Introduction to Information Technology - Unit Wise Questions

1. What are the main functions of Digital computer? Draw and explain the block diagram of Digital computer.

2. List and describe the characteristics of the computer. Explain the significant limitations of the computer.

4. What are the components of general-purpose computer? Draw the block diagram of General-purpose computer.

4. What are the key features of Fifth Generation of computer? Explain.

5. What is instruction cycle? Explain the steps of instruction cycle.

5. What are the parts of CPU? Explain each.

5. What is Computer Bus? Explain the functions of data bus, address bus and control bus.

6. Explain the computer bus. What are types of computer bus?

6. What is instruction cycle? Explain the steps of instruction cycle.

11. What do you mean by sequential access and direct access of the I/O devices? Give an example of sequential access device and direct access device.

3. What is operating system? What are different types of Computer Software? Explain in brief.

3. What is operating system? Explain Function of Operating system in detail.

6. What is scheduling? Explain Non pre-emptive scheduling and Pre-emptive scheduling?

8. What is Software? What are the two main categories of software? Explain each in brief.

7. Explain the significance of the face value and position value of a number with an example. Convert the decimal number 47 into binary, octal and hexadecimal.

7. Convert 44.467 from Base 10 to Base 16.

7. Convert 3748.658 decimal to Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal.

11. Convert 34.4674 from Base 10 to Base 16.

2. what is Network Device? Describe the features of repeater, hub, switch, bridge, router, and gateway in brief.

3. What is switching technique? Name the three kinds of switching techniques. Describe briefly the circuit switching and message switching techniques.

8. Define packet. Explain the working of the packet switching technique.

9. What is the need of communication protocol? List the seven layers of the OSI model protocol, in order.

9. Define: (1) Internet,  (2) Protocol, and  (3) WWW. What is the function of TCP in the TCP/IP protocol?

12. Write short notes on:

    a. Internet of Things (IoT)

    b. Instruction set

2. Define a database system. List the components of database system.

4. Explain Database Management system and its importance. Define Data redundancy and Data inconsistency.

9. Define: Data model, Schema and Instance.

12. Write short notes on:

        a. IoT

        b. Data warehousing and Data mining

1. What is the purpose and function of firewall? Name and explain the three types of firewall.

8. What do you understand by the term Computer security? What are the targets of the security attack?

10. What do you understand by the term Computer security? Explain functions of Firewall.

12. Write short notes on:

        a. Modulation and Demodulation

        b. Cryptography

10. What do you understand by Societal impacts of IT?

10. Discuss the impact of IT in organization and individuals.

11. Explain the Impacts of IT on Individuals in our Everyday Life in brief.