MCA Integrated · Sem 1 (Core)
Introduction, Characteristics, Limitations, Generations and Classification. Hardware: Introduction, Input devices - keyboard, MICR, OMR, bar code reader etc., Output devices -visual display unit, printers, plotters etc. Software: Introduction, Types – system and application.
Introduction, Hierarchy, Primary Memory, Secondary memory, Cache memory, Virtual memory. Secondary Storage Devices: Introduction, Magnetic disk, Magnetic tape, Optical disks, Flash memory etc. Computer Languages: Introduction, Compiler, Interpreter and Assembler.
Introduction, Binary, Decimal, Octal, Hexadecimal, 4-bit BCD, 8-bit BCD, ASCII codes. Conversion of Numbers: Binary to decimal, Decimal to binary, Binary to octal, Octal to binary, Binary to hexadecimal, etc. Binary Arithmetic: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division. Complements of binary numbers.
Definition, Functions, Types, Classification, Introduction of command based and GUI based operating system. Windows Operating System: Introduction, Elements, Use of menus, Tools and Commands. Computer Networks- Introduction, Types - LAN, WAN and MAN, Topologies, Data communication.
Overview, Architecture, History, Functioning, Applications. Basic Services of Internet: WWW, Email, FTP, Telnet, Gopher, Search engines, News group, Chat rooms, etc. Multimedia: Overview, Components, Software tools, Applications, Transition from conventional media to digital media.
After completion of the course student will be able to:
This subject is on page 3, 4 of the original AKTU PDF.
