CS/B.
Sc(A)/EVEN/SEM-4/414017/2023-2024
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL
Paper Code : GE4B-17T Computer Basics and Multimedia Software
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks :70
The Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidate are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable
Group-A (Very Short Answer Type Question)
1. Answer any ten of the following : [ 1 x 10 = 10 ]
(I) Who is the father of Computers?
(II) What does D in the D-flip flop stand for?
(III) What is the full form of CPU?
(IV) What type of computer is mostly used for automatic operations?
(V) What does MBR stand for?
(VI) What if the computers are lower in speed and storage capacity than mainframe computers?
(VII) What is the first neural network computer?
(VIII) What is a database?
(IX) Which SQL command is used to remove a relation from a database?
(X) What is a type of technique in which dumb terminals are connected to a central computer system?
(XI) The DBMS acts as an interface between ________________ and ________________ of an enterprise-class system.
(XII) ______________ is a set of one or more attributes taken collectively to uniquely identify a record.
Group-B (Short Answer Type Question)
Answer any three of the following [ 5 x 3 = 15 ]
2. What are the advantages of DBMS? [5]
3. Explain Paging. [5]
4. Why concurrency is required? [5]
5. Define DDL and DML with example. [5]
6. Define DBA. Write down the responsibilities of DBA. [5]
Group-C (Long Answer Type Question)
Answer any three of the following [ 15 x 3 = 45 ]
7. (a) Explain: (i) Database (ii) Metadata (iii) Data Dictionary (iv) User constraints table (v) [ 10 ]
check constraint.
(b) What is Redundancy? Explain the anomalies in relational databases. [5]
8. What is database Recovery? Explain Shadow paging in detail. [ 15 ]
9. (a) Distinguish between: [8]
i) Primary and Secondary indexing.
ii) Ordered indexing and hashing.
(b) Explain in detail about B+ trees. [7]
10. (a) Explain the time stamp-based protocol for concurrency control in a DBMS. [7]
(b) Explain the ARIES recovery method. When does a system recover from a crash? In what order must a [8]
transaction be undone and redone? Why is this order important?
11. (a) Mention various types of records. Describe how they are organized inside a file. [7]
(b) What is an index? Explain its role in improving database access. [8]
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