COURSE GUIDE FOR

MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATION

(MCA – Revised Fall 2007)

(Revised Fall 2007)

BKID – CG0027 11th

May 2009

Contents

1. The Programme

2. Objectives of the Programme

3. Learning Centres

4. Programme Structure

4.1 Duration of the Programme

4.2 Medium

4.3 Credit System

4.4 Academic Calendar

5. Session Schedule

6. Subject of Study & Programme Material for each Subject

7. Counselling and Practical Sessions

8. Tentative Schedule of VSAT Online Classes

9. Evaluation System

9.1 Scheme of Examination

9.2 Internal Assessment (IA)

9.3 Internal Assessment Marks Distribution Table

10. Last date for Submission of Assignments/Project

11. University Examination

11.1 University Question Paper Pattern

11.2 Minimum Passing Marks

11.3 Classification of Successful Candidates

11.4 Carry-over Provision

12. Examination and Result Publication

13. General Points

14. Final Semester Project Preparation and Submission Guideline

15. Model questions for University Examinations

16. Assignments

Master of Computer Applications (Revised - Fall 2007)

MCA (Revised – Fall 2007)

1. The Programme:

The programme leading to the award of Master of Computer Applications

(MCA) is developed to prepare students to take up a career in the field of IT

and Computer Applications. The programme provides an opportunity to

students to improve their skill sets. The Programme gives advanced

knowledge of Programming languages, Computer Graphics, Networks &

Communication Technology, Client-Server and Distributed Database

Systems. Students will be introduced to Software development through

Software Engineering and Project Management.

2. Objectives of the Programme:

The program has the following objectives:

Increasing Technological Awareness.

Encouraging effective Quality Software Development.

To prepare students to embrace future developments in the field and

has a demonstrated professional relevance.

To help the students to acquire the latest skills and build their future

capabilities using world-class technologies. At the end of this program

the student will posses Strong foundation of computer system and

Information Technology.

Dexterity in advance programming languages, Power to build

sophisticated software for wide area of applications.

Skills to work with higher end applications in Internet Technologies; also

managerial ability to analyze, design, develop and maintain software

development.

3. Learning Centres:

The Learning Centres recognized by SMU are permitted to provide

counselling and tutoring services to SMU students in specific programs of

the University leading to Bachelor‟s and Master‟s degrees. The Learning

Centres have been equipped with infrastructure and facilities as stipulated

by the University, to support effectively the learning under the distance

mode. Many of the Learning Centres make use of VSAT Technology

enabling broadcast of presentation from the studios at Manipal and

Bangalore, which can be seen and heard live by the students at their

Learning Centres. The students are advised to make use of this high - end

learning system. The Learning Centres are also provided with CDs of VSAT

classes to facilitate viewing of such programme at any convenient time in

the Learning Centres. The students are advised to contact the Learning

Centres for further details. It is the endeavour of the University to have

VSAT facility in all the Learning Centres in a phased manner.

4. Program Structure:

4.1 Duration of the Programme

The normal duration of the program (MCA) is three years, comprising of six

semesters. However, the student is permitted to take a maximum of six

years to complete the program.

4.2 Medium

The medium of instruction is English.

4.3 Credit System

Credit system is a systematic way of describing an educational program by

attaching credits to its components. Each credit consists of 30 hours of

study. A student must complete 120 credits successfully to be awarded

Masters in Computer Applications (MCA).

