GE 1102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING: First Semester Civil engineering Question Paper

Are you looking for previous years question papers for Anna University, Chennai? Here is an original question paper for first semester B.E/B.Tech courses under Anna University Chennai. The subject code is GE1102. The title of this question paper is Fundamentals of Computing. This Fundamentals of Computing question paper was asked in the B.E/B.Tech Degree Examination 2007. Read the complete question paper hereunder and use the same for your exam preparation. If you want any more questions that you can't find in this blog, you can report as a comment hereunder.

Anna University, Chennai.

B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY/JUNE 2007. 

First Semester 

Civil Engineering 

GE1102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING 

(Common to all branches except Marine Engineering) 

(Regulation 2004) 

Time: Three hours 

Maximum: 100 marks 

Answer ALL questions. 

PART A - (10 x 2 = 20 marks) 

1. What are the characteristics of Neumann architecture? 

2. Find the equivalent octal number for AF6. 

3.Write the procedure for subtracting two binary numbers using two's complement. 

4. What is an icon? Give an example. 

5. What is meant by Desktop publishing? 

6. What are the functions of an editor? 

7. List the bit-wise operators supported by C language. 

8. What are the advantages of switch statement? 

9. What is the difference between union and structure? 

10. Write the C code for finding the sum of N integers using pointers? 

PART B - (5 x 16 = 80 marks) 

11. (a) (i) What are the advantages of stored program computers? (4) 

(ii) List the registers used in a computer and explain their use. (6) 

(iii) Convert 225.225 to octal and hexadecimal. (6) 

Or 

(b) (i) Draw the basic block diagram of a digital computer and explain the functions of each unit. (8) 

(ii) Classify computers based on their usage and explain their characteristics. (8)

12. (a) (i) What are the functions of an operating systems? (4)

(ii) What are the merits of High level languages? (3) 

(iii) Show the step-by-step division process when (-160)/(+12) is computed. (9) 

Or 

(b) (i) Explain the working of an interpreter using a flow chart. (8) 

(ii) Explain how multiplication and division of binary numbers can be done using arithmetic shift operation.(8) 

13. (a) (i) Draw the flow chart for find the sum of all the odd numbers in a given set of numbers. (8) 

(ii) Describe the features of MS-word. (8) 

Or 

(b) (i) Describe the features of Spreadsheet. What are its applications? (8) 

(ii) Write a pseudo-code for finding the factorial of given number. (8) 

14. (a) (i) Explain the following control statements using examples: WHILE statement; IF ELSE IF statement. (8) 

(ii) Write a C program to read a line of mixed text and to display after converting all upper case to lower case, all digits to 0 and all other special characters to *. (8)

Or 

(b) (i) Write a C program to sort the elements of an n x n matrix and to display the elements in the following pattern (8) 
5 4 3 612 789 

(ii) With examples, explain how input and output operations are managed in C. (8)

5. (a) (i) Write a C program using pointers to concatenate two strings. (8) 

(ii) Write notes on pre-processor directives. (8) 

Or 

(b) (i) Write a C program to read m x n matrix and to check whether the . element of last column of each row is the sum of the elements of the other columns in that row. (8) 

(ii) Explain the use of structure within a structure and array of structures using examples. (8) 

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