Category: BCA (Think-Tank)

Section A Network Architecture, Configuring Network, Network Strategies, Networks Types : LAN, MAN and WAN [Basic Concepts, Line Configuration, Topology, Transmission Mode, Identify Key Components of Network, Categories of Network, Differentiating between LAN, MAN, WANS and Internet]. Section B The OSI Model, The Physical Layer (Bandwidth Limited Signals, Transmission Media, Wireless Transmission), The Data link Layer, Error Detection and Correction, Data Link Protocols, The Medium Access Sub-layer, The Channel Allocation Problem, Multiple Access Protocol, IEE Standard 802 for LANs and MANs, Bridges, The Network Layer Routing Algorithm, Congestion Control Algorithm, Internet Working, The Transport Layer, The Application Layer, MAC Protocols for High Speeds LANs. Section C Introduction to TCP/IP [Understand the TCP/IP Protocol Suite, its History and Modification Processes, Compare TCP/IP to the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model, Examine a Number of TCP/IP Applications such as FTP, Telnet, DNS, DHCP, Boot, etc.]

Introduction to System Design Environment : Systems Development Approaches-Function Oriented, Object Oriented Development Process, Methodologies, Tools , Modeling Methods, Processing Types and Systems, Batch Processing, Real Time Processing, Management Process, Management, System Analysis, Programmers, Computer Operators, End Users, System Structure, People Processes and Data, Databases, Personal Systems, Centralized Systems, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Distributed Systems, Evolution of Distributed Processing, Client Server Systems, Agent Oriented Systems.
System Development Life Cycle, Linear or Waterfall Cycle, Linear Cycle Phase Problem Definition, System Specification, System Design, System Development, Testing, Maintenance Problem with Linear Life Cycle, Iterative Cycles, Spiral Model Requirements Analysis, Importance of Communication, Identifying Requirements, Data and Fact Gathering Techniques, Feasibility Studies, Introduction to Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping Tools, Benefits of Prototyping.
Interface Design Tools, User Interface Evaluations, Introduction to Process Modeling, Introduction to Data Modeling.
System Design Techniques, Document Flow Diagrams, Documents, Physical Movement of Documents, Usefulness of Document Flow Diagram, Data Flow Diagrams, DFD Notation, Context Diagram DFD Leveling, Process Descriptions Structured English, Decision Trees and Decision Tables, Entity Relationship Diagrams, Entities, Attributes, Relationship, Degree, Optionality, Resolving Many to Many Relationship, Exclusive Relationship, Structure Charts, Modules, Parameter Passing, Execution Sequence, Structured Design, Conversion from Data Flow Diagrams to Structure Charts.
System Implementation, Maintenance and Documentation, Testing, Evaluation, Maintenance Activities, Documentation, Document Configuration Maintaining a Configuration.

Algorithms, Pseudo Code, Efficiency of Algorithms, Analyzing Algorithms and Problems, Complexity Measures, Basic Time Analysis of an Algorithm, Space Complexity. Data Abstraction and Basic Data Structures, Data Types, Abstract Data Types and C++ Classes. String Processing (Storing Strings, String Operations, Word Processing, Pattern Matching Algorithms). Arrays and their Representation, Representation of Linear Arrays in Memory, Sorting and Searching, Bubble Sort and Binary Search, Multidimensional Arrays, Pointer Arrays, Records and Record Structures. Linked Lists, Representation of Linked List in Memory, Insertion, Deletion and Searching of Linked List, Two Way Lists, Stacks, Array Representation of Stacks, Arithmetic Expressions, Polish Notations, Quick Sort, Recursion, Queues, De-queues, Priority Queues. Tables and Searching, Linear Search, Binary Search, Hash Tables, Trees, Binary and N-ary Trees, Representation of Binary Trees in Memory, Traversing Binary Trees, Traversal Algorithms using Stacks, Header Nodes, Threads, Binary Search Trees, Heap, Heapsort, Huffman‘s Algorithm. Graph and their Representation, Sequential Representation, Warshall‘s Algorithm, Linked Representation of Graphs, Operations on Graphs Traversing a Graph. Sorting and Searching : Sequential, Binary and Hashed Searching, Internal and External Sorting Techniques, Bubble Sort, Insertion Sort, Selection Sort, Merge Sort, Radix Sort and Quick Sort Comparison.