4.4 Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar starts from 1st February (Spring session) or 1st August

(Fall session) and ends on 31st July or 31st January of the subsequent year,

respectively. Admissions are made twice a year - in February (Spring

session) and August (Fall session). The Semester will end in the following

July for the Spring session and, for the Fall session, in January in the

subsequent year. For further details, please refer to University notification

on Academic calendar in the Website, www.smude.edu.in

5. Session Schedule:

Session Starting date Closing date

Spring Session 1st week of February Last Week of July

Fall Session 1st week of August Last week of January

6. Subject of Study & Programme Material for each Subject:

Subject Code

Subject Title Book id Name of the Books No. of

Credits No. of Books

First Semester

MC0061 Computer Programming “C Language”

1. B0678

2. B0679

1. Programming with C – Edition: Fall-2007

2. Advanced Programming in C – Edition: Fall-2007

04 02

MC0062 Digital Systems, Computer Organization &Architecture

1. B0680

2. B0684

1. Digital Systems – Edition: Fall 2007

2. Computer Organization & Architecture- Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

MC0063 Discrete Mathematics 1. B0676

2. B0677

1. Discrete Mathematics – Edition: Fall 2007

2. Modern Applications using Discrete Mathematical Structures – Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

MC0064 Basic Web Development (Internet, HTML, Style-sheets & Basics of Multimedia)

B0703 Basic Web Development – Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

MC0065 Financial Management & Accounting

B0724 Financial Management and Accounting – Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

Second Semester

MC0066 OOPS using C++ 1. B0681

2. B0715

1. OOPS Using C++ - Edition: Fall 2007

2. Advanced Concepts of OOPS using C++ - Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

MC0067 Database Management System (DBMS and Oracle 9i)

1. B0716

2. B0717

1. Fundamentals of DBMS – Edition: Fall 2007

2. Advanced DBMS with Oracle 9i – Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

MC0068 Data Structures using C

1. B0701

2. B0702

1. Data Structures using C – Edition: Fall 2007

2. Advanced Data Structures using C – Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

MC0069 System Analysis & Design (SAD)

B0714 System Analysis & Design with UML – Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

MC0070 Operating Systems with Unix

1. B0682

2. B0683

1. Operating Systems – Edition: Fall 2007

2. Advanced Operating System with UNIX – Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

Third Semester

MC0071 Software Engineering 1.B0808

2.B0809

1. Software Engineering – Edition: Fall 2007

2. Advanced Software Engineering – Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

MC0072 Computer Graphics B0810 Computer Graphics – Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

MC0073 System Programming B0811 System Programming – Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

MC0074 Statistical & Numerical Methods using C++

B0812 Statistical & Numerical Methods using C++ – Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

MC0075 Computer Networks 1.B0813

2.B0814

1. Computer Networks – Edition: Fall 2007

2. Advanced Computer Networks – Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

Fourth Semester

MC0076 Management Information Systems

B0901 Management Information Systems – Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

MC0077 Advanced Database Systems

B0882 Advanced Database Systems – Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

MC0078 Java Programming 1. B0831

2. B0832

1. Java Programming - Edition: Fall 2007

2. Advanced Java Programming – Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

MC0079 Computer Based Optimization Methods (Statistics/Applied OR)

B0902 Computer Based Optimization Methods (Statistics/Applied OR) – Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

MC0080 Analysis & Design of Algorithms

B0891 Analysis & Design of Algorithms – Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

Fifth Semester

MC0081 .(Dot)Net Technologies B0974 (Dot)Net Technologies - Edition: Fall 2007

04 01

MC0082 Theory of Computer Science

B0970 Fundamentals of Theory of Computer Science – Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

MC0083 Object Oriented Analysis & Design using UML

B0969 Object Oriented Analysis & Design using UML

04 02

MC0084 Software Project Management & Quality Assurance

1. B0958 2. B0959

1. Software Project Management and Quality Assurance - Edition: Fall 2007

2. Advanced Project Management and Quality Assurance – Edition: Fall 2007

04 02

MC0085 Advanced Operating Systems (Distributed systems)

B0967 Advanced Operating Systems (Distributed systems)

04 01

Sixth Semester

MC0086 Digital Image Processing

B1007 Digital Image Processing 04 01

MC0087 Internetworking with TCP/IP

B1008 Internetworking with TCP/IP

04 01

MC0088 Data Mining B1009 Data Mining 04 01

MC0089 Project – – 08 –

Detailed Curriculum is given on the web site (www.smude.edu.in).

