Ist Year

TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITY

School Of Continuing Education

SPOT ASSIGNMENT

NOTE : Part- A -contains 3 Questions and carries 5 Marks each, Part –B-

contains 1 Question and carry 10 Marks. Students are requested to write 150

words and should not exceed 2 pages each in Part A, 300 words and should not

exceed 4 pages in Part B. (Refer TNOU Materials)

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

First Year

Course Code : BCA-01

Course Title :Computer Fundamentals & PC Software

(Total Marks=25)

Part- A- Short Answer Questions

Answer all questions (3 X 5 = 15 Marks)

1. Explain the features of Multiprogramming Operating System.

2. i) What is GUI?

ii) Explain the classification of viruses.

3. i) Write short note on Mail Merge.

ii) Explain the categories of Languages.

Part- B- Long Answer Question

Answer the following question (1 X 10 = 10 Marks)

1. Explain the Network Architecture of OSI Reference Model.



SPOT ASSIGNMENT

NOTE: Part -A -Contains 3 Questions and carries 5 Marks each, Part -B -Contain

1 Question and carry 10 Marks. Students are requested to write 150 words and

should not exceed 2 pages each in Part A, 300 words and should not exceed 4

pages in Part B. (Refer TNOU Materials)

Bachelor of Computer Applications(BCA)

First Year


Course Title : C Programming and Data Structure

(Total Marks=25)



1. Explain Stack and Queue.

2. Write the Algorithm of BFS.

3. Write short note on Control Structures.



1. Write the Algorithm of Quick sort and Heap Sort.



SPOT ASSIGNMENT

NOTE: Part –A- Contains 3 Questions and carries 5 Marks each, Part -B -

Contain 1 Question and carry 10 Marks. Students are requested to write 150

words and should not exceed 2 pages each in Part A, 300 words and should not

exceed 4 pages in Part B. (Refer TNOU Materials)


First Year

Course Code: BCA-03

Course Title: Introduction to System Software

(Total Marks=25)



1. Write the different types of Translators.

2. Write short note on Lexical Analysis.

3. Write the advantages of virtual memory.



1. Explain the types of Operating System.



SPOT ASSIGNMENT

NOTE: Part- A -Contains 3 Questions and carries 5 Marks each, Part -B -Contain

1 Question and will carry 10 Marks. Students are requested to write 150 words

and should not exceed 2 pages each in Part A, 300 words and should not exceed

4 pages in Part B. (Refer TNOU Materials)


First Year


Course Title : Introduction to Computer Organization

(Total Marks=25)



1. Convert the following binary numbers to decimal

i) 10101010

ii) Convert the following decimal numbers to binary 49.25

2. Write short note on Bus Network.

3. What is a Micro programmed control Unit.

Part- B- Long Answer Questions


1. i) Write short notes on Registers.

ii)Explain Master-Slave Flip-Flop



SPOT ASSIGNMENT

NOTE: Part- A- Contains 3 Questions and carries 5 Marks each, Part -B -Contain

1 Question and will carry 10 Marks. Students are requested to write 150 words

and should not exceed 2 pages each in Part A, 300 words and should not exceed

4 pages in Part B. (Refer TNOU Materials)


First Year


Course Title : Elements Of System Analysis and Design

(Total Marks=25)



1. What is the basic difference between “System Approach” and “System

Analysis”?

2. How to define Cost benefit analysis?

3. What are the basic rules for CRT-Input Display Screens?



1. What are the attributes of a Good Analyst?



SPOT ASSIGNMENT

NOTE: Part -A -Contains 3 Questions and carries 5 Marks each, Part -B -Contain

1 Question and carry 10 Marks. Students are requested to write 150 words and




First Year


Course Title : Introduction to Data Base Management System

(Total Marks=25)



1. What are the draw backs of current commercial databases?

2. i) List factors which motivate the move to acquire the DBMS approach.

ii)What is the difference between B-Tree and B+Tree?

3. i)What are the Basic relational Algebra Operations?

ii)Write short notes on Client Server approach.



1. Define Normalization. Explain the Normalized Relations.



SPOT ASSIGNMENT

NOTE: Part A Contains 3 Questions and carries 5 Marks each, Part B Contain 1

Question and carry 10 Marks. Students are requested to write 150 words and


pages in Part B. (Refer TNOU Materials).


Second Year/Lateral Entry

Course Code: BCA-07

Course Title: Windows Programming

(Total Marks=25)



1) Explain the various elements of windows

2) Describe the benefits of Oop

3) Explain the different data types available in VB



2. Explain the steps in Building a Project

.



SPOT ASSIGNMENT

NOTE: Part A Contains 3 Questions and carries 5 Marks each, Part B Contain 1







Course Title : Multimedia

(Total Marks=25)



1) Describe the video application

2) Explain Interpersonal applications used in Multimedia

3) Explain the architecture for Network based multimedia services



1) Explain the Basic Software tools used in Multimedia.



SPOT ASSIGNMENT

NOTE : Part A Contains 3 Questions and carries 5 Marks each, Part B Contain 1






Course Code: BCA-09

Course Title: Relational Data Base Management System

(Total Marks=25)



1. Define the following

a. Normalization b. Domain c. Data Dictionary

2. Explain Functional Dependencies in detail?

3. Explain the Multivalued dependencies in detail?



1. Draw an E-R Diagram for the database of a hospital with a set of patients

and set of medical doctors. With each patient a log of various tests

conducted is also associated.



SPOT ASSIGNMENT








Course Title : Computer Network

(Total Marks=25)



1. Explain the uses of Computer Network?

2. Explain the shortest path Routing?

3. Explain the Bridges?



1. Explain the OSI Reference Model in detail?



SPOT ASSIGNMENT








Course Title : Introduction to Software Engineering

(Total Marks=25)



1. Explain the Phases in the Software Development ?

2. Explain the following

i) Linear Sequential

ii) RAD

iii) Spiral

3. Write notes on Risk Management



1. What are the types of testing? Explain them in detail?



SPOT ASSIGNMENT








Course Title : Computer Oriented Numerical Methods

(Total Marks=25)



1) The equation 2x3+5x2+5x+3=0 has a root in the interval [-2,-1] Starting with

X0=-2.0 and x1=-1.0 as initial approximations, perform three iteration of the

Regula-falsi method.

2) Find the Positive root of x-cosx=0 by bisection method.

3) A table of x versus f(x) is given below. Using Lagranges interpolation formula

find the value of f(x) at x=4

X 1.5 3 6

F(X) -0.25 2 20



1) Apply the fourth order Runge-Kutta Method to find Y(0.2) given that

Y’=X+Y, Y(0)=1.

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