Syllabus of NIC Scientific Officer Exam

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Data structures:
Notion of abstract data types, Stack, Queue. List, Set, String, Tree, Binary
search tree, Heap, Graph,

Programming Methodology:
C programming, Program control (iteration, recursion, Functions), Scope,
Binding, Parameter passing, Elementary concepts of Object oriented,

Functional and Logic Programming;

Algorithms for problem solving:
Tree and graph traversals, Connected components, Spanning
trees, Shortest paths; Hashing, Sorting, Searching; Design
techniques (Greedy, Dynamic Programming, Divide-and-conquer);

Compiler Design:
Lexical analysis, Parsing, Syntax directed translation, Runtime environment, Code generation, Linking (static and dynamic);

Operating Systems:
Classical concepts (concurrency, synchronization, deadlock), Processes, threads and Inter-process communication, CPU scheduling, Memory management, File systems, I/Systems, Protection and security.

Databases:
Relational model (ER-model, relational algebra, tuplecalculus), Database design (integrity constraints, ormalforms), Query languages (SQL), File structures (sequential . files, indexing, B+ trees), Transactions and concurrency control;

Computer Networks:
ISO/OSI stack, sliding window protocol, LAN Technologies (Ethernet. Token ring), TCPIUDP, IP, Basic concepts of switches, gateways, and routers

COMPUTER HARDWARE

Digital Logic:
Logic functions, Minimization,
Design and synthesis of Combinational and Sequential circuits; Number
presentation
Computer Arithmetic (fixed and floating point);

Computer Organization:
Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and Data-path,. Hardwired and micro-programmed control. Memory interface, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA mode), Serial communication interface, Instruction
pipelining, Cache, main and secondary storage.