THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR

WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS)
(Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Reaccredited with ‘A+’ Grade by NAAC, College with
Potential for Excellence by UGC and Mentor Institution under UGC PARAMARSH)

SIVAKASI–626123

Programme Scheme, Scheme of Examination and Syllabus

(With effect from June 2023)

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER

APPLICATIONS

Curriculum Design & Development Cell

 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
(AUTONOMOUS), SIVAKASI–626123
(Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Reaccredited with ‘A+’ Grade by NAAC, College
with Potential for Excellence by UGC and Mentor Institution under UGC PARAMARSH)

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

P.G. DIPLOMA INCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)

RULES AND REGULATIONS, COURSE SCHEME AND SCHEME OF

EXAMINATION

I. Programme Educational Objectives

The P.G. Diploma holders will be able to

PEO1: prepare graduates to have a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals

and applications of computer science and its related sub-disciplines.
PEO2: equip graduates with practical skills in programming languages, database
manipulations, and enable them to design and develop real-world applications.

II. Programme Specific Outcomes

By the completion of the P.G. Diploma in Computer Applications, the learners
will be able to

PSO1: attain specialization in specific domains of Computer Applications.

PSO2: apply knowledge in government and IT Sectors.
PSO3: pursue life-long learning to fulfill their goals.

III. Eligibility Condition for Admission

A graduate who has passed in any discipline of any university recognized as
equivalent thereto is eligible for admission.

IV. Duration of the Programme

The duration of the P.G. Diploma Programme is 1 year.

V. Attendance

Each Student should secure not less than 75% overall attendance arrived at by
taking into account the total number of periods in all the subjects put together, offered
by the Institution for the year under consideration.

VI. Evaluation Procedure

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 Evaluation of theory and practical courses are based on 25% Continuous
Internal Assessment and 75% End Semester Examination. A mark statement will be
issued to every student at the end of the Programme.

Assessment tools for CIA

Assessment tool Marks Description

Theory Courses
Term Test 20 marks Two written tests are
(Term test will be conducted and average is
conducted for 25 marks considered
and converted to 20
marks)
Assignment 05 marks One assignment
(Field work /
Area Study /
Field visit report/
others)
Practical Courses
Skill Based Test 05 marks Day to day evaluation / Skill
Test
Observation / 05 marks Submission of Observation /
Record note book Record note book
Model Practical 15 marks One Model Practical
Examination Examination.

VII. Passing Minimum

For a pass in each paper a student should secure a minimum of 35% of marks
in the End Semester Examination and a minimum of 35% of marks in aggregate (CIA
and End Semester Examinations)

VIII. Eligibility condition for getting the P.G. Diploma

A candidate undergoing the P.G. Diploma in Computer Applications will be

eligible for the award of P.G.Diploma in Computer Applications if she completes the
entire programme and passed all the examinations prescribed for the Programme.

IX. Classification of Successful Candidates

The successful candidate will be classified as per the details given below.
I Class if she has obtained 60% and above
II Class if she has secured 50% and above but less than60%

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 III Class if she has secured 35% and above but less than50%

X. Other Provisions
 Those who are absent for the exam should be mentioned AA in the mark sheet.
 If there is a chance of malpractice by a student she should quit out from the
Examination hall and given chance during the next Semester only. The Paper
she has already appeared during that semester will not be considered.
 A student can appear for any number of arrears.
 Revaluation is permitted.

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMAIN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)

Marks
Allotted

Exams (Hrs.)
Duration of

End Semester
Examination
Teac
Course

CIA
hing
Course title
code Hou

Total
rs

SEMESTER I
23PGD11 Computer Organization 30 2 25 75 100
23PGD12 Programming in C++ 30 2 25 75 100
23PGD13 Web Programming 30 2 25 75 100
23PGD1L1 C++ Programming Lab 30 3 25 75 100
23PGD1L2 Web Programming Lab 30 3 25 75 100

SEMESTER II
23PGD21 Database Management Systems 30 2 25 75 100
23PGD22 VB.Net Programming 30 2 25 75 100
23PGD23 Python Programming 30 2 25 75 100
23PGD2L1 VB.Net Programming Lab 30 3 25 75 100
23PGD2L2 Python Programming Lab 30 3 25 75 100

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SEMESTER I
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)
23PGD11 – COMPUTER ORGANIZATION

Total number of hours per semester :30

Course Learning Outcomes:

On Successful completion of the course, the learners should be able to

CLO1 [K2]: describe number system and logic gates.

