COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Paper Code: 
BCA 104
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To acquaint the students with the basics of computer system

12.00
Unit I: 

The Computer Defined, Characteristics of computers, Computer Generations, Classification of computers, Essential computer hardware: Motherboard, Processing Devices, Memory Devices: Storage Devices, Software: System and Application Software. Input Devices: Keyboard and Mouse: The Standard Keyboard Layout, How Computer Accepts Input from Keyboard, Using Mouse, Variants of Mouse, Other Data Input Devices: Pen, Touch Screens, Bar Code Readers, OCR. Output Devices: Softcopy devices: CRT Monitors, Flat Panel Monitors, Comparing Monitors, Video Cards, Hardcopy devices: Printers, Dot Matrix, Ink Jet, Laser Printers, and Comparing Printers

12.00
Unit II: 

Digital Computers: Digital, Bit, Program, Computer Hardware, Organization, Design, Architecture. The CPU, Machine Cycles, Memory, Factors Affecting Processing Speed, Registers, Memory and Computing Power, Computer’s Internal Clock, Bus, Cache Memory. Microcomputer Processor: Intel Processor, IMB Processor, RISC Processors, Parallel Processing, Ports: Standard Computer Ports, Serial and Parallel Ports, Specialized Expansion Ports: SCSI, USB, FireWire, MIDI, Expansion Slots and Boards, PC Cards, Plug and Play

12.00
Unit III: 

Logic Gates: AND, OR, INVERTER, BUFFER, NAND, NOR, XOR, Exclusive OR (Graphic symbol, Algebraic function, Truth Table).Boolean Algebra: Development of Boolean Algebra, Boolean Logic operations, Basic laws of Boolean algebra. Secondary Storage Devices: Sequential access devices; Magnetic tapes: Types, Basic Principles of operation, advantages, Limitations of magnetic Tapes. Direct access devices, Magnetic disks: Types, Basic Principles of operation, advantages, Limitations of magnetic disks. Optical disks: Types, Basic Principles of operation, advantages, Limitations of optical disks

12.00
Unit IV: 

Operating System: Purpose of Operating Systems, Types of Operating System, User Interface: Graphical User Interfaces, Command Line Interfaces, Booting process, Running Programs, Sharing Information, Managing Hardware: Processing Interrupts, Working with Device Drivers, Utility Software, Backup Utilities, Antivirus, Firewall, Intrusion Detection, Screen Savers. PC Operating Systems. Productivity Software: Commercial Software, Freeware and Public Domain Software, Open-Source Software, Word Processing Programs, Spreadsheet Programs, Presentation Programs, Database software.

 

12.00
Unit V: 

Introduction to Multimedia Introduction, Multimedia: Definition, Characteristics of Multimedia System Components of Multimedia, Multimedia Software tools, Multimedia Applications and multimedia authoring and tool, Introduction to Computer Security Introduction, basics of Internet ,Security Threat and Security Attack, Malicious Software, Hacking. Users Identifications and Authentication. Open Source Concepts: Open Source Software, Freeware, Shareware, Proprietary Software, FLOSS/FOSS, GNU, and FSF.

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  1. Reema Thareja, “Computer Fundamentals and Programming in C”, Oxford University Press 2012.
  2. P. K. Sinha & Priti Sinha, “Computer Fundamentals”, BPB Publications, 1992.
  3. Morris Mano, “Computer System Architecture”, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, 1999.
  4. Salivahanan S. Arivazhagan, “Digital Circuits and Design ”, 2nd Edition, Vikas Publishing House Private Limited, 2003
  5. V. Raja Raman, “Introduction to Computers”, PHI,
  6. Alex Leon & Mathews Leon, “Introduction to Computers”, Vikas Publishing House, 1999.
  7. Vikas Gupta, “Comdex Computer Kit”, Wiley Dreamtech, Delhi, 2004.
  8. Anita Goel,”Computer Fundamental”, Pearson Education India,2010.
  9. Ze-Nian Li and Mark S. Drew,”Fundamental of multimedia”, Prentice-Hall, 2004.
  10. V. Rajaraman, ”Fundamentals of Computers”, 4th Edition,Prentice Hall India Pvt., Limited.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2015-16
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