PGDCA SYLLABUS-P.G. DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICTION ! pgdca course syllabus
PAPER-I
FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UNIT- I
Introduction to Computer and Information Technology: Brief history of development of computer & generations of computer, Computer system characteristics. Capabilities and limitations block diagram of computer. Types of computer-Analog, Hybrid, digital, micro, mini, mainframe, super computer. Personal computer, types of PCs desktop, laptop, notebook, palmtop etc. Number system Data representation in computers, Number system of computers binary, octal, hexadecimal, representation & their conversion, Coding system ASCII, BCD, EDCDIC etc.
UNIT- II
INPUT/OUTPUT devices: keyboard, mouse, monitor, trackball, joystick, digitizing table,scanners, digital cameras, MICR, OCR, OMR, Bar-code reader, Voice recognition, light pen, touch screen, devices, printer, plotter.
UNIT- III
Storage device: Data storage and retrieval methods-sequential, direct and index sequential- various storage devices-magnetic tape, magnetic disks, cartridge tape, data drives hard disk drives, floppy disks, optical disks-CD, VCD, CDR, CDRW, DVD.
UNIT- IV
Computer software: types of software, system software, application software, operating system, utility program, assemblers, compilers and interpreter. Operating system functions,
Types batch, single user, multi user, multiprogramming, multiprocessing, Programming languages, machine, assembly, high level, 4GL, their merits and demerits. Computer virus –types of virus, virus detection & prevention virus on network.
UNIT- V
Data Communication & networks: analog and digital signals, modulations, amplitude modular (am), frequency modulation (fm), phase modulation (pm), communication process, direction of transmission flow, simplex, half duplex, full duplex. Types of network LAN, WAN, MAN etc, Topologies of LAN ring, bus star, mesh and tree topologies, communication protocols TCP/IP protocol suit. Communication channels media twisted, coaxial fiber optic, serial and parallel communication, Network operating system (NOS), bridges, hub, routers, repeater and gateways. Modem working and characteristics. Types of connections- dialup leased lines, ISDN, broadband.
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PAPER-II
PC PACKAGES & COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
UNIT- I
Fundamental of DOS & Windows: Fundamental of DOS booting process, internal and external commands, creating and executing batch files and directories creating text files.
Introduction to windows features, various versions of windows, origin of windows parts of windows screen types and anatomy of windows using.
UNIT- II
Introduction to word processing (MS-word): Advantages of word processing, editing a file using paragraphs, bullets, indentation, ect. Formatting features, printing the documents, it includes paper-size, margins, header and footer, page no., using macros. Advance word processing, header and footers. Finding text, mail merge and other application, mathematical calculations, table handing.
UNIT- III
Introduction to spread sheet (MS-Excel): Definition and advantages of electronic worksheet, working of spread sheet, range and related operations. Setting saving and retrieving work sheet file, inserting deleting coping & moving of data cells, inserting and deleting rows & columns, protecting cell printing a worksheet, erasing a worksheet, graphs, creation, types of graphs creating a chart sheet 3D column charts, moving and changing the size of chart, printing the chart.
UNIT- IV
Introduction to Powerpoint (MS- Powerpoint): Creating a presentation, inserting/ deleting slides, different slide views, editing slides,. Slide transition & editing special effects inserting sound, picture, chart, organization chart.
UNIT- V
Accounting software Tally ERP 9: Basic principles of double entry accounting system, creating new company security controls, groups, ledger, voucher type, modifying, new company, voucher entry, generating profit & loss account, trial balance and balance sheet, backup & restore.
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PAPER-III
DATA COMMUNICATION & COMPUTER NETWORK
UNIT- I
Introduction to Data Communication– Network models, protocols and architecture,standards organizations, line configuration, topology, transmission mode, classification of networks, OSI reference model, TCP/IP model.
UNIT- II
Analog and digital signals, Data encoding, parallel and serial transmission, modems, transmission media: guided media, unguided media, transmission impairment, performance, Synchronous and asynchronous transmission.
UNIT- III
Multiplexing, LLC, error detection and correction, flow control, HDLC, LANs- applications, architecture, Ethernet, 802.3 LANs, token ring, FDDI, IEEE 802.6, circuit switching, packet switching, message switching, connection oriented and connectionless services.
UNIT- IV
Principles of internetworking– connection– oriented, connectionless, Routing concepts, routing algorithms– distance-vector routing, link state routing, shortest path routing. Congestion control, QOS, internetworking, network devices.
UNIT- V
Network security requirements and attacks, public key and private key encryption and digital signatures, digital certificate, firewalls, IDS (Intrusion Detection System)
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PAPER-IV
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
UNIT- I
The system concept: characteristics, elements and types of a system, the system
development life cycle, considerations, for candidate systems prototyping. The role of system analyst.
UNIT- II
System planning and initial investigation: Information Gathering, information gathering tools. Structured analysis, the tools of structured analysis (DFD, Data Dictionary, Decision tree and Pseudo codes Decision Tables), PROS and CONS of each tool, system performance definition description of outputs, feasibility study. Cost/ Benefit analysis, Data analysis, Cost/ Benefit analysis, the system proposal.
