GNDU Syllabus of MCA (FYIC)

Can you provide me the syllabus of Master of Computer Application (MCA) program as offered by GNDU or Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar?

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The syllabus of Master of Computer Application (MCA) program as offered by GNDU or Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar is as follows:

MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA) (SEMESTER – I)

CSL410: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTERS

UNIT-I
Introduction: Computer System Characteristics, Hardware - CPU, Memory, Input, Output & Storage devices, Organization of Secondary Storage Media, Software - System & Application, Types of processing Batch and On-line. Operating System Concepts: Role of an Operating System, Types of operating systems, Booting procedure and its types, Fundamentals and typical instructions of Windows & Non Windows based Operating Systems. Development Tools: Editors, Translators - Compilers, Interpreters, Linkers Loaders, Debuggers, Programming Languages - Syntax & Semantics.

UNIT-II
Programming Tools: Problem Analysis, Program Constructs (Sequential, Decision, Loop), Algorithms, Flowcharts, Pseudocode. Decision table, Modular Programming, Top-down and Bottom-up Approaches. Office Management Tools: Exposure to the operational knowledge of office management activities: Word processing using MS Word – Editing, Formatting, Spell Checking, Mail Merge and table handling, Spreadsheet - Excel – Editing, Formatting, Creating formulas, Charts. Presentation Tool: MS PowerPoint – Templates, Views, Formatting text, Slides with graphs. Database Management using MS-Access – Tables and Queries.

UNIT-III
Data Communications: Introduction to Data Communication, Network Architectures,
Types of Networks, Transmission Media, Modems, ISDN Internet: Internet and its applications, Working knowledge of Search engines and use of electronic mail, Virus, Threats, Hacking Prevention Mechanism: Anti – Viruses, Firewalls, Proxy Servers