DAC Entrance Exam Syllabus and Question Paper

Pre-DAC Modules

Computing Fundamentals

Evolution of Computers

Computer Generations

Computer Organisation

Primary and Secondary Storage

Input and Output Devices

Operating System

File Organisation

Data Communications and Computer Networking

Fundamentals Of Programming

Numerica Systems

Binary Arithmetic

Boolean Algebra abd Logic Circuits

Algorithms

Flowcharts

Arrays - single and multidimensional

File Orgranisations

C Programming

Introductory Concepts

C Fundamentals

Operator  and Expressions 

Data Input and Output

Operator  and Expressions 

Statements (control, conditional, looping)

Functions

Arrays

Pointers

Structures and Unions 

Trees

Stack

Queues

Linked Lists 

Object Oriented Programming

Classes

Objects

Inheritance

Polymorphism

Abstract Classes

Reusability

Syllabus for Common Entrance Test (CET)

Section I :Computing Fundamentals (25 marks)
Evolutions of computers, Computer generations, Computer organization, Primary and Secondary storage, Input-output devices, Computer software, Operating systems, Data communications and computer networking, Multimedia, Classification of computers, etc.

Section II : Fundamentals of Programming (10 marks)
Algorithms, Flowcharts, Computer languages, System implementation and operation, File organizations and Data processing, etc.

Section III :Programming in C (50 marks)
Introductory concepts, C Fundamentals, Operators and Expressions, Data Input and Output, Control statement, Functions, Arrays, Pointers, Structures and Unions, Arrays, Stacks, Queues and Linked Lists (Single, double, Circular), etc.

Section IV :Object Oriented Programming Concepts  (15 marks)
Understanding of the object oriented concepts, such as Classes and Objects, Generalizations, Polymorphism, Abstract Classes and Re-usability, etc.

Section V :General Apptitude  (50 marks)
Questions shall be modeled on GMAT pattern