UNIT- III
Stages of system design: Design methodologies, development activities, input design, output design forms design, types of forms, basics of form design layout considerations and forms control.
UNIT- IV
File structure: File organization, objectives of database, data structure, system testing and quality assurance, why system testing, what do we test for, the test plan quality assurance, trends in testing, role of data processing auditor, training and documentation.
UNIT- V
Implementing and software maintenance: conversion combating resistance to change, post implementation review, software maintenance, hardware/software selection and the computer contract, suppliers, procedure for hardware/software selection, financial considerations in selection, the computer contract system security disaster recovery planning.
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PAPER-V
PROGRAMMING IN C & C++
UNIT- I
Introduction to “C” Language: Fundamentals, simple I/O statements, reading and writing,data types constants, variable, operators & expressions, library function, control statements, if-else, while, do-while, goto, for statements switch, break, looping statements, functions recursion, arrays, multidimensional arrays, strings & pointers.
UNIT- II
Programming in C++, functions, class, object, constructor and destructor: Call by reference, call by value, return by reference, inline function, constant argument, function overloading, static member function, static data member,. Classes: implementing class, classes and members, accessing class members, implementing class methods, array of object, friend function. Constructor & destructors: parameterized constructor, multiple constructor, constructor with default argument, copy constructor, destructor.
UNIT- III
Operator overloading & type casting: Operator overloading, unary operator overloading, binary operator overloading, manipulates string using operator overloading, type conversions: basic to class, class to basic, class to class.
UNIT- IV
Inheritance, virtual function: single inheritance, multilevel inheritance, multiple inheritance, hybrid inheritance, hierarchical inheritance, virtual base class, abstract class.
UNIT-V
Pointer & File: Pointer to object, this pointer, virtual function and pure virtual function. File: opening and close file, detecting end of the file
PAPER-VI
RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ORACLE)
UNIT- I
Overview of Database Management: Data, information, data independence, database administration roles, DBMS architecture, different kinds of DBMS users importance of data dictionary, contents of data dictionary, types of database languages. Data models: network, hierarchical, relational. Introduction to distributed database, client/server databases, object[1]relational databases, introduction to ODBC concept
UNIT- II
Relational Model: Entity relationship model as a tool for conceptual design-entities
attributes and relationships. ER diagrams; concept of keys: candidate key, primary key, alternate key, foreign key; strong and weak entities, case studies of ER modeling generalization; specialization and aggregation, Converting an ER model into relational schema. Extended ER features, introduction to UML, Representation in UML diagram.
UNIT- III
Structured Query Language (SQL): Relational Algebra: select, project, cross product
different types of joins (inner join, outer joins, self join); set operations, tuple relational calculus, domain relational calculus, simple and complex queries using relational algebra, stand alone and embedded query languages, introduction to SQL constructs (SELECT...FORM, WHERE... GROUP BY... HAVING ... ORDERBY...), INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE, VIEW definition and use, temporary tables, nested queries, and correlated nested queries, integrity constrains: Not null, unique, check, primary key, foreign key, reference, triggers.
UNIT- IV
Relational database design: Normalization concept in logical model; pitfalls in database design, update anomalies: functional dependencies join dependencies, Normal forms (INF, 2NF, 3NF). Boyce code normal form, decomposition, multi-valued dependencies, 4NF, 5NF. Issues in physical design; concepts of indexes, file organization for relational tables, de-normalization, clustering of tables, clustering indexes.
UNIT- V
Introduction to Query processing and protection the database: parsing, translation, optimization, evaluation and overview of query processing. Protecting the database integrity, security and recovery, Domain constraints, referential integrity, assertion, triggers, security & authorization in SQL
PC Package & Tally ERP Lab
Note: Practical should be as per syllabus of theoretical papers.
C, C++ & Oracle Lab
Note: Practical should be as per syllabus of theoretical papers.
PROJECT
Note:
01. It is compulsory, that students would have group of maximum of two students and project should be done under Government sectors/ Public Sector/ Pvt. Limited S/W Company/ Software Technology park of India/ ISO 9001 certified company etc.
02. The students should not make any project under local or private institutions.
03. The students should make project themselves and project will not be copy of other project.
Steps for Live Project
- 01. Getting customer’s requirements
- 02. Designs, database and business logics.
- 03. Developing software application project.
- 04. Testing and implementing the project.
- 05. Troubleshooting the project application after implementation.
The break-up of marks for Practical will be as under :
| Sr. No. | Argument | Maximum Marks | Minimum |
| 1. | Lab Record | 10 | Passing Marks |
| 2. | Viva/voce | 20 | |
| 3. | Program Development and Execution | 20 | |
| | Total Marks | 50 | 17 |
The break-up of marks for Practical will be as under :
| Sr. No. | Argument | Maximum Marks | Minimum |
| 1. | Lab Record | 25 | Passing Marks |
| 2. | Viva/voce | 25 | |
| 3. | Program Development and Execution | 50 | |
| | Total Marks | 100 | 40 |
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