BCS written syllabus

SYLLABUS FOR BCS (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION     
       
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GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  
(COMPULSORY) 
Subject Code: 010 
 
Part – B: Computer and Information Technology 
Marks - 25 
 
i.  Computer Technology:  Organization of modern personal computer and its major functional units, 
computer generations, History of computers, central processing unit and microprocessor, computer 
memories and their classification and characteristics, input and output d evices with characteristics and 
uses. The role of BIOS. Bus architecture, Motherboard and its components, functions and organization 
of microprocessors, Arithmetic Logic Unit(ALU), Control unit,  Language translator, Text editor, 
Compiler, Interpreter, Computer software, system software, operating system, application software with 
examples of applications, Computer virus, office automation. Computational biology; Role of computer 
in Drug design; Programming languages, their types and levels, steps for softw are development. Impacts 
of computer on society.  
 
ii. Information Technology: Data communication and information, information collection, processing, 
and distribution, System analysis and information systems, expert systems. Database software and 
structures, Database Management System ( DBMS), Basics  of multimedia systems with examples of 
hardware and software, concept of data compression, multimedia system development life cycle. Local 
area, metropolitan area and wide area computer networks,(LAN, MAN,WAN ), LA N Topology, 
Networking devices(Router, Switch, HUB),TCP/IP Protocol suite, Internet, Internet services and 
protocols, Internet Service Providers(ISPs) and their responsibilities, intranet and extranet, Word Wide 
Web(WWW) and web technology. Popular websites. Access control security and privacy. E-mail, Social 
media (facebook, twitter, blog) and their impacts. Different types of Transmission media with examples, 
bandwidth.  Major components of telecommunication systems,  
mobile telephone systems, satellite c ommunication systems and VSAT, importance of fibre optic 
communication system, Wi -Fi, E -Commerce technology and its impact to society, examples of E -
Commerce websites, B2B, B2C, M-Commerce, Smart phones, GPS 
 
Part – C: Electrical and Electronic Technology 
Marks - 15 
 
i. Electrical Technology:  Electrical components, voltage, current, Ohm‘s Law, Electrical power and 
energy, Electromagnet and magnetic field, electromagnetic induction, Circuits Breakers, GFCI‘s and 
Fuses, Power Distribution and Series circuit, Voltage Sources in a Series, Kirchoff ‘s Voltage Law, 
Voltage Division in a Series Circuit, Interchanging Series Elements, Voltage Regulation and the Internal 
Resistance of Voltage Sources, Parallel Resistors, Parallel Circuits, Power Distribution in a Parallel 
Circuit, Kirchhoff‘s Current Law, Open and Short Circuits, Generation of AC and DC voltages, thermal, 
hydraulic and nuclear power generators. Electric motors and their applications. Transformers, AC 
transmission and distribution, Electrical instruments, voltage stabilizers, IPS and UPS 
 
ii. Electronics Technology: Electronic components, analog and digital signals, analog electronic devices, 
amplifiers and oscillators, resistance, types of resistors, conductance, ohmmeters, Capacitance, 
Capacitors, Inductors, Inductance, Sinusoidal Alternating , Waveforms, Frequency Spectrum, The 
Sinusoidal Waveform,  General format for the sinusoidal Voltage of current, Phase Relations, The Basic 
Elements and Phasors, Response of Basic R,L and C, Elements to a Sinusoidal Voltage or Current, 
Frequency Response o f the Basic Elements, Average Power and Power Factor, Complex Numbers, 
Rectangular Form, Polar Form, Conversion between Forms, Impedance and the Phasor Diagram, 
Introduction to 3 phase Systems, Elementary Concepts of Generation, Transmission, and Distribut ion, 
Various Levels of Power, Basic Concepts of Transformers, radio, television, and radar. Digital devices 
and digital integrated circuits, impact of digital integrated circuits, counters and digital display devices, 
digital instruments.