CLO2 [K2]: explain the register and stack organization, instruction formats and addressing
modes.
CLO3 [K3]: make use of Boolean laws and theorems to simplify Boolean expressions.
CLO4 [K4]: examine the number systems and logic gates.
CLO5 [K4]: analyze the register and stack organization, addressing modes and program
control.

Unit–I (10hrs)
Number Systems – Decimal, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal Systems – Conversion from one
system to another – Binary Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division – Binary
Codes– 8421, 2421, Excess-3, Gray, BCD – Alphanumeric Codes – Error Detection Codes.

Unit–II (10hrs)
Basic Logic Gates – Universal Logic – Boolean Laws and Theorems – Boolean Expressions –
Sum of Products – Product of Sums – Simplification of Boolean Expressions –Karnaugh Map
Method (up to 4 Variables) – Implementation of Boolean Expressions using GateNetworks.

Unit–III (10hrs)
Central Processing Unit: General Register Organization – Stack Organization – Instruction
Formats – Addressing Modes – Data Transfer and Manipulation – Program Control

Text Books

1. Donald P. Leach, Albert Paul Malvino and GoutamSaha (2007), “Digital Principles and
Applications”, TataMcGraw Hill, Sixth Edition, Third Reprint,
Unit : I, II
2. Morris Mano M (2008), “Computer System Architecture”, Prentice Hall of India, Third Edition.
Unit : III

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SEMESTER I
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)
23PGD12 – PROGRAMMING IN C++

Total number of hours per semester :30

Course Learning Outcomes:

On Successful completion of the course, the learners should be able to

CLO1 [K2]: explain the OOP concepts, tokens, expressions, control structures.
CLO2 [K2]: describe the functions, classes, objects and inheritance.
CLO3 [K3]: design programs using operators, functions, constructors, overloading and
inheritance.
CLO4 [K4]: analyze operators and control structures.
CLO5 [K4]: examine the constructors, overloading and inheritance.

Unit–I (10hrs)
Beginning with C++: Structure of C++ program - Creating the source file - Compiling
and Linking – Tokens, Expressions and Control Structures: Tokens - Keywords –
Identifiers and constants-Basic Data Types - User Defined data Types – Derived Data types-
Symbolic Constants - Type Compatibility - Declaration of Variables - Dynamic Initialization
of variables - Reference Variables - Operators in C++ - Scope resolution operator – Member
dereferencing operator – Expressions and Their Types – Special Assignment Expressions –
Implicit Conversions - Operator Overloading –Operator Precedence- Control Structures.

Unit–II (10hrs)
Functions in C++: The Main Function - Function Prototyping - Call by Reference and
Return by reference - Inline Functions – Default and Const arguments - Recursion -Function
overloading- Classes and Objects: Specifying a class - Defining Member Functions –C++
program with class - Making an outside function Inline - Nesting of Member Functions-Private
Member Functions - Arrays within a class - Memory Allocation for Objects - Static Data
members -Static member functions - Friendly functions.
Unit–III (10hrs)
Constructors and Destructors: Constructors - Parameterized Constructors- Multiple
Constructors in a Class - Constructors with Default Arguments - Dynamic Initialization of Objects -
Copy Constructor – Operator Overloading and Type Conversions: Introduction - Defining Operator
Overloading – Overloading Unary Operators. Inheritance: Extending Classes: Introduction -
Defining Derived Classes - Single Inheritance - Making a Private Member Inheritable - Multilevel
Inheritance - Multiple Inheritance.

Text Books
Balagurusamy E. (2021), Object Oriented Programming With C++, McGraw Hill
Education(India)Private Limited, New Delhi, 8th Edition.

