M.LIB.I.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION,
NOVEMBER 2017
First Semester
Library and Information science
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(CBCS 2017 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Section A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Define the following
1. Information Technology.
2. Hybrid computers.
3. Floppy disk.
4. Binary Number system.
5. Unicode.
6. Software.
7. RDBMS.
8. Network Database.
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9. Types of File organization.
10. Functions of operating system.
Section B 5 25)
Answer all questions, choosing either or
All questions carry equal marks.
11. Discuss the various components of information
technology.
Or
Explain various types of Direct Access storage
devices.
12. Discuss main features of Encoding standards.
Or
What are the importance of Unicode?
13. Write the account of Windows operating system.
Or
Write the feature of LINUX operating system.
14. Differentiate between system software and
Application software.
Or
Discuss about Serial file organization.
15. What is mean by Database?
Or
Explain in detail about Hierarchical Database.
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Section C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
16. Discuss about the various storage devices of computer
system.
17. What are importance of Encoding system Information
storage?
18. Write the feature of windows operating systems.
19. What is meant by File organization? Explain the various
types of the file organization.
20. Discuss the various functions of Information Technology
in Library and Information centers.
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