BCA PART I semester-wise scheme: 2007-2008 ... - Vikram University

choosing one from each Unit”, Thus, the paper will clearly specify Units,and have a pattern of two questions per unit, with an option to attempt anyone of these two within each unit.UNIT- IBlock diagram of computer, stored program concepts, working of computer,word length and processing speed of computer, user interface. Hardware-Software concepts, microprocessor and single chip microcomputerconcepts. [problem in chapter 1 reference 1]UNIT- IIInput and Output units, floppy disk, hard disk, keyboard, mouse, joy sticks,scanners, serial printer, letter qualify printers, plotters, laser printer,graphics display device.UNIT- IIIComputer Memory, memory cell, memory organization, Read only memory,random access memory, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, serial access memory.Magnetic hard disk and floppy disk driver. Magnetic tape drive, cachememory, memory controller, optical disk, program and data memory.Memory management [problem in chapter 6 reference 1].UNIT- IVDistributed processing or multiprocessing, Batch processing,multiprogramming and multiuser system. Dumb and Smart terminals,computer network, local area network, parallel processing, centralprocessing unit [problem in chapter 1 and 5 of reference 1]UNIT- VMemory management U-bits for Virtual addressing schemes.I/O architecture: properties of simple I/O devices and their controller(s),transfer of information between I/O device, CPU and Memory, programcontrol and interrupt control information transfer, I/O processor, Interruptcontrollers, hardware and software interrupts, traps and exceptions. DMAtransfer, DMA controllers, cycle stealing, block transfer and burst mode ofdata transfer.BOOKS:1. Computer Fundamentals Architecture and Organization by B. Ram2. Computer Organization by J.P. Hayes44