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CS/B.TECH(NEW)/SEM-2/CS-201/2013
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2013
BASIC COMPUTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
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Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
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The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.
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GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )

1. Choose the correct alternatives for the following :

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10 1 = 10

i) The correct syntax to send an array "array" as a

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parameter to function "func" is

a) func ( & array ) ;

a c.

b) func ( array ) ;

c) func ( * array ) ;

d) 1func ( array [ size ] ); .

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ii) What is the output of this C code ?

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# include < stdio.h >

void main ( )

{
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double k = 0;

for ( k = 0.0; k < 3.0; k ++ );

printf ( "% f", k );

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}
a) 2.000000
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b) 4.000000
c) 3.000000
d) none of these.

iii) Number of bytes required to store a float variable is

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a) 8 bytes

b) 4 bytes
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c) 2 bytes

d) 6 bytes.

iv) The Hexadecimal equivalent of the number

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( 101101010010 ) 2 is

a) A53
a c.

b) A52

c) B52

d) C62.
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v) The value of EOF is

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a) –1

b) 0

c) 1
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d) 10.

vi) Which of the following are themselves a collection of

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different data types ?

a) String
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b) Structure

c) Char

d) All of these.
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vii) A 64 bit microprocessor has word length equal to

a) 1 byte

b) 8 bytes
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c) 2 bytes

d) 4 bytes.

viii) Which one of the following is a ternary conditional

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operator ?

a) &&
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b) if

c) <=

d) ?.
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ix) Obtain the 2's complement for '1001' in twice.

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a) 1000

b) 1011

c) 1001
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d) 1111.

x) Find out the output :

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main ( ) {

int i = 1;
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printf ( "\n % d % d % d" i, ++ i, i ++ ) ; }

a) 331

b) 133
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c) 314

d) 111.
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GROUP – B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 5 = 15
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2. a) Write a flowchart to find the sum of the first n prime

numbers, where n should be given by the user. 3

b) What is logical operator ? 2

a c.

3. Write a program in C to print the sum of the following series

( upto n terms where n should be given by the user ) :

1 + 2 2 / 2! + 3 3 / 3! + ....
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4. Given two numbers write a program in C to find the HCF in

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recursive way.

5. a) What is type casting ? 2

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b) Indicate the difference between a structure and union.

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6. a) What are the advantages of 2's complement over 1's

complement ? 1
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b) Perform the subtraction with the following binary

numbers using 2's complement and 1's complement

respectively : 2+2
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i) 11010 – 1101

ii) 10010 – 10011.

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GROUP – C
( Long Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 15 = 45
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7. a) Input two strings and pass them to a user defined

function to compare them. 7

a c.

b) Write a program to input a n n matrix and print the

maximum element of the matrix. 8

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8. a) Differentiate between Complier and Interpreter. 2

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b) Convert the following numbers as indicated : 6

i) Decimal 225.225 to binary.

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ii) Binary 11010111.110 to octal.

iii) Hexadecimal 2AC5.D to binary.

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c) Why is NAND gate called Universal gate ? Explain with
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example. 3

d) What is bit-wise operator ? 4

9. What is a function ? What are the advantages of using

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functions ? What are the function prototypes ? Write a

C program to find out the number of vowels in a string.

Explain call by value and call by reference with example.

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10. Write a C program to find the real roots of the quadratic

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equation using user define function quad ( ). What is array of

pointers ? Explain with example. Why is a NOR gate called a

a c.

universal gate ?

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Simplify ( A + B ) . ( A. C ) + ( A. B + A . C ). ( A + B )
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11. Write short notes on any three of the following : 3 5

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i) Relational Operators

ii) Array of Pointers

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iii) Macro

iv) Dynamic Memory Allocation

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v) XOR gate.
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