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Spring 2012
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) Semester 2
BC0040 Computer Organization and Architecture 4 Credits
(Book ID: B0684)
Assignment Set 1 (60 Marks)
Answer all questions. Each question carries six marks 10 x 6 = 60
1. Draw the block diagram of von Neumann Architecture and explain about its parts in
brief.
2. What is the function of Program Status Word (PSW)? Explain the function
of each flag that PSW contains.
3. Explain the different types of computer architectures.
4. Draw the block diagram of Intel 8085 CPU organization and explain the different flag
bits supported by the 8085 CPU.
5. What are the different types of Bus used in computer? Explain about its functions.
6. Explain the steps to be followed for the addition of floating point numbers.
7. Explain direct addressing mode and Register addressing Mode with
example.
8. What is memory interleaving? Explain it with necessary figures.
9. Explain the two bus organization and its working principle.
10. Draw the diagram for the control unit organization of computer and
explain how it works.
Spring 2012
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) Semester 2
BC0040 Computer Organization and Architecture 4 Credits
(Book ID: B0684)
Assignment Set 2 (60 Marks)
Answer all questions. Each question carries six marks 10 x 6 = 60
1. Explain the concept of memory interleaving.
2. What are the issues of Vector processing?
3. Write down the characteristics of RISC and CISC.
4. Explain the basic structure of Linear pipeline Processor.
5. Draw the I/O module of computer system and explain its functions.
6. Explain the characteristics of vector processing.
7. What is the significance of stack in computer system? Explain.
8. Explain how pipelining improve the performance of a computer?
9. Draw the flowchart for instruction cycle and explain how it works.
10. Draw the block diagram of DMA controller and explain it briefly.
Spring 2012
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) Semester 2
BC0041 Fundamentals of Database Management 4 Credits
(Book ID: B0716)
Assignment Set 1 (40 Marks)
Answer All the Questions
1. What are the limitations of conventional approach of managing data? Explain.
[10 Marks]
2. For what record size will clustering be of no benefit to improve performance? Can a table
have clustering on multiple fields simultaneously? [10 Marks]
3. Explain the concept of Foreign Key. How a foreign key differs from a Primary Key? Can the
Foreign Key accept nulls? [10 Marks]
4. With a necessary example explain (i) Basic Constructs of E-R Modeling (ii) E-R Notations.
[10 Marks]
Spring 2012
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) Semester 2
BC0041 Fundamentals of Database Management 4 Credits
(Book ID: B0716)
Assignment Set 2 (40 Marks)
Answer All the Questions
1. What is the three level architecture of a Database? Explain
[10 Marks]
2. Explain the first 3 Normal Forms taking the help of an un-normalized relation and reducing
it to 3 NF. [10 Marks]
3. Explain the concept of Data Mining? How it is related with data warehouse. [10 Marks]
4. Describe with examples the following: (i) The IN & BETWEEN Operators (ii) Views
[10 Marks]