B.Sc It Syllabus Punjab University

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Panjab University, Chandigarh B.Sc Information Technology IT syllabus

FIRST SEMESTER

Paper A : Computer Fundamentals

Total Periods (6 Periods/week): 60

Max Marks: 65

Exam Hours: 3

i. The Question Paper will consist of Four Sections.
ii. Examiner will set total of NINE questions comprising TWO questions from each Section and
ONE compulsory question of short answer type covering whole syllabi.
iii. The students are required to attempt ONE question from each Section and the
compulsory question.
iv. All questions carry equal marks unless specified.

SECTION A

1. Basics of Computers and Number Systems
Introduction: characteristics of computer; History of computers; classification of computers
based on size, architecture and chronology; Applications of computers;
Commonly used termsHardware, Software, and Firmware. Types of software: System and
Application software; Input, Process and Output, Block diagram of a computer
Representation of information: BIT, BYTE, Memory, Memory size; Units of measurement
of storage; Primary Memory: RAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, Cache
Removable and non-removable secondary memory: Tapes, Disks, CDROM, DVD,
comparison of these devices based on technology and speed. Organization of data on disks:
Tracks, sectors, cylinders, heads, access time, seek time and latency time.
Input/Output devices
Programming Languages: Generation of Languages; Translators - Interpreters, Compilers,
Assemblers and their comparison
ASCII and EBCDIC Codes, Binary, Octal, Decimal and Hexadecimal Number Systems and
their Conversion, Integer and Floating Point Representation.

SECTION B

2. Operating Systems DOS, Windows and UNIX
DOS: Booting sequence; Warm and Cold booting; Concept of File and directory,
Redirecting command input and output pipes, Wildcard characters, Types of DOS
commands: Internal and External; Internal Commands: DIR, MD, CD, CLS, COPY, DATE,
DEL, PATH, PROMPT, REN, RD, TIME, TYPE, VER, VOL; External Commands:
XCOPY, ATTRIB, BACKUP, RESTORE, FIND, SYS, FORMAT, CHKDSK,
DISKCOPY, LABEL, MOVE, TREE, DELTREE, DEFRAG, SCANDISK, UNDELETE.
Batch Files: Introduction to simple batch files; Introduction to CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
Windows: GUI, Icons, Toolbar, Control panel, Files and folder management under
windows , Accessories, Network Neighborhood, System Tools, Recycle Bin
Overview of UNIX structure, general purpose UNIX commands such as date, echo, cal, bc,
pwd, passwd; file and directory commands such as ls, mkdir, cp, mv, rm. Process
management commands such as ps, kill, nohup, communication commands such as news,
mesg, wall.
Comparison of main features of DOS, UINUX and Windows Operating Systems.

SECTION C

3. Word Processing Software:
Basics of Word Processing: creating, opening, saving, and printing document, Menu
Toolbars
Editing Text: Copy, Paste,Delete, Move etc., Finding and Replacing Text, Spell Check,
Autocorrect feature, language setting and thesaurus
Formatting: Character, Paragraph and Page formatting,working with indents, Bulleted and
numbered lists, adding Headers and Footers, setting up Multiple Columns
Working with tables: Inserting/creating table using toolbar and drawing, formatting table,
adding/deleting rows/columns, Applying borders to tables
Clipart: Using clip art, Creating Word Art
Mail merge: Creating merged envelops, creating merged mailing labels
Macros: Creating, naming and saving macros, running a macro, suspending a macro, deleting a macro.

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