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SEMESTER I
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)
23PGD13 – WEB PROGRAMMING

Total number of hours per semester :30

Course Learning Outcomes:

On Successful completion of the course, the learners should be able to

CLO1[K2]: describe webpage, website and HTML tags.

CLO2[K2]: explain the HTML Elements and CSS.
CLO3[K3]: design web pages using HTML tags and CSS.
CLO4[K4]: examine the HTML elements to design a webpage.
CLO5[K4]: analyze the HTML forms and CSS.

Unit–I (10hrs)
Examining the Pieces of Web Programming: Creating a Simple Web page: Kicking
things off with the World Wide web – Making sense of markup languages– Retrieving HTML
document – Styling. Basics of HTML: Diving into document structure – Looking at the Basic
HTML elements.
.

Unit–II (10hrs)
Basics of HTML: Making your Text – Working with Characters – Making a List –
Building Tables –HTML and Multimedia: Working with images – HTML Forms:
Understanding HTML form – Using Input fields – Adding Text Area – Using Drop Down List.

Unit–III (10hrs)
The Basics of CSS: Understanding Styles – Styling Text – Working with Box Model –
Styling Tables – Positioning elements.

Text Book
Richard Blum (2018), PHP, MySQL& JavaScript – All in one for Dummies, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc.

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SEMESTER I
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)
23PGD1L1 – C++ PROGRAMMING LAB

Total number of hours per semester :30

Course Learning Outcomes:

On Successful completion of the course, the learners should be able to

CLO1 [K2]: explain the OOP concepts, tokens, expressions, control structures.
CLO2 [K2]: describe the functions, classes, objects and inheritance.
CLO3 [K4]: analyze the execution of program and perform debugging.
CLO4 [K6]: develop programs using operators, class and constructors.
CLO5 [K6]: construct programs using overloading and inheritance.

List of Exercises
1. Write a C++ program to perform arithmetic operations.
2. Write a C++ program to swap two integer values using reference variable.
3. Write a C++ program to check a given number is Positive, Negative or Zero.
4. Write a C++ program to check a given number odd or even.
5. Write a C++ program to find Maximum and Minimum value in an array.
6. Write a C++ program to perform count the number of objects.
7. Write a C++ program to calculate a factorial of a given number.
8. Write a C++ program to generate a Fibonacci series.
9. Write a C++ program to generate a Prime number.
10. Write a C++ program to convert decimal number to binary.
11. Write a C++ program to calculate simple and compound interest.
12. Write a C++ program to perform matrix addition and subtraction using object as argument.
13. Write a C++ program to change sign using unary operator overloading.
14. Write a C++ program to calculate the area of shapes using function overloading.
15. Write a C++ program to design a BMI calculator using single inheritance.
16. Write a C++ program to display Employee payroll using multilevel inheritance.

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SEMESTER I
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)
23PGD1L2 – WEB PROGRAMMING LAB

Total number of hours per semester :30

Course Learning Outcomes:

On Successful completion of the course, the learners should be able to

CLO1[K2]: describe webpage, website and HTML tags.

CLO2[K2]: explain the HTML Elements and CSS.
CLO3[K3]: design web pages using HTML tags.
CLO4[K3]: build attractive web pages using CSS.
CLO5[K6]: create forms using HTML tags and CSS.

List of Exercises
1. Design a simple web page to create a bio data.
2. Design a web page for the advertisement.
3. Design a simple web page using ordered list.
4. Design a simple web page using unordered list.
5. Design a simple web page using definition list.
6. Design a class time table using table.
7. Design a website for a product.
8. Design a web page for your college.
9. Display image in the web page.
10. Design a web page using internal CSS.
11. Design a web page using external CSS.
12. Design a Login page.
13. Design a webinar registration form.
14. Design a college application form.
15. Design an exam registration form.

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SEMESTER II
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)
23PGD21 – DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Total number of hours per semester :30

Course Learning Outcomes:

On Successful completion of the course, the learners should be able to

CLO1 [K2]: describe the fundamentals of database management systems,

CLO2 [K2]: explain the components, diagram conventions and relationship of ER model.
CLO3 [K3]: design SQL query using operators and aggregate functions.
CLO4 [K4]: examine the SQL commands and SQL operators.
CLO5 [K4]: analyze the insert, update, delete operations, cursors and joins.

