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Course Code : CS-610
Course Title : Foundation Course in English for Computing
Assignment Code : BCA (1)-610/TMA//07
Maximum Marks : 15
You have to do two assignments for Foundation Course in English for Computing. The first assignment has two questions. Questions one tests the reading comprehension skills while question two tests grammatical accuracy. Question-1 is of three marks and the marking scheme is indicated against each part. Question 2 is of five marks, each option carrying half mark.

Q1: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

Death of the Dinosaurs

65 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly became extinct, together with a large number of other species. But why did it happen?

Many scientists believe that the cause was a large asteroid crashing into the Earth. According to this theory, the asteroid threw huge amounts of dust and water vapour into the atmosphere, blocking out the light of the sun, the vegetation died off, and the dinosaurs starved to death.

Evidence for the theory came in 1992 when scientists in Mexico uncovered an underground crater 175 kilometers wide, which turned out to be exactly 65 million years old. The crater was probably caused by an asteroid 10 km in diameter hitting the Earth at thousands of miles an hour, with the force of 70 million one-megaton bombs.

According to David Raup of the University of Chicago , this was just one of many such cases. He says that asteroids have caused more than half of species extinctions since life on Earth began 600 million years ago. If he is right, it seems likely that Homo sapiens will end its days in the same way.


NASA to the Rescue

As we can’t predict when a really big asteroid will arrive, is there really any point in worrying about it? NASA thinks there is. It estimates that there are between 1,000 and 4,000 asteroids at least 1 kilometre in diameter which regularly cross Earth’s orbit. If such an asteroid hits the Earth once every 300,000 years, this gives the average person roughly a one in 4,000 chance of being around when it happens. A small risk, maybe, but much bigger than the risk of dying in an air crash, which is one in 20,000.

NASA aims to set up new telescopes and spend the next 25 years working out which large asteroids are likely to arrive within the next century or two. The idea is that once they’ve identified an asteroid heading straight for us, they can move it out of the way by hitting it with powerful nuclear bombs.

1. Why did the dionosaurs starve to death? (1 ½ mark)
2. What is the evidence given by scientists to support that an asteroid caused mass extinction of plant and animal life? (1 mark)
3. What does the author say will be the fate of human beings? Why? (1 mark)
4. NASA thinks that we should be concerned about being hit by an asteroid. Why? (1 mark)
5. What technology do you think would be used to prevent an asteroid from hitting the earth? (1/2 mark)

Q2: Rewrite these passive sentences in the active form. Begin with the word (s) given. (5 marks)

1. The first fax machines were installed in 1988.
The Firm____________________________________________

2. Further modifications will be made to this service to other customers.
The suppliers ________________________________________

3. The systems can easily be operated by ordinary office staff.
Ordinary office staff ____________________________________

4. The new software can be mastered easily in a couple of days.
You ________________________________________________

5. Increased productivity has been achieved by using better trained staff.
Using better trained staff _______________________________

6. The invoices are now sent out a week earlier.
The department ______________________________________

7. Better results can only be achieved if you work harder.
You ________________________________________________

8. The new note-taking method will be introduced in our office.
We ________________________________________________

9. You should be warned about the dangers of not co-operating with the personnel manager.
I __________________________________________________

10. All relevant information about the meeting will be supplied in advance.
The organizers _______________________________________

Course Code : CS-610
Course Title : Foundation Course in English for Computing
Assignment Number : BCA (1)-610/Project//07
Maximum Marks : 15

The project Assignment carries 15 marks and is based on writing and study skills. Question-1 deals with summarizing a passage and is of 5 marks. Question 2 tests your writing skill and is of 10 marks.

Q1: Carefully read the text given below which contains about 400 words. Then using your own words as far as possible, summarize it in not more than 120 words. Finally, supply a title for your summary. (5 marks)

The new age banking driven by technology and smarter banks is changing the way Indians manage their money. For millions of users all over this vast country automated teller machines (ATMs) are proving to be a boon. The underlying message is ‘empowerment of customers’ who increasingly see ATM cards as a must have tool. Nothing illustrates this better than Karnataka Bank’s strategy of branding its ATM as a “Money Plant.”

For generations of Indians, used to stuffy old branches and union dominated service at banks, reforms in the way banks conduct their business, seems like an upheaval. The younger generation takes this change for granted. The focus now is to provide ‘easy banking’ at lower costs and right next to the consumers’ home or workplace. Initially, foreign banks and private Indian banks pushed the ATM edge. Now, public sector and co-operative banks have also caught on and are aggressively rolling out nation-wide ATM networks.

Significantly, the revolution is not just a big city feature. It is getting broad-based into smaller cities, towns and rural areas. Punjab National Bank Chairman and Managing Director S.S. Kohli says that ATMs are the manifestation of next generation banking. “It not only helps in reducing the workload on traditional branches and operational costs, but also makes banking more accessible for customers.”

Propelling the growth of ATMs are two factors: convenience for customer and better branding for the bank with the added benefit of lower cost of service. In terms of the cost per ATM, a full-fledged state-of-art machine that has multiple features and the surrounding infrastructure costs around Rs. 10 lakh. Lower end ATMs that do not support features like online change of passwords cost around Rs. 6 lakh to install. This money is easily recovered. As a leading banker puts it, it only needs 150 transactions per day over a spread of three years to recover the investment. In places, where the transactions are more –200 to 250 per day- most banks end up installing a second machine at a slightly lesser cost (some of the communication infrastructure is then shared). There is a significant cost benefit for the banks as ATMs play a significant role in driving down the transaction costs.

Q 2:Write a composition in about 300 words on one of the topics given below: (10 marks)

1. Computers as a source of entertainment as well as amusement.
2. Invention of the computer has changed our understanding of cultures around the world.
3. It is possible to be overeducated for a job.
4. Men and women have essentially the same goals in life.

Course Code : CS-611
Course Title : Computer Fundamentals and PC Software
Assignment Number : BCA(1)-611/TMA/07
Maximum Marks : 15

This is Tutor Marked Assignment. There are three questions in this assignment. Answer all questions. Each question carries equal weightage. You may use illustrations and diagrams to enhance explanations.

Q 1: Explain classification of computers.
Q 2: Suggest a suitable operating system (s) for the following activities:

Identify the requirements on operating system for the above situations. Give reasons in support of your selection.

\Q 3: Explain the differences between followings:

Course Code : CS-611
Course Title : Computer Fundamentals and PC Software
Assignment Number : BCA(1)-611/Project/07
Maximum Marks : 15

This is Project Assignment. There are four questions in this assignment. Answer all questions. Each question carries equal weightage. Please attach the computer output, wherever required.

Q 1: What is IP address? Explain how you will get IP address of a computer system.
Q 2: Explain how you can protect your machine from computer viruses. Explain the process of removal of a computer virus from a virus infected machine.
Q 3: Explain how you will handle following problems:

Q 4: Create a document using Microsoft-Word for the course CS-611 of about five pages. The document should cover all the topics you have learned in CS-611 and should contain: