Syllabus of Distance Education Universities in India: Gauhati University BCA Syllabus

Detailed Syllabus BCA - Gauhati University Distance Education

INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE AND OPEN LEARNING

Gauhati University

Course Structure Bachelor of Computer Application

( BCA )

DURATION: The Course will be a 3 Years (6 Semesters) Course.

ELIGIBILITY:

1. 10+2 or 3 Years Polytechnic Diploma.

Course Structure:

SEMESTER-I

Course No Paper Name Credit

ITOL-111 Fundamentals of Computer 3

ITOL-112 Digital Systems 3

ITOL-113 Communicative English 2

ITOL-114 Mathematics –I

ITOL-119 Laboratory (DOS and UNIX

commands and Office Automation)

SEMESTER -II

Course No Paper Name Credit

ITOL-121 Introduction to Programming using C 3

ITOL-122 Environmental Studies 3

ITOL-123 Mathematics II 3

ITOL-126 Computer Based Accounting and Financial

Management

ITOL-129 Laboratory (ITOL-121) 4

SEMESTER -III

Course No Paper Name Credit

ITOL-124/211 Computer Organization and Architecture 3

ITOL-212 Data Structure using C 3

ITOL-213 Operating System 3

ITOL-214 System Analysis & Design 3

ITOL-218 Laboratory(ITOL-212) 4

SEMESTER- IV

Course No Paper Name Credit

ITOL-226 Numerical Analysis 3

ITOL-223 Database Management System 3

ITOL-224 Computer Network & Internet 3

ITOL-225 OOP using C++ 3

ITOL-228 Laboratory (ITOL-223+ ITOL-225) 4

SEMESTER-V

Course No Paper Name Credit

ITOL-311 Computer Hardware & System Administration 2

ITOL-312 Programming in JAVA 3

ITOL-313 Web Technology 2

ITOL-314 E Commerce 3

ITOL-318 Laboratory(ITOL-311) 2

ITOL-319 Laboratory(ITOL-312+ ITOL-313) 4

SEMESTER VI

Course No Paper Name Credit

Elective – I 3

Elective – II 3

ITOL-325 Project 6

Courses for Electives:

ITOL-501: Artificial Intelligence

ITOL-502: Data Mining

ITOL-503: E-Learning Technologies

ITOL-504: Object Oriented Design using UML

ITOL-505: Software Engineering

ITOL-506: Advanced Web Technology

Detail Syllabus BCA Gauhati University

SEMESTER – I

ITOL-111: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Full Marks: 100

What is Computer and its History, Generation of Computers, Classification of Computers;

Components of a Digital Computer: CPU, Memory, I/O devices; Storage Devices, Backup

System and it is use.

What is Computer Software and its need, Types of Computer Softwares; Computer languages,

Generation of Computer Languages, Classification of Computer Languages; Computer Viruses.

ITOL-112: DIGITAL SYSTEMS

Full Marks:100

Digital Computers and Digital Systems, Binary Numbers, Number Base Conversion,

Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers, Complements, Binary Codes, Binary Storage and

Registers, Binary Logic, Integrated Circuits

Boolean Operators, Boolean Algebra and its Rules, Dual and Complement of Boolean

Expression, Sum of Product and Product of Sum, Conversion between Boolean

Expression and Truth Table, Boolean Expression and their Simplification by Algebraic

Method, Karnaugh Map.

Half Adder, Full Adder. Decoder, Encoder, Multiplexer, Demultiplexer.

Flip-Flops and its different types and Registers.

ITOL-113: COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH

Full Marks:100

Scope and Meaning of Communication; Essentials of Good Communication- Listening

and Reading Skills, Difference between the Spoken and the Written Form, Verbal and

Non-Verbal Communications, Gestures and Body Language, Formal and Informal

Communication; Levels of Communication - Upward/Downward/Horizontal

Communication, Barriers of Communication.

Mechanisms of Effective Oral Communication- How to Speak a Language clearly,

fluently and naturally; Pronunciation, Difference between Spelling and Pronunciation,

Everyday Conversation (with elders, friends, strangers etc.); Group Discussion and

Facing an Interview Board; Public Speaking(Addressing a Meeting, Debate etc.),

Practical Exercises.

Mechanisms of Effective Written Communication – Punctuation, Sequencing of Ideas,

Building Paragraph/Body, a Good Introduction and Conclusion; Word Buildings, Making

Sentences from Phrases and Idioms; Writing and Presentation of Reports; Writing Notes,

Memos and Short Notes; Writing Letters for Business and Office Use; Writing

Complaints; Placing Orders ; Summery Writing.

Extensive Oral and Written Examples of various kinds of English used in the field of

Science and Technology.

ITOL-114: MATHEMATICS –I

Full Marks: 100

Sets, Relations and Functions

Sets, relations, properties of binary relations, closures of relation, equivalence relations,

equivalence classes and partitions. Partial ordering relations and lattices. Functions, one

to one and onto, principles of mathematical induction.

Sequence and Series

Sequence of Real Numbers, Bounded Sequences, Convergent and Non-Convergent

Sequences, Uniqueness of the Limit and Bounds of a Convergent Sequence, Cauchy

Sequence, Cauchy’s General Principle of Convergence (proof of the necessary part only),

Subsequences, Convergence and Divergence of Monotonic Increasing and Decreasing

Sequences, Algebraic Operations on Limit (statements of the theorems without proof),

Infinite Series, Statements of Basic Properties of Infinite Series (without proof). Absolute

and Conditional Convergence, Some useful test for Convergence and Divergence:

Comparison Test, D’Alemberts Ratio Test.

Matrices

Row and column operations, vectors and matrices, partitioning of matrices, representing

relations using matrices, Determinant of a square matrix, minor, cafactor, the Cayley

Hamilton theorem, inverse of a matrix, product form of inverse. Rank of a matrix.

Solutions of simultaneous linear equations, existence of solutions, solution by Gaussian

elimination, Eigen values and Eigen vectors.

Trigonometry

Geometrical Representation of Complex Numbers- the Argand Plane, Polar Form of a

Complex Number, Modulus, Amplitude and their various properties, De Moiver’s

Theorem and its Application, Expansion of cos(x), sin(x) and tan(x) in Positive Integral

Powers of x

ITOL-119: Laboratory (DOS and UNIX commands and Office Automation)

Full Marks:100

DOS commands

UNIX commands

MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Excel, MS-access

SEMESTER – II

ITOL-121: Introduction to Programming using C

Full Marks:100

Algorithm, Flowchart, Pseudo Code.

Structure of a C program, Tokens, Storage Classes (Automatic, External, Static,

Data types, Initialization of Variable during Declarations, Operators in C and their

Precedence.

Conditional Statements: if, if-else, switch

Iterative Statements: while, do-while, for

Other Statements: break, continue, goto, return

What is Arrays, One Dimensional Array and Two-Dimensional Array, Declaration of

Arrays, Operations on Arrays.

Function: Function Declaration and Definition, Parameters, Actual Parameter, Formal

Parameter. Calling a Function: Call by Value, Call by Address. Passing an Array to a

Function, Recursive Function.

What is Pointer, Declaration of Pointer Variables, Operations using Pointer Variables.

Structure and Union, Declaration, Operations using Structure.

ITOL-122: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Full Marks:100

The Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies

Definition, Scope and Importance, Need for Public Awareness.

Natural Resources

Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources, Natural Resources and Associated Problems

(Forest Resources, Water Resources, Mineral Resources, Food Resources, Energy

Resources, Land Resources), Role of an Individual in Conservation of Natural Resources.

Ecosystems

Definition , Structure and Function of and Ecosystem, Producers, Consumers and

Decomposers , Energy Flow in the System , Ecological Succession , Food Chains, Food

Webs and Ecological Pyramids and its types, Characteristic Features, Structure and

Function of the different Ecosystem(Forest Ecosystem, Grassland Ecosystem, Desert

Ecosystem, Aquatic Ecosystem: Ponds, Streams, Lakes, Rivers, Oceans, Estuaries etc.)

Biodiversity and its conservation

Definition, Genetics, Species and Ecosystem Diversities, Bio-geographical Classification

of India, Value of biodiversity ( consumptive use, productive use, social, ethical,

aesthetic and option values) , Biodiversity at global, national and local level, India as a

mega-diversity nation, Hot-spots of biodiversity ,Threats to biodiversity( habitat loss,

poaching of wild life, man-wild-life conflicts) , Endangered and endemic species of

India.

Conservation of biodiversity (In-situ and ex-situ conservation of biodiversity)

Environmental pollution

Definition, Causes, effects and control measure of different environmental pollution (air

pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, marine pollution, noise pollution, thermal

pollution, nuclear pollution).

Solid waste management (Causes, effects and control measures of urban and industrial

waste).

Role of individual in prevention of pollution, Pollution case studies.

Disaster management (floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides).

Social issues and the Environment:

Urban problems related to energy, Water conservation, rain water harvesting, watershed

management, Resettlement and rehabilitation of people, its problem and concern, case

studies.

Environmental ethics (issues and possible solutions, Climate change, global warming,

acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust, case studies), Waste

land reclamation, Consumerism and waste product, Environment protection acts.

Air (prevention and control of pollution) acts, Wild life protection act, Forest

conservation act, Issues involved in enforcement of environmental legislation, public

awareness.

Human population and the environment

Population growth, variation among nations, Population explosion- family welfare

programme, Environment and human health, Human rights, Value education, HIV/ AIDS

Women and child welfare, Role of information technology in environment and human

health, Case studies

ITOL-123: MATHEMATICS – II

Full Marks:100

Mathematical Statistics:

Collection of data, frequency distribution, measures of central tendency Mean, Media

Mode, Mean Deviation, Standard Deviation and Dispersion, Skewness .Basic concept of

Probability, Properties of probability, conditional probability. Baye’s Theorem,Concepts

on Discrete and Continuous random variables and Binomial distribution , Poisson

distribution and Normal distribution and its properties.

Differential Calculus

Concept of Limits, Continuity and Differentiability, Differentiation, Rolle’s Theorem and

its Applications, Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorem and its Applications and Taylor’s

Theorem. Partial Derivatives, Indeterminate Forms, Maxima and Minima for single and

two Variables, Lagrange’s Multiplier.

Integral Calculus

Elementary Methods and Properties of Integration, Definite Integrals and its Properties,

Concept of Indefinite Integral, Application of Integral Calculus(length, area, volume),

Idea of Multiple Integrals Fourier Series.

ITOL-126: Computer Based Accounting and Financial Management

Full marks: 100

Accounting:

Definition, function, uses, objectives, limitations. Double entry system of accounting,

introduction of basic books of accounts of sole proprietary concern, control accounts for

debtors and creditors, closing of books of accounts and preparations of trial balance.

Capital and revenue items. Application of computers in accounting. Meaning and Nature

of Financial Accounting, Scope of Financial Accounting, Financial Accounting &

Management Accounting,

Accounting procedure used for recording cash, Bank and journal transactions using

appreciate vouchers, Introduction to ledger accounting, Cash Book, Journal and bank

account . Trading Profit and Loss account and balance sheet.

Financial statement analysis:

Ratio analysis, Funds flow analysis, concepts, uses, Preparation of funds flow statement,

simple problem, Cash flow analysis, Concepts, uses, preparation of cash flow statement,

simple problem.

Costing :

Nature, importance and basic principles, budget and budgetary control, nature and

scope, importance, method of finalization of master budget and functional budgets.

Nature ,scope and importance of marginal and standard costing.

Break-even analysis. Its uses and limitations, construction of break even chart , practical

application of marginal costing. Computation and analysis of variances with reference to

material cost, labour cost and overhead cost. Interpretation of the variances.

Inventory valuation :

Objectives, Introduction to FIFO, LIFO & Weighted Average method of inventory

valuation, Valuation of inventory on balance sheet date, inventory accounting and

control, Introduction to stocks & shares, Concept of cost of capital, introduction,

importance, explicit & implicit cost, Measurement of cost of capital, cost of debt.

Theory of working capital: Nature and concepts

ITOL-129: PRACTICAL-II Full

Marks:100

SEMESTER -III

ITOL-124/211: COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE

Full Marks:100

Functional Units of a Computer, Basic Instructions, Interconnection of Functional Units,

Bus Structure, Memory Locations, Memory Addresses, Memory Operations, Instruction

and Instruction Sequencing (Straight Line Sequencing and Branching), Addressing

Modes, Introduction to Assembly Language, Stack, Subroutine, I/O instructions.

Introduction, Inter Register Transfer, Arithmetic Micro-operation, Logic Microoperation,

Shift Micro-operation, Conditional Control Statements, Fixed Point Binary

Data, Instruction Code, Design of a Simple Computer.

Processor organization, Design of Arithmetic and Logic Circuit, Status Register, Design

of Accumulator.

Hardwired Control, Micro-programmed Control Block Diagram, Symbolic Microprogram,

Micro-programmed CPU Organization.

Program Controlled I/O, Interrupts: enabling and disabling interrupts, handling interrupts

from multiple sources (priority control), DMA. Structure and Working of Hard Disk,

CDROM, Printer.

Semiconductor Memory, SRAM, DRAM, ROM and their Speed, Size and Cost; Cache

Memory, Mapping Functions, Replacement Algorithms.

ITOL-212: DATA STRUCTURE USING C

Full Marks: 100

Introduction:

Concept of Data and Data Types, Abstract data type

Arrays :

Definition , Types, memory representation, address translation functions for one & Two

dimensional arrays, Different operations.

Linked Structure:

Singly linked list, Differences between linked list and arrays, doubly linked list, circular

link list , insertion, deletion and traversal of elements in different linked lists.

Stacks and Queues

Definition of Stack and Queue, implementation of stack and queue using array and linked

list structure, application of stack and queues, postfix conversion and evolution of

arithmetic expressions, priority queue

Binary trees:

Tree, Definition of binary tree and properties, memory representation, Binary search tree

(construction, insertion, deletion and search), Trees traversal algorithms : Preorder,

Postorder and Inorder(recursive and non-recursive), Breadth First Search, Depth First

Search, Balanced trees, Threaded trees

Searching :

Linear and binary search algorithms, performance and complexity, Hashing

Sorting:

Different sorting algorithms and its performances and complexities (Bubble sort,

insertion sort, selection sort, radix sort. merge sort, quick sort, heap sort)

File Structure:

Sequential, Index sequential file structure

ITOL-213: OPERATING SYSTEM

Full Marks:100

Introduction:

What is an operating system, batch systems, single user and multi user system,

multiprogramming, time-sharing systems, personal computer systems, parallel systems or

multiprocessing, distributed systems, real-time systems.

Processes Management:

Process , Thread, design issues of thread, user space thread and kernel space thread.

Usage of thread. Process states, Implementation of process:- process table, Race

condition, Critical-Section, mutual exclusion.

Process scheduling, preemptive and non preemptive scheduling. Scheduling Algorithms,

Goals of scheduling algorithms

What is Deadlocks, System Model, Deadlock Characterization, Methods for Handling

Deadlocks, Deadlock Prevention, Deadlock Avoidance, Deadlock Detection and

Recovery.

Memory management:

Allocation, Address binding (relocation), and protection, Swapping, paging,

segmentation

Virtual memory - logical versus physical address space, paging, page fault, page table

and its entries, demand paging, multi level page table.

File system:

Definition, file naming, file types(directory, regular, device), sequential access and

random access files, file attributes, operations on file, free space management, directory

management, path name(relative and absolute), operation on directories, mounting,

contiguous allocation linked list allocation, FAT, i-nodes, directories in UNIX

I/O management:

Basic principles and overall structure of I/O management subsystem, Device controllers,

block I/O, character I/O, DMA and interrupt driven I/O, interrupt handlers, device driver,

device independent I/O software and user space I/O software.

ITOL-214: System Analysis & Design

Full Marks:100

Concept of System, Characteristics, Elements and Types of a System, The System

Development Life Cycle, Considerations for Candidate System. System Analysis, The

Role of System Analyst. System Planning and Initial Investigation, Information

Gathering and Information Gathering Tools.

Structured Analysis, Data Flow Diagram(DFD), Data Dictionary, Decision Tree, Pseudo

Codes, Decision Tables, System Performance Definition, Feasibility Study, Cost/Benefit

Analysis.

The Process and Stages of System Design, Design Methodologies, Development

Activities. Input Design, Output Design, Types of Forms, Basics of Form Design, Layout

Considerations and Forms Control.

File Structure, File Organization, System Testing and its Requirement, Trends in Testing,

Training and Documentation.

Implementation and Maintenance of Software, Post Implementation review. Selection of

Hardware and Software, System Security, Disaster Recovery Planning.

ITOL-218: Laboratory (ITOL-212)

Full Marks:100

SEMESTER –IV

ITOL-223: DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Full Marks:100

Introduction:

What is DataBase, Differences between Traditional File Approach and DataBase,

Components of Data Base system, Advantages of DBMS, DBMS architecture, Data

independence, ANSI/SPARC 3 level architecture.

Data Model:

Network data model, hierarchical data model

Relational Models:

Entity, attribute, tuple, relationship , Fundamental integrity rules: entity integrity,

referential integrity, Relational algebra

Structured Query Language (SQL):

DDL, DML, DCL

Data modeling:

E-R model concept

Database design:

Functional dependencies, different types of keys, Normalization (1NF, 2NF, 3NF,

BCNF), multivalued and join dependencies, 4NF and 5NF, Domain key normal form.

Data Base transaction:

Database concurrency, ACID properties, database backup and recovery

ITOL-224: Computer Network & Internet

Full Marks:100

Computer Network

Uses of computer networks, Types of computer networks: LAN, MAN, WAN etc.,

Networks topologies, Layered architecture. Interface and services, Connection-oriented

and connectionless service, The relationship of services to protocol,

The OSI reference model, The TCP/IP reference model, Different inter-connecting

devices: repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches, routers and gateways.

Physical layer: Guided and wireless transmission media, Satellite communication and

their relative merits and demerits

Data link Layer: Functions of data link layer, faming error control flow control

Network Layer: Functions of network layer, Virtual circuit vs. datagram subnet, Routing,

Internet protocol (IP)

Transport Layer: Basic functionality of transport layer, TCP and UDP protocol

Application Layer: Domain Name Service (DNS), electronic mail, ftp, telnet, www, http,

URL

Internet

Overview

History of Internet, Internet services: telnet, e-mail – Definition, use, Equipments

required for an Internet Connection, Opening an e-mail account, Reading and Writing email.

Web browser, Components of a Web Browser, Web page, home page, web site, URL,

introduction to e-commerce, Surfing the Internet., Search Engine, uploading and

downloading.

ITOL-225: OOP Using C++

Full Marks:100

Principles of object-oriented programming:-Object-Oriented Programming Paradigm,

Basic Concepts of Object- Oriented Programming, Benefits of OOPs, Object-Oriented

Languages, Applications of OOP.

Structure of C++ Program, Tokens, expressions and control structures:-Introduction,

Tokens, Keywords, Identifiers Basic Data types, User Defined Data Types, Derived Data

Types, Symbolic Constants, Type Compatibility, Declaration of Variables, Dynamic

Initialization of Variables, Reference Variables, Operators in C++, C++ Statements,

Operator Precedence, Control Structures.

Classes and objects:- Specifying a Class, Defining Member Functions, Making an

Outside Function Inline, Nesting of Member Functions, Private Member Function,

Arrays within a Class, Memory Allocation for Objects, Static Data Member, Static

Member Functions, Arrays of Objects, Object as Function Arguments. Constructors and

destructors:-Introduction, Constructors, Parameterized Constructors, Multiple

Constructors with Default Arguments, Dynamic Initialization of Objects, Copy

Constructors, Dynamic Constructors, Destructor.

Functions in c++:- The Main Function, Function Prototyping, Call by Reference, Return

by Reference, Inline Functions, Default Argument, Const. Arguments, Function

Overloading, Friend and Virtual Function.

Operator overloading and type conversions :-Introduction, Defining Operator

Overloading, Overloading Unary Operators, Overloading Binary Operators Using

Friends, Manipulation of strings using Operators, Rules for Overloading Operators, Type

conversions.

Inheritance: extending classes Introduction, Defining Derived Classes, Single

Inheritance, Making a Private Member Inheritable, Multilevel Inheritance, Multiple

Inheritance, Hierarchical Inheritance, Hybrid Inheritance. Pointers, virtual functions and

polymorphism: - Compile time Polymorphism, run time polymorphism, Pointers to

Objects, This Pointer, and Pointers to Derived Classes, Virtual Functions.

ITOL-226: Numerical Analysis

Full Marks:100

Representation of numbers:

Floating point representation, single and double precision, round off errors and truncation

errors.

Solution of non-linear equation:

Bisection method, Newtons method, Regula Falsi method, secant method, fixed point

algorithm.

Solution of simultaneous linear equation:

Basic elimination method, Gaussian elimination method, Gauss Jordan method, method

of successive approximation.

Ordinary differential equation:

Euler’s method, Runge Kutta method

Interpolation:

Newton’s interpolation, Lagrange’s interpolation

Numerical integration:

Trapezoidal rule, Simpson rule, Newton’s Cotes method.

ITOL-228: Laboratory (IT-223+ IT-225)

Full Marks:100

SEMESTER-V

ITOL-311: Computer Hardware & System Administration

Full Marks: 50

UNIT I: Evolution of computer system, Modern computer, Classification of computer,

Personal Computer hardware: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner, printer, speaker

UNIT II: Hard Disk Drive: logical structure and file system, FAT, NTFS. Hard disk tools:

Disk cleanup, error checking, defragmentation, scanning for virus, formatting, installing

additional HDD. New trends in HDD. Floppy Disk Drive

UNIT III: Optical Media, CDROM, theory of operation, drive speed, buffer, cache, CD-r,

CD-RW, DVD ROM, DVD technology, preventive maintenance for DVD and CD

drives, New Technologies. Driver installation, Writing and cleaning Cd and DVD.

UNIT IV: Processor: Intel processor family. Latest trends in processor, Motherboard,

Sockets and slots, power connectors. Peripheral connectors. Bus slots, USB, pin

connectors. Different kinds of motherboards. RAM, different kinds of RAM. RAM

upgradation.

UNIT V: SMPS. BIOS. Network Interface Card, network cabling, I/O Box, Switches, RJ

45 connectors, Patch panel, Patch cord, racks, IP address.

Major components of the Linux operating systems. File system, setting user and group

ownership of files and directories and access permissions, basic commands for starting

and stopping processes, basic process attributes and their role in access control,

mounting and unmounting file systems and partitions.

Linux system monitoring and logging. Examining the list of running processes on the

system and understand the data presented there. Monitoring memory usage and disk

space usage on the system. Customizing system log configuration.

The rules governing IP address classes and netmasks, Configuring the resolver library to

arrange for TCP/IP name service, Bringing interfaces up and down, and set their IP

addresses and netmasks,

Books:

1. Red Hat Linux: Proffitt: PHI

2. UNIX Network Programming- Vol-I and Vol-II: Stevens: PHI

3. Introduction to System Administration: IBM series: PHI

ITOL-312: Programming in Java

Full Marks:100

Introduction to Java - Features of Java - Object Oriented Concepts - Lexical Issues - Data

Types - Variables - Arrays - Operators - Control Statements.

Classes - Objects - Constructors - Overloading method - Access Control- Static and fixed

methods - Inner Classes - String Class - Inheritance - Overriding methods - Using super-

Abstract class.

Packages - Access Protection - Importing Packages - interfaces - Exception Handling -

Throw and Throws - Thread - Synchronization - Messaging - Runnable Interface - Inter

thread Communication - Deadlock - Suspending, Resuming and stopping threads -

Multithreading.

I/O Streams - File Streams - Applets - String Objects - String Buffer - Char Array - Java

Utilities - Code Documentation.

Networks basics - Socket Programming - Proxy Servers - TCP/IP Sockets - Net Address -

URL - Datagrams - Working with windows using AWT Classes - AWT Controls -

Layout Managers and Menus.

ITOL-313: WEB TECHNOLOGY

Full Marks:50

Overview

History of Internet, Internet services: telnet, e-mail, ftp, WWW. Equipments required for

an Internet Connection, Opening an e-mail account, Reading and Writing e-mail., ftp,

www

URL, Surfing the Internet., Search Engine, uploading and downloading.

Web Browsers:

functions and working principle of web browsers; plug-ins & helper applications;

conceptual architecture of typical web browsers (like Mozilla).

Introduction to Client/Server Computing:

client-server computing basics; types of Client/Server systems; middleware; N-tired

systems: 2-tier/3-tier/4-tier systems; Fat Clients versus Fat Servers.

Web Servers:

Web services and web server functionality; web server composition; Conceptual

architecture of a typical web server (like Apache).

Introduction to HTML

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Writing a web page in HTML, Different Tags,

hyperlinks, tables, text formatting in web pages, Using graphics and multimedia in web

pages; image maps., Use of frames and forms.

Client-Side Scripting

A brief introduction of client side scripting, different types of client side scripting

language. Case study with Javascript [ Constants, variables, operators, expressions,

statements. Use of user-defined and built-in functions, Client-side Form validation using

JavaScript, Using properties and methods of built-in objects.]

Server-Side Scripting

A brief introduction of server side scripting, different types of server side scripting

languages. Difference between client side and server side scripting.

ITOL-314: E Commerce

Full Marks:100

E-Commerce – Concept, E-Commerce practice v/s traditional practices, Benefits of ECommerce

to organisation, consumers and society. Limitations of E-Commerce.

Types of E-Commerce : B2C, B2B, C2C, P2P. Major Business to Consumer (B2C)

Business Models : Portal, E-tailer, Content Provider, Transaction Broker, Market Creator,

Service Provider, Community Provicer. Applications in B2C – E-Banking, E-Trading, EAution

( Introduction and overview of these concepts)

Application in B2B : Major Business to Business B2B Business Models – Edistributor,

B2B Service Provider, Matchmaker. Benefits of B2B on procurement, Just in Time

Delivery. Consumer to Consumer (C2C) Business Models, Peer to Peer (P2 P) Business

Models.

Building an E-Commerce Website: Planning- The systems developments life cycle,

System Analysis- Identify Business Objectives, System functionality and Information

requirements. System Design- Hardware and Software Platforms. Building the System-

Inhouse v/s Outsourcing. Hosting, Testing the system, implementation and Maintenance.

Security and Encryption: The E-Commerce Security Environment – Dimensions of ECommerce

Security. Security Threats in the E-Commerce Environment- Malicious Code,

Hacking, Credit Card Fraud, Spoofing, Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks, Sniffing.

Technology Solutions – Protecting Internet Communication, Encryption, Securing

Channels of Communication, Secure Sockets layer (SSL), Protecting Networks –

Firewalls and Proxy Server, Protecting Servers and Clients.

E-Commerce Payment Systems: Digital Wallets, Digital Cash, On line Stored Value

Systems, Digital

Accumulating Balance Payment Systems, Digital Credit Card Payment Systems, Digital

Cheque Payment Systems.

E-Commerce and India – Overview of E-Commerce in India.

ITOL-318: Laboratory(ITOL-311)

ITOL-319: Laboratory(ITOL-312+ ITOL-313)

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