ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units: 1–4¬)

Note: All questions are compulsory. Each question carries equal marks.

Q. 1 (a) What are the four fundamental components of a personal computer (PC) system? List the major differences between a PC and workstation.
(b) List and explain some important characteristics of a computer.

Q. 2 (a) What are the functions of the Control Unit, and Arithmetic and Logic Unit?
(b) What is the relationship among a microprocessor, motherboard, and personal computer?
(c) List key hardware and software technologies used in building computers of each of the five generations.

Q. 3 (a) What is a plotter? What type of users need it? Explain the working mechanism of a drum plotter and a flatbed plotter.
(b) What is a voice response system? Explain the two types of voice response systems. What are the main applications of the voice response systems?

Q. 4 (a) What do you mean by point and draw devices? List and describe them briefly.
(b) Present a comparison of speech recognition devices and vision based devices.

Q. 5 (a) What is the basic difference between SDRAM technology and nonvolatile memory technology?
(b) What are the three main categories of optical laser disks?