BCS Written Science (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 devices 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 software development. Impacts of computer on society.