : It is a set of one or more programs designed to control the operations
of a computer. They are general programs designed to assist humans in the use of
computer system by performing tasks such as controlling the operations, move data into
and out of a computer system and to do all the steps in executing application programs.

It includes a. Operating system, b. Language processors, c. Utility software.

Application software: Software developed for specific application is called application

software. It includes general purpose software packages and specific purpose software.

Bobin Antony D,
HSST Computer Application,
Mary Matha Higher Secondary School (09167),
Panthalampadam, Palakkad.

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