Reg. No.
SHANMUGANAHAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(Accredited by NAAC & ISO9001:2015 Certified Institution)
ARASAMPATTI –622507
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST- II (SET-I)
BRANCH : B.E(CSE,AIML, SUBCODE :CS25C03
CYBER,IT&AIDS)
YEAR/SEM : I/I SUBTITLE :ESSENTIAL OF COMPUTING
DATE : 06-11-25 [Link] :[Link]/CSE & [Link].,AP/CSE
TIME : 9:30-11:10am MAX MARKS : 60
Answer All Questions.
PART–A (9X2=18)
1. What are the four key problem-solving strategies used n computer science?
2. What is decomposition? Give a real-life example.
3. Define an algorithm and its key properties.
4. Define repetition (iteration) in programming.
5. Write the steps to swap two variables using an algorithm.
6. What is an Assembler?
7. Give two examples of Declarative Languages?
8. What is a Graph?
9. List two advantages of High-level languages?
PART–B(3X14=42)
10.(a)(i)Construct a flowchart and write an algorithm to print first N Fibonacci numbers? (7)
(ii) write an algorithm and draw flow chart to find Factorial of a given number. (7)
(OR)
(b)what are Iterative structure? Describe the three types of loops with suitable example?(14)
11.(a)Detailed description about the algorithm representation methods. (14)
(OR)
(b)Explain in detail about traditional programming language? (14)
12.(a) Explain the key characteristics of declarative programming with suitable examples (14)
(OR)
(b) Explain the program development life cycle with diagram? (14)
Staff in-charge HoD(I/C)-CSE
Reg. No.
SHANMUGANAHAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(Accredited by NAAC & ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institution)
ARASAMPATTI –622507
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST- II (SET-II)
BRANCH : B.E(CSE,AIML, SUBCODE :CS25C03
CYBER,IT&AIDS)
YEAR/SEM : I/I SUBTITLE :ESSENTIAL OF COMPUTING
DATE : 06-11-25 [Link] :[Link]/CSE & [Link].,AP/CSE
TIME : 9:30-11:10am MAXMARKS : 60
Answer All Questions.
PART–A (9X2=18)
1. What are the components of a Loop?
2. Characteristics of a good algorithm?
3. List three ways to represents algorithms.
4. What is Algorithm Discovery?
5. What is Big O notion?
6. Why is C called a Middle-Level Language?
7. Differentiate between High-Level and Low- Level Languages.
8. Write an algorithm to find the largest of two numbers.
9. Write a Pseudocode to add two matrices.
PART–B(3X14=42)
10.(a)Explain the role of logical reasoning in software development with the help of suitable
examples. (14)
(OR)
(b) Define recursive?write a recursive algorithm for computing the factorial of a number
and explain how it works. (14)
11.(a)(i)Construct a flowchart and write an algorithm to find whether a given number is
prime (or)not. (7)
(i)write an algorithm and draw flowchart to find factorial of a given number. (7)
(OR)
12.(b)Explain the program design tools? (7)
(ii)Give the comparison between High-level Language and Low-Level Language. (7)
(OR)
(b) )(i)write a note an programming languages? (10)
(ii)Difference between flowchart and pseudocode? (4)
Staff in-charge HoD(I/C)-CSE