Computer Fundamentals
Class Notes
Assignments
- What is Turing Machine? Why we need computers if human can do the same work?
- What is the difference between super computer and a work stations?
- Write notes on Micro computer, main frame computer and mini frame computer
- What is interface? How it differs from a buffer?
- How can a screen by used as input device? What are the different technologies currently implemented in touch screens? Write down their pros and cons.
- What is the different between static and dynamic RAM? Why L1 cache is faster than L2 and L3?
- What are DIMMs and SIMMs? Why RAM is faster than magnetic storage?
- What is the significance of Hexadecimal numbers? Which number system is used by the hardware of a digital system?
- What are the two types of BUS? What is the difference between Address BUS and Data BUS?
- How many Units does CPU comprise of? Why is ALU called the real brain of computer?
- Why are Solid State Drives preferred over traditional Magnetic storage drives?
- How Many Floppy disks of 1.44MBs can be saved on a memory card of 32GB? What are the size to data ratios of Floppy disk and SD Card?
- What is Firewire, Thunderbolt, USB3.0, RS-232, RJ-45, DB9 connector, LPT1, PS/2, RJ-14 and S/PDIF
- What is eSATA? What are the benefits of Micro-AB port?
- What is PCMCIA port? List the devices that can be connected to a PC using this port?
- What is the difference between high level language and low level language? Why assembly language is not preferred by programming community?
- What is Internet? What is the difference between ordinary net, Deep net and Dark net?
- What is a server?
- What is URL? What is the difference between IP, domain and website?
- What is http?
- What is the difference between database and data center?
- What is 802.11 standard? What are the variants of this standards and how they differ from one another?
- Convert ABC to binary, decimal and octal system
- Convert 1003 from base 10 to base 3 and base 7.
Recommended Book(s)
Introduction to Computers - Peter Norton
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