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 PGDCA-02 : PROGRAMMING WITH C

Max Marks: 100

(Theory - 60, Practical - 40)

Fundamentals of CLanguage: Representation of integers, reals,

variables, arithmetic expressions and their evaluation using characters, constants and
rules of hierarchy. Assignment
statements, Logical constants, variables and expressions, Simple I/O statements,
Documentation.
Control Statements and Loop Control
switch statement, Loop Control Structures: if-else statement, Nested if-else statement,
statement, break statement, continueStatements,
for loop, while loop, do-while looP,
goto
statement, exit() function.
Array, Subscripted Variables and String
Manipulation: Arrays -Definition, Initialization,
characteristics, One, Two, Three and Multidimensional
Standard String Functions. Arrays, Working with Strings and
Functions: Declaration, Prototype, Calling a Function, Actual and Formal
lo Call a Function, Recursive Function, Arguments, Rules
Scope of Variables, Storage Classes.
Practical:
Implementation In CLanguage.

MAIN B0OKS:
I. Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie: The C
(1990). Programming Language, PHI, 2nd edition
2. Dr. E Balagurusamy, Programming in ANSI C,
Edition, 2012
McGraw Hill Education (India), 6th

SUPPLEMENTRY BOOKS:
1TJeyapoovan: Programming with C, Vikas Publication, Reprint-2006.
2. David Griffiths :Head First C,
ShroffOReilly; First edition- 2012.

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 PGDCA - 03: INTERNET TECHNOLOGY
Max Marks: 100
(Theory - 60 Practical - 40)

Intemet Basics: Evolution, protocols-TCPIP suite, Internet vs Intranet, ISP, connectivity

types dial-up, DSL, leased line, VSAT. IP Address, domain names, client/server
architecture and its characteristics.
Internet Applications: Email- Email protocols. Structure of an Email - Email Address, Er.ail
Header, To, CC & BCC ileds, Body and Attachments. Email Clients such as Outlook
Express, File Transfer Protocol-Usa ge. FTP Client and FTP Server, Anonymous FTP,
Common FTP Commands, TELNET-Usage. Telnet Clients. Telnet commands, Limitations of
Telnet, Internet Chat: Types- IRC, Instant Messaging. Various Chatting Applications
World Wide Web: Definition, History of WWw. Difference between Internet and Wwww,
HTTP, Concepts of Webpage, Website, Web Server ,Web browser and URL, Common
fcatures of Web Browser, Example of Web Browsers and Web Servers, Search
Engines,
Social Networking Sites
Web Designing and programming : HTML, Various HTML Tags, Hyperlink, Tabies,
Lists, Foms, Web Designing tools - Client-Side vs Server-Side scripts,
Introduction to
Javascript, Uses of Javascript.Basic Syntax, Basic Programming Constructs-
Operators,
Branches and loops, functions, Event-handlers, Writing Javascript inside HTML page,
Form
validation using javascript
PHP: Usces of PHP, Basic Syntax-variables, operators,
to MySQL database, Selecting database and
branches and loops, arrays. Connecting
inserting data into tables.
ECommerce:Introduction, Categories of E-Commerce(B2B, B2C etc), Benefits of E
Commerce, Limitations of E-Commerce, Common applications- Shopping Cart, Online
Banking, e-ticketing, Supply Chain etc.
Practical:
HTML, JavaScript, PHP.

MAIN B0OKS:
1 VK Jain, O Level Module - M 1.2 -
2. Internet & Web Page Designing, BPB Publication
Alexix Leon and Mathews Leon, Internet for
Ltd. New Delhi Everyone, Vikas Publishing House Pvt.

SUPLEMENTARY BOOKS:
1. Ivan Bayross, Using Linux Apache MySQL PHP PERL on Linux, BPB
Publications

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 PGDCA 04: RELATIONAL DATABASE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Max Marks: 100
(Theory-60, Practical -40 )

Data-Base concept: Database, DBMS, Concept of Schema, View,

Keys(Super, Candidate, Primary, Foreign), Normalization (INE, 2-NF,RDBMS, 3-NF),
Concept of
Relational Algebra ( Select,Project , Union, Intersection, Set Operators of
Join operations). Difference, Cartesian Product,
Introduction & features: SQL plus, manipulation in DBMS, Oracle data
types, Table
Data Constraints: Computation in Expression list
used to select data:
Ncarching, pattern matching, Oracle functions, grouping data Logical operators, ratage
manipulating data in SQL. frame lables in SQL,
Joins: Index views: creation, updation,
vicw, granting permission, permission on destroying, selections of data, renaming column of a
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Objcct privileges, referencing a tables belongingobjects created by user, GRANT statements,
to another user, revoking
PUSQL: Basics of PL/SQL permission given.
Introductory Concept of Visual Basic.
Practical:
sQL, lnplementation in ORACLE with Visual Basic

MAIN BOOKS:
1, Elmasri/ Navathe:
Fundamentals of Database Systems, 4" edition, Addision
Wesley(2008)
2. GK Gupta: Database
Management System, 2" edition, MeGraw Hill(2012)
SUPLEMENTARY BOOKS:
L. Ivan Byross: Oracle developer 2000, BPB
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 PGDCA-05: COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA
Max Marks: 100
(Theory - 60 Practical - 40)
Graphics Overview: Applications of Computer Graphics, Graphic Devices: Basics of 2-D and
3-D graphics.
Introduction to Multimedia :What is multimedia, Components of multimedia, Web and
lnternet multimedia applications, Transition from conventional media to digital media.
Computer Fonts and Hypertext:Usage of text in Multimedia, Families and faces of
fonts,
outline fonts, bitmap fonts International character sets and
hypertext, Digital fonts techniques.
Audio fundamentals and
representations :Digitalization of sound, frequency and
bandwidth, decibel system, data rate, audio file format, Sound synthesis,
MIDI, wavetable,
Compression and transmission of audio on Internet, Adding sound to your
project, Audio S/W and H/W. multimedia
Image Fundamentals and
representations :Colour Science, Colour, Colour Models, Colour
Patterns, Dithering, 2D Graphics, Image Compression and File
2000, PNG, TIFT, EXIF, PS, PDE, Basic Image
Formats: GIF, JPEG, JPEG
Processing [ Can use Photoshop ], use of
image cditing software, White balance
correction, Dynamic rnge correction, Gamma
correction, Photo Retouching.
Videoand Animation: Video Basics, How
Video Works, Broadcast Video
Vidco, Digital Video, Video recording and Standards, Analog
Tape Formats, Shooting and Editing
Alobe Premier for editing), Video Video (Use
Compression and File Formats, Video
on motion
compensation, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MPEG-7, Compression Based
(ell Animation, Computer Animation, MPEG-21, Animation:
Morphing.
Practleal:
Photoshop, Audio and Video Editing software , Flash

MAIN BOOKS:
1 Newman W.
Sproule, R.F.Principles of Interactive Computer
2, Ranjan Parekh,
Principles of Multimedia (English) lst Edition.Graphics
Tata
: Mcgraw Hill
SUPLEMENTARY BOOKS: McGraw-Hill
1. Tay Vaughan, "Multimedia making it work", Tata
2. Rajneesh Aggarwal & B. B Tiwari, McGraw-Hill. 2008
Delhi, 2007. Multimedia Systems", Excel
Publication, New

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