BCA

Maximum Marks: 100                                                                                                       External: 80

Minimum Pass Marks: 35                                                                                                 Internal: 20

Time: 3 hours

Note: Examiner will be required to set Nine Questions in all. First Question will be compulsory, consisting of objective type/short-answer type questions covering the entire syllabus. In addition to that eight more questions will be set, two questions from each Unit. Student will be required to attempt FIVE questions in all. Question Number 1 will be compulsory. In addition to compulsory question, student will have to attempt four more questions selecting one question from each Unit. All questions will carry equal marks.

UNIT – I

Basic Principles of Object Oriented Programming, Introduction to Java, History and Features of Java, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Java’s Magic Bytecode; The Java Runtime Environment; Basic Language Elements: Lexical Tokens, Identifiers, Keywords, Literals, Comments, Primitive Data types, Operators, Assignments; Input/output in Java: Basics, I/O Classes, Reading Console Input, Control Structures in Java: Decision and Loop Control Statements

UNIT – II

Class and Object in Java: Defining Class in Java, Creating Objects of a Class, Defining Methods, Argument Passing Mechanism, Using Class and Objects, Constructors, Nested Class, Inner Class, Abstract Class, Dealing with Static Members; Array & String in Java: Defining an Array, Initializing & Accessing Array, Multi –Dimensional Array, Defining String, Operation on Array and String, Creating Strings using String Class, Creating Strings using StringBuffer Class,; Polymorphism in Java: Basic Concept, Types, Overriding vs. Overloading, Implementation

UNIT – III

Extending Classes and Inheritance in Java: Benefits of Inheritance, Types of Inheritance in Java, Access Attributes, Inheriting Data Members and Methods, Role of Constructors in Inheritance, Use of “super”; Packages & Interfaces: Basic Concepts of Package and Interface, Organizing Classes and Interfaces in Packages, Defining Package, Adding Classes from a Package to Your Program, CLASSPATH Setting for Packages, Import Package, Naming Convention For Packages , Access Protection in Packages, Standard Packages

UNIT – IV

Exception Handling in Java: The Idea behind Exception, Types of Exception, Use of try, catch, finally, throw, throws in Exception Handling, In-built and User Defined Exceptions, Checked and Un-Checked Exceptions, Catching more than one Exception; Applet in Java: Applet Basics, Applet Architecture, Applet Life Cycle, Applet Tag, Parameters to Applet, Embedding Applets in Web page, Creating Simple Applets; GUI Programming: Designing Graphical User Interfaces in Java, Components and Containers, Using Containers, Layout Managers, AWT Components, AWT Classes, AWT Controls,

TEXT BOOKS:

• Patrick Naughton and Herbert Schlitz,“JAVA-2 Complete Reference” ,TMH, New
• Ivor Horton, “Beginning JAVA 2”, WROX Publications, New

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• “JAVA 2 UNLEASHED”, Tech Media Publications, New
• E Balaguruswamy,“Programming with Java”, TMH, New