Programme Material: Students can obtain the program materials from their

respective Learning Centres, free of cost.

7. Counselling and Practical Sessions:

The Learning Centre will provide Counselling and hands-on experience for

200 hours per semester.

Counselling and practical sessions will be held at the Learning Centre as

per the schedule displayed at the Learning Centre.

The time for Counselling is inclusive of VSAT Sessions.

If a student desires extra service from the Learning Centre, he/she will

have to make his/her own arrangements with the Learning Centre. The

University has no obligations in this regard. However, under no

circumstances should the Learning Centres compel students to take this

extra service.

Counselling Details

I. Mode of Delivery

The course is offered through distance education medium. Distance

mode will include Self Learning Material (SLM), VSAT lectures and local

counselling at the Learning Centre (LC). In addition to these, students can

use another additional timeless resource- .

Log on to EduNxt portal of SMU DDE at http://edunxt.smude.edu.in/ to

access BScIT multimedia content and other resources on the subject

(Softcopies of SLMs, PPTs, Quiz, Mentor driven chat session, etc.)

II. Total Counselling

Each CREDIT requires 30 hours of study, which includes 16 hrs of Self

study, 6 hrs of guided study, 3 hrs of VSAT lectures and 5 hrs of

Assignments. Thus, a two Credit and four Credit subjects require 60 Hrs.

and 120 Hrs of study time respectively.

8. Tentative Schedule of VSAT Online Classes:

Note: For instructions regarding VSAT related circulars, please visit

regularly, the website www.smude.edu.in

9. Evaluation System:

9.1 Scheme of Examination:

Credits Duration of

University Exam. in hour(s)

Internal Assessment

Marks

University Exam. Marks

Total Marks

4 2 60 140 200

2 1 30 70 100

8 NA (Project Viva) 280 120 (Viva-Voce) 400

Note: Two Credit Papers may either be combined as a 2 hour examination

or examined separately as 1 hour examination each. The details of the

examination schedules will be provided at the relevant time on the Website,

www.smude.edu.in.

9.2 Internal Assessment (IA):

The student must submit two assignments in each subject to the Learning

Centre. The two assignments will be evaluated. The average of the two

assignments will be considered for the grading of the student. Internal

assessment marks are based on the assignments plus practical examination

(wherever applicable) both of which are to be assessed by the Learning

Centres. The practical examination will be held at the Learning Centres by

their own faculty. The assignment will be for 15 marks per credit. But

wherever practical examination is conducted, out of 15 marks 5 marks are

allotted for practical examination.

9.3 Internal Assessment Marks Distribution Table:

Subject Code

Subject Title Credits Marks

allotted for Assignments

Marks allotted for Practical

Total IA

Marks

First Semester

MC0061 Computer Programming “C Language”

4 40 20 60

MC0062 Digital Systems, Computer Organization &Architecture

4 60 – 60

MC0063 Discrete Mathematics 4 60 – 60

MC0064 Basic Web Development (Internet, HTML, Style-sheets & Basics of Multimedia)

4 40 20 60

MC0065 Financial Management & Accounting

4 60 _ 60

Second Semester

MC0066 OOPS using C++ 4 40 20 60

MC0067 Database Management System (DBMS and Oracle 9i)

4 40 20 60

MC0068 Data Structures using C 4 40 20 60

MC0069 System Analysis & Design (SAD)

4 60 – 60

MC0070 Operating Systems with Unix 4 60 – 60

Third Semester

MC0071 Software Engineering 4 60 – 60

MC0072 Computer Graphics 4 60 – 60

MC0073 System Programming 4 60 _ 60

MC0074 Statistical & Numerical Methods using C++

4 40 20 60

MC0075 Computer Networks 4 60 – 60

Fourth Semester

MC0076 Management Information Systems

4 60 – 60

MC0077 Advanced Database Systems 4 60 – 60

MC0078 Java Programming 4 40 20 60

MC0079 Computer Based Optimization Methods (Statistics/Applied OR)