Unit–I (10hrs)
Introduction to Database Management Systems (DBMS): Database Systems –
Organization of a database – Characteristics of data in a database - Database Management
Systems (DBMS) – Functions of DBMS – Components of a DBMS. Entity-Relationship (E-
R) Modeling: Introduction- E-R Model – Components of an E-R Model – E-R Diagram
Conventions – Relationships.
Unit–II (10hrs)
Structured Query Language(SQL) - Advantages of SQL - SQL in Action- SQL Data
types and Literals – Types of SQL Commands – SQL Operators – Arithmetic operators -
Comparison operators – Logical operators – Set operators – Operator precedence.
Unit–III (10hrs)
Aggregate functions: COUNT() and COUNT(*) - SUM() - AVG() - MAX() and
MIN().Insert, Update and Delete operations: Introduction - Insert Statement - UPDATE
Statement - DELETE Statement. Cursors: Cursor position. Joins and Unions: Joins

Text Books

1. Alexis Leon, Mathews Leon (2014), Fundamentals of Database Management Systems, Vijay
Nicole Imprints and L & L Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd, Second Edition.
Units: I, II
2. Alexis Leon, Mathews Leon(1999), Database Management Systems, Vijay Nicole Imprints and L
& L Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd.
Unit: III

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SEMESTER II
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)
23PGD22 – VB.NET PROGRAMING

Total number of hours per semester :30

Course Learning Outcomes:

On Successful completion of the course, the learners should be able to

CLO1 [K2]: explain the .NET framework architecture, benefits and features.
CLO2 [K2]: describe the operators, conditionals and loops.
CLO3 [K3]: design console and windows form applications using operators, conditionals and
loops.
CLO4 [K4]: examine the NET framework architecture, benefits and features.
CLO5 [K4]: analyze the operators, conditionals, loops and windows form controls.

Unit–I (10hrs)
Getting started with .NET Framework 4.5: Evolution of .NET – Benefits of .NET
framework – Architecture of .NET framework 4.5 – New features of .NET framework 4.5.
Introducing Visual Studio 2012: Exploring the Visual Studio 2012 IDE

Unit–II (10hrs)
The Visual Basic Language: Operators, Conditionals, and Loops: Visual Basic Statements –
The Option and Imports Statements – Declaring Constants – Declaring Variables –Data types –
Converting between data types – Checking data types - Declaring arrays and dynamic arrays –
Handling Strings – Converting Strings to Numbers and back again – Converting between characters and
character codes – Using Visual basic operators – Understanding visual basic operator precedence –
Commenting your code – Making Decisions with If…Else statements – Using select case - Making
Selections with Switch and Choose – Using the Do Loop - Using the For Loop - Using the For
Each…Next Loop - Using the While Loop – Handling dates and times.

Unit–III (10hrs)
Windows Forms: Text Boxes, Rich Text Boxes, Labels, Link Labels: Textboxes – Rich Text
Boxes – Labels - Link Labels. Windows Forms: Buttons, Checkboxes, Radio Buttons, Panels and
Group Boxes: Buttons – Checkboxes - Radio Buttons - Group Boxes - All about Buttons – Using the
Checkbox Class– Using the RadioButton Class– Using the GroupBox Class. Windows Forms: List
Boxes, Checked List Boxes, Combo boxes, and Picture Boxes: List Boxes - Combo boxes - Picture
Boxes –Using the Listbox Class– Using the CheckedListBox Class– Using the Combobox Class– Using
the PictureBox Class.

Text Books
1. Kogent Learning Solutions Inc., .NET 4.5 programming Black Book, Dreamtech Press.
Units: I
2. Steven Holzner (2018),Visual Basic .NET Programming, Black Book, DreamTech Press.
Units: II, III.

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SEMESTER II
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)
23PGD23 – PYTHON PROGRAMMING

Total number of hours per semester :30

Course Learning Outcomes:

On Successful completion of the course, the learners should be able to

CLO1[K2]: describe the python operators, statements and functions.

