ISLAMIA COLLEGE PESHAWAR

Final Term
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Program: Software Engineering Marks (100)

Paper: Introduction to Computers Semester 1st
Section: BB
A Time allowed (3hrs)
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All Questions Carry equal marks.

Q1 (a). Choose the correct answer?

(i). FORTRAN is an example of.
(a). Operating System (b). Hardware (c). Low level language (d). None
(ii).COBOL stands for
(a). Common Basic Language (b). Common Business Orientation Language (c). Controlling Business Oriented Language
(d). None.

(iii). MULTICS is the name of

(a). Hardware (b). Language (c). Operating System (d). None
(iv). ls command in UNIX is used for
(a).Displaying contents (b). Copying (c). Multiplying (d). None
(v). The language closer to the machine is termed as
(a). Low level language (b). Machine language (c). Binary language (d). None
(b). Please find the matching pairs? (For instance Driver Software)

(i) Operating System information

(ii) Processor ENIAC
(iii) Computer Driver
(iv) Punch card 1,0
(v) Vacuum tube Software

Q2(a). What is meant by the term computer? Please mention the History of computers in detail?

(b). Differentiate between data and information? Discuss the importance of data? Further
…………describe the relationship between data and computer?

Q3(a). Describe the term register? Why do you consider registers are used in Assembly? Further
………….describe some of the registers used in the processor?

(b). What is meant by Assembler? Why do you consider that compiler instead of an assembler is
…………..used today? Describe this with the help of a block diagram?
Q4. Provide brief answers to the questions below?

(i). If X is a software that needs to be used in a bank then what kind of language (low level or high level) should be
…………used for the development of the software?

(ii). Is it possible to make a program without assembler if yes how?

(iii). Early computers had no operating system? What was the equivalent of operating system for them?

(iv). The first microprocessor was invented in the 1970’s .Is it possible that the early computers were without a processor if
…………yes how?

(v). Suppose X is a driver for windows? Can the same driver be used for another operating system? If yes how.

Q5(a). Describe the role played by the microprocessor in computer with the help of a diagram? What is
………….meant by the term instruction?

(b). What is meant by the terms command based and GUI? Describe with example?

Q6(a). Describe the role of software in the modern world with examples?

(b). It was extremely difficult to use computers with punch cards or to write programs with
…………assembly? How is it possible today that anybody even those that do not know much about the
…………computer Hardware can write software easily compared to the earlier times?

Q7(a). Describe the concept of operating system? Further describe in detail the history of operating
…………systems?

(b). Why do you consider operating system is termed as the system software?

Q8(a). Differentiate between Compiler and Assembler with the help of a diagram? Also describe
…………the uses of Compiler?

(b). Suppose Microsoft wants to introduce a new operating system in to the market. Can the
………..developers of Microsoft use High level language for making this operating system? IF yes how?

Q9. Describe the concept of driver with the help of a diagram?