4 60 – 60

MC0080 Analysis & Design of Algorithms

4 60 – 60

Fifth Semester

MC0081 .(Dot)Net Technologies 4 40 20 60

MC0082 Theory of Computer Science 4 60 – 60

MC0083 Object Oriented Analysis & Design using UML

4 60 – 60

MC0084 Software Project Management & Quality Assurance

4 60 – 60

MC0085 Advanced Operating Systems (Distributed systems)

4 60 _ 60

Sixth Semester

MC0086 Digital Image Processing 4 60 – 60

MC0087 Internetworking with TCP/IP 4 60 – 60

MC0088 Data Warehousing & Data Mining

4 60 – 60

MC0089 Project 8 – 280 280

10. Last date for Submission of Assignments/Project: The dates for the

submission of the Assignments / Project Reports (by the students to LC) will

be decided by the HOD-Information Technology and will be put up on the

website www.smude.edu.in and www.edunxt.smude.edu.in, in such a

way that the Learning Centre is able to submit the IA/ Project marks to the

Office of Student Evaluation by the due date as specified in the Website

(www.smude.edu.in). The Assignments form a part of continuous

evaluation.

11. University Examination:

The University Examination will be conducted at designated examination

centres twice a year as under:

Session Session Commencement Examination

Spring Session February July /Aug same year

Fall Session August Jan/Feb subsequent year

The dates of the examination along with the detailed instructions will be

published well in advance in the website www.smude.edu.in.

11.1 University Question Paper Pattern

There will be only multiple choice questions (MCQs) in the University

Question Papers as per details given below:

Question Distribution Table:

Credit Question Distribution Total

Time Total Marks Part A Part B Part C

4 40 20 15 2 hrs. 140

2 20 11 7 1 hr. 70

Notes:

1. In general, MCQs are of three types, i.e. one mark, two marks & four

marks.

2. The mark distribution is based upon the complexity involved in the

question.

3. There will be 25% negative marking for each wrong answer.

4. General time distribution for each type of question is as follows

(applicable for a paper with 4 credits).

Part A Part B Part C

1 mark 2 marks 4 marks

No. of Questions 40 20 15

Time (in min.)/Question 1 min. 1 ½ min. 3 min.

Total Time 40 30 45

Grand total = 1 Hour 55 Minutes + 5 Minutes (for filling up the

forms/revision) = 2 hrs.

5. In special cases, modifications may be made based upon the subject

requirements.

6. Question paper will contain all three types of questions, but, the

number of questions in each part may be varied without affecting the

total marks.

7. There is no provision for revaluation essentially because the valuation

is done by scanning the answer sheet. The answer sheet is marked by

the student by darkening the appropriate circle to indicate the answer

for a question. The scanning process, which evaluates the student

performance, is 100% error free and hence there is no need for

revaluation.

However, it is appropriate to mention that the analysis of the answers

show the following as the main reasons for student‟s failure or for

scoring low marks in the Examinations:

a) In some cases students make mistakes in darkening the

appropriate columns; for example, while marking an answer for

question No. 3, the student wrongly darkens against the field for

question No. 4. This happens when due care is not taken to verify

the appropriate column for answering. Students are advised to

take due care and mark the answer sheet on question-to-question

basis, instead of transferring the answers in one lot at the final

moment of the examination. This practice is disastrous because it

results in a chain of wrong answers.

b) In some cases, the students mark more than one answer by

darkening the additional circles. The scanning is programmed to

disregard these answers and hence the student loses marks.

c) The students are also advised to write correctly the data in the

answer sheet such as Roll No., Test Booklet No., Subject Code,

and Centre Code. The instructions given in the MCQ answer

sheet for these must be strictly complied with.