CLO2[K2]: explain the control structures in python.
CLO3[K3]: design program using control structures, operators and functions.
CLO4[K4]: examine the literals, variables, identifiers and operators.
CLO5[K4]: analyze the control structures and functions in python.

Unit–I (10hrs)
Introduction: The Python programming language. Data and Expressions: Literals - Variables
and Identifiers - Operators - Expressions and Data types.
.

Unit–II (10hrs)
Control Structures: Boolean Expressions - Selection Control - Iterative Control. Lists: List
Structures - Lists (Sequences) in Python - Iterating Over Lists (Sequences) in Python.

Unit–III (10hrs)
Functions: Program Routines - More on Functions. Recursion: Recursive Functions. Objects
and their use: Software Objects - Turtle Graphics.

Text Books
Charles Dierbach(2015), “Introduction to Computer Science using Python - A Computational Problem
solving Focus”, Wiley India Edition.

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SEMESTER II
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)
23PGD2L1 – VB.NET PROGRAMMING LAB

Total number of hours per semester :30

Course Learning Outcomes:

On Successful completion of the course, the learners should be able to

CLO1 [K2]: explain the properties of windows form controls.

CLO2 [K2]: describe the operators, conditionals and loops in VB.Net.
CLO3 [K3]: design console and windows form applications.
CLO4 [K3]: build programs using operators, conditionals and loops.
CLO5 [K6]: develop window based applications.

List of Exercises

1. Program to print Hello World in VB.NET

2. VB.Net program to convert a double number into an integer number
3. VB.Net program to convert different types of variables into the string
4. VB.Net program to input and print an integer variable
5. VB.Net program to print the binary number of a decimal number
6. VB.Net program to print the total bits required to store a given integer number
7. VB.Net program to check the palindrome of the binary number using bitwise operators
8. VB.Net program to check the given number is even or odd
9. VB.Net program to check EVEN/ODD using bitwise operators
10. VB.Net program to check the given number is EVEN or ODD using conditional operator
11. VB.Net program to check the given number is POSITIVE or NEGATIVE using
conditional operator
12. VB.Net program to check leap year
13. VB.Net program to check the given year is leap year or not using conditional operator
14. VB.Net program to calculate the area of the circle
15. VB.Net program to calculate the perimeter of the circle
16. VB.Net program to calculate the area of the rectangle

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 THE STANDARD FIREWORKS RAJARATNAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS),
SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SEMESTER II
(For those who have joined in June 2023 and later)
23PGD2L2 – PYTHON PROGRAMMING LAB

Total number of hours per semester :30

Course Learning Outcomes:

On Successful completion of the course, the learners should be able to

CLO1[K2]: describe the python operators, statements and functions.

CLO2[K2]: explain the decision making statements in python.
CLO3[K3]: design program using operators and functions.
CLO4[K3]: develop programs using control structures.
CLO5[K6]: construct programs with control structures and functions.

List of Exercises
1. Program to convert the given temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa depending
upon user’s choice.
2. Program to calculate total marks, percentage and grade of a student. Marks obtained in each of the
five subjects are to be input by user. Assign grades according to the following criteria:
 Grade A: Percentage >=80 Grade B: Percentage >=70 and <80
 Grade C: Percentage >=60 and <70 Grade D: Percentage >=40 and <60
 Grade E: Percentage <40
3. Program to find the area of rectangle, square, circle and triangle by accepting suitable input
parameters from user.
4. Program to display the first n terms of Fibonacci series.
5. Program to find factorial of the given number using recursive function.
6. Write a Python program to count the number of even and odd numbers from array of N numbers.
7. Python function that accepts a string and calculate the number of upper case letters and lower case
letters.
8. Python program to reverse a given string and check whether the give string is palindrome or not.
9. Write a program to find sum of all items in a dictionary.
10. Write a Python program to construct the following pattern, using a nested loop
1
22
333
4444
55555
11. Read a file content and copy only the contents at odd lines into a new file.
12. Create a Turtle graphics window with specific size.
13. Write a Python program for Towers of Hanoi using recursion
14. Create a menu driven Python program with a dictionary for words and their meanings.
15. Devise a Python program to implement the Hangman Game.

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