QUESTION PAPER ,MAY 2001 ,MARKS –50 , 2 HOURS
Q.1. Expand the following terms : Place your cursor on the abbrev. for the correct answer: 5
Q.2 Differentiate between : 12
- Interpreter and Compiler
- Internal and External Commands
- Systems software and Applications software
- Command line interface and Graphical user interface
- Digital computers and Analog computers
- High level language and Low level language
- Hardware and Software
Q.3 Give DOS command to perform the following : (any seven) (2x6)=12
Assume that your command prompt is C:\
- Listing from any file (say IHM) those lines not containing a specified string ( say "YES").
- Copying a file called IHM.DOC from the TEST directory to SALES sub-directory, staying in the root directory.
- To print the contents of the root directory in sorted fashion.
- Displaying only those files which have .EXE as extension, in pagewise fashion.
- To make all the files ‘read only’ in the current directory.
- To rename the file ABC.DOC to DEF.DOC.
- Pagewise listing of the contents of a big file TEST.
- To delete all files having extension .BAK from drive A.
Q.4 Fill in the blanks : Point on the box for the correct answer: 12
- The development of technology brought about the 3rd generation of computers.
- Printed copy is often called copy.
- can be used to read characters written in magnetic ink.
- Radix in hexadecimal system is .
- printers avoid physical impact to transfer characters to paper.
- The conversion of a program written in high level language to machine code and vice versa is done by or.
- The external command makes a duplicate of the entire diskette.
- The DOS command that is used to examine the status of a hard disk and display a status report is called .
- The route from the root directory to a particular file is called a .
- A sequence of instructions in computer language to get the desired result is known as .
- At the bottom of the opening screen of Windows 95 we see a bar called .
- A small picture that represents an element such as a document, a program, group of programs, etc. is called .
- Using we can access quickly our disk driver, control panel, printers.
- A program written in high-level language is called program.
Q.5 Match the following : Place your cursor on the word for the correct answer: 12
Q.6 Using Windows Explorer of Windows 95, write down the procedure to perform the following tasks :4
- Create a folder, say ABC, under root directory.
- Copy a file , say TEMP, from the Desktop to a floppy disk.
- Access Wordpad from the START button of the task bar.
- Change the wallpaper.
Q.7 Write short notes on any 3 of the following : 6
- Booting
- Start button & Task bar
- Clipboard
- Operating system