8. Clashing of subjects in case of Re-sitting: The schedule of

examinations is such that every student can appear for the subjects with

respect to two semesters, provided the combination of semesters is odd

and even. In some cases, students apply for re-sitting in subjects, which

clash with other papers in the schedule of the examinations. SUCH

STUDENTS ARE PERMITTED TO APPEAR ONLY IN ANY ONE OF

THE AFFECTED SUBJECTS. NO STUDENT WILL BE PERMITTED

TO APPEAR IN MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT IN A SCHEDULED

SESSION ON A PARTICULAR DAY. Efforts will be made to include an

endorsement that “RESITTING SUBJECTS CLASH” in the Re-sitting

Admit Cards of all such cases. However, the rule is applicable to all such

cases, even if the remark doesn‟t appear in the admit cards.

9. Reappearance: There is no provision for improvement of grading by

reappearance in the University Examinations or Internal Assessment,

once the student is declared as passed.

11.2 Minimum Passing Marks:

In each paper, a student shall secure at least 35% marks in Continuous

Evaluation (Internal Assessment) and 35% marks in University

Examination, however, with an aggregate of 40% for pass.

A student who fails in any one of the above (i.e. Continuous Evaluation

or University Examination) will be required to reappear in that

component only.

The students must note that for re-appearing for IA, the students have to

fill in the Re-sitting Forms.

In case a student scores 35 percent independently in both components,

but fails to score 40 percent aggregate, he/she will be considered failed.

Such students will have to appear either in both or in any one of the

components of their choice.

11.3 Classification of Successful Candidates:

A student‟s performance will be evaluated based on both Continuous

Evaluation and University Examination.

The Grade System (aggregate)

Grade Marks (%)

A – Excellent 70 and above

B – Very Good 60 - 69

C – Good 50 - 59

D – Satisfactory 40 - 49

E – Failure –––––––

11.4 Carry-over Provision: Please note that since there is a carry over

system for every semester, self-study should start automatically for the next

Semester without waiting for the examination result.

12. Examination and Result Publication:

The University will conduct term-end examinations at designated

Examination Centres. The term-end examination centre, date of

examination and other related instructions of the examinations will be

published well in advance of the date of examination in the website

www.smude.edu.in

NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO APPEAR FOR THE

EXAMINATION WITHOUT ADMIT CARD. Learning Centres are not

permitted to issue any authority letter for appearing in the examination.

Learning Centres should not withhold the admit cards of any student for

any reason.

Admit Cards will be issued only to those students who fulfil the

prerequisites as specified by the University. (e.g., Admit Cards will be

issued to all Fresh and Re-Registered students and Re-sitting

Candidates, who have filled up the Re-sitting Form before the last date

specified by the University.) The Admit Card is valid only when produced

along with the Identity Card issued by the University.

Candidates are not allowed to bring inside the Examination Hall, Mobile

Phones, calculators, statistical/scientific tables, lap top computers or

any object/device/ gadget that would be of unfair assistance in

answering the University question papers. However, scientific/non-

programmable calculators are allowed for specific subjects (as

mentioned in the time table). Possession of Mobile phone, even in

„Switched off condition‟ shall be treated as unfair means. Hence, the

students are strictly warned not to bring Mobile phone with them inside

the Examination Hall. Examination Centres will not take any

responsibility for the safe custody of the mobile phone.

Fifteen minutes prior to the commencement of the examination, the

candidate will receive the answer sheet. The candidate must ensure

that it is printed properly. The test booklet will be provided just before

the start of the examination. Each test booklet has a specific five-digit

test booklet number printed on the front page of the test booklet.

On the front page of the answer sheet, the candidate is required to write

the Name (block capitals), Roll Number (nine digits) and Test Booklet

Number (five digits) legibly, in the spaces provided for the purpose. On

the reverse of the answer sheet, the candidate should carefully write the

Roll Number and Test Booklet Number in numerals in appropriate boxes

using 2B pencil and completely blacken the corresponding circles. For

example, if the Roll Number is 001050001 and the Test Booklet Number

is 18960, the candidate shall write as follows:

Roll Number

THE CANDIDATES SHOULD NOT exchange their test booklets with

other candidates during the examination, under any circumstances.

CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE

EXAMINATION HALL AFTER TEN MINUTES OF THE

COMMENCEMENT OF EXAMINATION.

Candidates are not allowed to leave the examination hall within I hour of

commencement of the examination.

The identity and signature of the candidates will be verified during the

examination. Candidates are required to sign the declaration on the

answer sheet in the invigilator‟s presence.

In the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each question has only one

correct answer and must be indicated by completely darkening the

appropriate circle. Darkening of more than one circle will be regarded

invalid/improper. For example, if a student has selected D as the answer

to the given question, it should be entered in the correct manner as

indicated in the following example: -

The test booklet can be used for rough work; but, no stray marks should

be left on the answer sheet. The candidate should not fold, bend, cut,

tear or otherwise deface/mutilate the answer sheet in any manner.

Candidates must hand over the answer sheet and the test booklet to the

invigilator before leaving the examination hall.

Candidates caught cheating or attempting to cheat will be disqualified

immediately and debarred from appearing for University Examinations in

accordance with the prevailing rules of the University.

The results will be published on the website www.smude.edu.in and

marks card shall be sent to the respective Learning Centres.

13. General Points:

The University reserves the right to add/delete/change the syllabi,

program structure, rules and regulations without any prior notice as and

when required and as per changes in environment. Students are

advised to visit the University website www.smude.edu.in, where all the

circulars and important information will be hosted from time to time.

It is the endeavour of the University to upgrade the syllabus keeping in

view the industrial/market requirement so as to impart the latest

technology / developments to the students. It is, therefore, essential to

upgrade the study materials periodically. The students are advised to

keep themselves informed about the changes in the syllabus and the

contents of the courseware constantly by visiting the website

www.smude.edu.in, in addition to being in touch with LC in this regard.

It is important to note that the examinations will be conducted based on

the syllabus and contents applicable in that session. The implication is

that a student, who reappears/re-sits for back paper, will be required to

appear in the examination, which is based on the latest syllabus/content

of the courseware. It is, therefore, imperative that the student, who fails

in a subject, should submit his/her re-sitting application at the earliest to

enable the University to dispatch the new publication of the courseware

(only in case of change in courseware).

All the payments shall be made by the students in the form of DD drawn

in favour of “Sikkim Manipal University, DE” payable at Manipal / Udupi

and with the Name, Roll Number and Centre Code written on the

reverse of the DD. The students are advised to retain the counter foil

and photocopy of the DD with them for their reference. Any payments

made by methods other than the above, shall be at the individual‟s own

risk. Fees once paid cannot be refunded.

Legal Disputes, if any, shall come under the jurisdiction of Udupi

(Karnataka)

14. Final Semester Project Preparation and Submission Guideline

Students must submit his/her project synopsis to the respective centre

along with his / her name & number, centre code & address etc., and get

it approved by them.

Projects must be done individually.

Must submit the final report within the stipulated time in the form of soft

and hard copy to the study centre.

The University will evaluate projects of Sixth Semester MCA by

conducting Final Semester Project Internal Examination through

internal & external examiner.

Students must demonstrate their project at their study centre to the

internal & external examiner on the date specified by the university. The

date will be mentioned in the university term-end examination time table.

Two sets of soft and hard copy must be submitted to the centres by the

students along with the source code and executable file. The same must

be submitted to the center two week before the date of final semester

term-end examination.

Project Guidelines

Broadly, the project may be developed in two phase:

Phase 1: Requirement Analysis and Design Phase

This phase may involve preparing the Requirement specification, performing

system analysis, preparing the data and control flows and performing the

design of the project.

Students must strictly implement the various stages of software

development process.

