The Introduction to Information Technology Papers is under the first semester syllabus of Master of Computer Application course. The subject basically includes the study of protocol and topology of the computer. The paper also deals with the detailed classification of the computer. This paper holds the same coding as the other papers have under the Punjab Technical University. This subject also provides information about the various kinds of physical communication media.

Importance of Information Technology

The Introduction to Information Technology Papers basically distributes the knowledge about the operating system and informational part of the computer. This will help students to get proper knowledge about the computer topology and one can also read the basic protocols of the computer. The general coverage of this subject falls under the topics like micro & minicomputer, operating system, different networking system etc.

Present Paper pattern:

The Introduction to Information Technology is under the first semester syllabus and deals with a maximum of two groups under which the entire question is grouped. From this paper, there are almost fifteen questions are in first group and twelve questions are in group B. Part A questions are of two marks and all are necessary to answer. From the second one, only nine questions need to answer and each question from this group is of five marks.

Frequently asked questions:

From the 1st Sem-Introduction to Information Technology Papers, the frequent questions that are common in almost every year are octal number system, classification of computer, assembly and higher level language etc.

Time and marks:

The PTU MCA 1st Sem-Introduction to Information Technology Papers holds 75 marks and the time that a single student can get to answer all the question is three hours. Previously the paper used to be of 60 marks and time duration was same.

Books recommended:

Introduction to Information Technology - Textbook Only [Student Edition] [Hardcover], by Efrain Turban