Term-End Examination
June, 2006
CS-611 : COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS AND PC SOFTWARE
Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 60
Note : Question number 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three questions from the rest.
l. (a) Explain the steps involved,for each of the following in MS-Word : (6)
(i) Changing Document Margins
(ii) Mirror Margins
(iii) Setting Page Margins
(b) What is Circuit Switching ? How is it different from Message Switching ? (4)
(c) Explain five resources used to manage windows and user-defined objects. (10)
(d) Explain access modes and access time with reference to memory. Also write the three types of access modes.(5)
(e) What is Boot Infector ? Explain how it affects the system file. Also, explain how it can be prevented. (5)
2. (a) What is Multimedia ? Explain three multimedia tools available with Windows-95. (5)
(b) What is a dial-up network ? Explain how it is different from cable network.(5)
3. (a) What is parallel processing ? Also explain the categories of Flynn's classification. (5)
(b) What are the steps for recording a macro in MS-Word ? How does one run a recorded macro ?(5)
4. (a) What is Network security ? Explain two measures that can be adopted for Network security. (5)
(b) What is a magnetic disk ? Define 'optical disk'. List three advantages of an erasable optical disk over a magnetic disk.(5)
5. (a) What is MailMerge ? Explain its advantages using an example. (5)
(b) What is data communication ? Explain two differences between Synchronous and Asynchronous transmission.(5)