Implement the various activities that are performed during the

Requirements phase and support it with proper outputs and the

necessary graphical representations like Data Flow Diagrams D.F.D,

E-R diagrams, Flow charts. You can also use tools like Rational Rose

Indicate the technology used and substantiate it with brief explanations.

Properly document the detailed design specifications and methods

adopted during Design phase.

Phase 2: Coding and Testing phase

This phase may involve actual development of the software:

Like coding, preparing test plans, testing and implementation details.

Perform coding of the project with the software used.

Adopt an appropriate testing procedure for your project.

Prepare all necessary documentation to support all the work done in

your project.

Synopsis and Final Report Format

Synopsis of Project: Synopsis of project must contain following

information:

SRS (Systems Requirement Specification) Preparation or

Design Phase

Project Development or Implementation

and Testing Phase

Project Report

(Documentation)

Final Semester

Project

1. Title of the project

2. Objective of the project.

3. Tool(s) / Technology used

4. A complete structure of the program

i) Requirement Analysis

ii) Module description, Structure charts

iii) Data Flow Diagrams, Database Specifications

iv) Coding (Partial or Complete- Dependent on the Organization);

v) Screen Shots (GUI Interfaces), Reports

vi) Test Plans, Test Cases, Results of Testing

vii) Future Enhancements

Final Project Report: Project Report must contain following information:

1. The length of the report may be about 40 to 50 pages, with 1.5 line

spacing, 1.25 inches margin on either side, printed on A4 size papers.

Ten percent variation on either side is permissible.

2. Contents of project report are:

3. Title Page

4. Certificate,

5. Declaration

6. Acknowledgement,

7. Abstract

8. Contents

9. Introduction

10. Objectives

11. Problem Statement

12. Requirement Analysis, SRS (Logical DFD, Data dictionary, Decision

Tables & Trees)

13. Analysis and design (Structure Charts, data flows)

14. Coding

15. Testing procedures,

16. Testing reports

17. Documentation

18. Future application

19. Conclusion 20. Bibliography

Project Assessment Pattern:

1) Continuous Assessment by Guide : 280

2) Project Evaluation and Viva-Voce : 120

15. Model questions for University Examinations

Part – A: Each question carries 01 Marks

1. VERONICA stands for ____

A) Very easy rodent oriented net wide index to computer archives

B) Very easy rodent oriented net wide information computer archives

C) Very easy rodent oriented net wide information communication

archives

D) None

2. The BCD form of integer 9613 is

A) 1001011001001001

B) 1010101001011001

C) 1001011000010011

D) 1010101010010101

3. _____ memory is provided for storing global variables and _____

memory for allocating memory blocks during program execution

Technology/Programming Language/ Software

Microsoft Technology (. NET technology for example )

Sun Microsystems technology (J2EE based for example)

Oracle, SQL server ( Data Base software)

Programming/ Scripting Languages: C, C++, VB, Java, JavaScript, VB-Script, HTML, XML

(Note: MS- Access cannot be used as Database )

Few Domains/Areas that can be chosen

Client-Server software : (Banking application, Railway, University application to name a few )

WEB applications ( Portals, Web services, E-commerce sites, Social Networking applications, Blog Engines to name a few)

Gaming software/ Virus /Antivirus software/Audio- Video Players/ Language Tutors system/application software

Computer Networking Projects based on various protocols

A) primary, secondary B) heap, stack

C) stack, heap D) none of the above

Part – B: Each question carries 02 Marks

1. int abc(int a,int b)

{

int res=1;

for(int i=0;i<b;++i)

res=res*a;

return res;

}

The value returned by the function is if a = 5, b = 3 is

A) 15 B) 125

C) 243 D) 1

2. Match the following:

Set A

1. Class A Network

2. Class B Network

3. Class C Network

Set B

a. the first byte is assigned to the network address and remaining three

bytes are used for the node address

b. the first three bytes are dedicated to the network portion of the

address, with only one byte remaining for the node address

c. the first two bytes are assigned to the network address and the

remaining two bytes are used for node address

A) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a B) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c

C) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a D) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b

3. Which are the different reasons for multiple passes in a compiler?

1. Forward Reference

2. Storage Limitations

3. Optimization

4. Less Complexity

A) 1, 2, 3, 4 B) 1 & 3

C) 1, 2, 3 D) 2, 3

Part – C: Each question carries 04 Marks

1. Match the following Background processes with their functions

Set A (Background Processes)

1. Database buffer

2. Process monitor (pmon)

3. Log Writer (lgwr)

4. Recoverer (reco)

Set B (Functions)

a. Is responsible for carrying out cleanup if and when any user

sessions are ended abnormally

b. Is responsible for redo log buffer management

c. is a cache in the SGA used to hold the data blocks that are read

from data files

d. Is responsible for resolving failed transactions in a distributed Oracle

9i environment

A) 1–b, 2–c, 3–d, 4–a

B) 1–c, 2–a, 3–b, 4–d

C) 1–a, 2–c, 3–b, 4–d

D) 1–a, 2–b, 3–d, 4–c

2. Consider the following set of processes, assumed to have arrived at

time 0, in the order P1, P2 …. P5 with the length of the CPU burst time

given in milliseconds

Process Burst Time

P1 10 3

P2 2 1

P3 4 4

P4 2 5

P5 7 2

What is the average waiting time if priority scheduling scheme is used?

A) 10.6 ms

B) 11.4 ms

C) 15.6 ms

D) 3.8 ms

3. Match the following

Part – A

a. Functional cohesion

b. Coincidental cohesion

c. Temporal cohesion

d. Communicational cohesion

Part – B

1. Elements of a module are related in time and are executed together

2. All elements of a module are related to perform a single function

giving highest cohesion value

3. It has elements that are related by a reference to the same input or

output data

4. The output of one forms the input to another giving the inter relation

sequentially

5. It occurs when there is no meaningful relationship among the module

elements

A) a – 5, b – 4, c – 2, d – 1

B) a – 2, b – 5, c – 1, d - 3

C) a – 4, b – 3, c – 5, d - 2

D) a – 3, b – 4, c – 2, d - 1

16. Assignments

All Assignments will be uploaded on the website, www.smude.edu.in

and www.edunxt.smude.edu.in.

All assignments will be assessed by the Learning Centre faculty.

The assignments are designed to encourage the students to develop the

habit of continuous study of the subjects throughout the semester.

Learning centre has to notify to students by displaying on the notice

board the marks scored for each of the assignments, and the average

marks, before uploading the same on the IA software, and sending it to

the office of Student Evaluation.

The assignments must be submitted to the Learning Centre on or

before the last date in the following format.

MCA PROGRAMME

I/II/III/IV/V/VI SEMESTER

ASSIGNMENTS – 01/02

Name : ________________________________________

Registration No. : ________________________________________

Learning Center : ________________________________________

Learning Center Code : ________________________________________

Course/Program : ________________________________________

Semester : ________________________________________

Subject Code : ________________________________________

Subject Title : ________________________________________

Date of submission : ________________________________________

Marks awarded : ________________________________________

Average marks of both assignments

Signature of Center Coordinator Signature of Evaluator

Directorate of Distance Education

Sikkim Manipal University

II Floor, Syndicate House, Manipal – 576 104

Important Note to the Students: – The student must compulsorily submit both the assignments given for

each subject to the learning Center, on or before the last date.

– Assignment marks will be accounted for your Internal Assessment.

– Please answer all the Assignments on ruled sheets.

– Write the answers to all questions in your own handwriting. Please

ensure that it is neat and legible.

– Write in your own words. Do not copy. Assignments which are not

original/ copied shall be awarded zero marks.

Comments by the Subject Evaluator: (Subject expert will give

comments on overall content, reliability, correctness and

appropriateness of information provided)

Suggestions for improvement: (Subject expert will give areas of

improvement and possible ways/methods to follow to improve)