Panjab University Chandigarh
Personal Computing Software
Paper : BCA 1st Year
Time : 3 Hrs.
M. Marks : 90
Note : Attempt five questions in all. select one question each from Sections A-D. Section E is compulsory.
Section - A
1. (a) Write the applications of computers.
(b) What are the types of networking ? Explain. 18
2. (a) What are the functions of an operating system ?
(b) Explain three examples of each of DOS internal and external commands. 18
Section - B
3. (a) What are utilities ? Explain the DOS utilities.
(i) SCANDISK
(ii) DEFRAG
(b) Write the significance of :
(i) Config.sys
(ii) autoexe.bat files 18
4. (a) Explain how file management can be performed in Windows operating system ?
(b) Write the features of Windows accessory program : PAINT 18
Section - C
5. Discuss the following in Word Processing Package
(i) Editing documents
(ii) Mail Merge
(iii) File menu options 18
6. Explain the following :
(i) Creating a multimedia presentation
(ii) Viewing slide show automatically and manually
(iii) Printing documents 18
Section - D
7. (a) Explain data formatting feature of spreadsheet package with examples.
(b) How can a website be created using FrontPage ? Explain. 18
8. Describe the following :
(i) Spreadsheet charts
(ii) Database management using spreadsheet
(iii) www and internet
Section - E
9. Attempt all of the following :
(i) What is the difference between software and firmware ?
(ii) What happens when you switch on the computer ?
(iii) What are batch files ? How they are useful ?
(iv) What are features of NOTEPAD in Windows ?
(v) What is spell check in word processing ? How it can be used ?
(vi) How graphics can be created using word processing software ?
(vii) What is Macro ? Give an example of a macro in a spreadsheet package .
(viii) What are the animation features available in a presentation package ?
(ix) How internet can be accessed ? Explain. 18
Personal Computing Software
Paper : BCA 1st Year
Time : 3 Hrs.
M. Marks : 90
Note : Attempt five questions in all. select one question each from Sections A-D. Section E is compulsory.
Section - A
1. (a) Write the applications of computers.
(b) What are the types of networking ? Explain. 18
2. (a) What are the functions of an operating system ?
(b) Explain three examples of each of DOS internal and external commands. 18
Section - B
3. (a) What are utilities ? Explain the DOS utilities.
(i) SCANDISK
(ii) DEFRAG
(b) Write the significance of :
(i) Config.sys
(ii) autoexe.bat files 18
4. (a) Explain how file management can be performed in Windows operating system ?
(b) Write the features of Windows accessory program : PAINT 18
Section - C
5. Discuss the following in Word Processing Package
(i) Editing documents
(ii) Mail Merge
(iii) File menu options 18
6. Explain the following :
(i) Creating a multimedia presentation
(ii) Viewing slide show automatically and manually
(iii) Printing documents 18
Section - D
7. (a) Explain data formatting feature of spreadsheet package with examples.
(b) How can a website be created using FrontPage ? Explain. 18
8. Describe the following :
(i) Spreadsheet charts
(ii) Database management using spreadsheet
(iii) www and internet
Section - E
9. Attempt all of the following :
(i) What is the difference between software and firmware ?
(ii) What happens when you switch on the computer ?
(iii) What are batch files ? How they are useful ?
(iv) What are features of NOTEPAD in Windows ?
(v) What is spell check in word processing ? How it can be used ?
(vi) How graphics can be created using word processing software ?
(vii) What is Macro ? Give an example of a macro in a spreadsheet package .
(viii) What are the animation features available in a presentation package ?
(ix) How internet can be accessed ? Explain. 18