Kannur University Model Question Papers BCA

Can you provide me the syllabus of BCA (Bachelor) Program offered by Kannur University on which the previous year question paper is based?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

The syllabus of BCA (Bachelor) Program offered by Kannur University on which the previous year question paper is based is as follows:


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INFORMATICS FOR COMPUTER APPLICATION
Module I : (Ref Essential reading 1)
Computer basics ; Evolution, generation and classification of computers. Computer
Organization and Architecture : CPU; Communication among various units; Instruction format; Instruction cycle; Instruction set; Data representation; coding schemes. Computer memory and Storage : Memory hierarchy; RAM; ROM; secondary storages-magnetic, optical and magneto-optical storage devices. Mass storage devices.

Module II : (Ref Essential reading 1)
Input output devices -Types of I/O devices. Software : definition; categories; software terminologies. Operating system : introduction, definition, evolution; types; functions.

Module III : (Ref Essential reading 1)
Computer Programming and languages (Introduction only) : Algorithm; Flow chart;
Pseudo code; Program control structures; Programming paradigm; Programming languages; Generation of programming languages.

Module IV - KNOWLEDGE SKILLS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Data, information and knowledge, knowledge management- Internet access methods – Dial-up, DSL, Cable, ISDN,Wi-Fi - Internet as a knowledge repository, academic search techniques, open access initiatives, open access publishing models.
Basic concepts of IPR, plagiarism, introduction to use of IT in teaching and learning,

Module V - SOCIAL INFORMATICS
IT & Society- issues and concerns- digital divide, IT & development, the free software movement , cyber ethics, cyber crime, cyber threats, cyber security, privacy issues, cyber laws, cyber addictions, guide lines for proper usage of computers, internet and mobile phones.