GATE SYLLABUS FOR COMPUETR SCIENCE
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BASIC MATHEMATICS:
Elements of probability, matrix algebra, numerical methods: interpolation, root
finding, differentiation and integration. Discrete mathematics: sets, relations,
functions, mathematical induction, counting, groups, graphs, partial orders,
lattices and boolean algebra, propostional logic.
THEORY
OF COMPUTATION:
Regular and context free languages, finite state machines and push down automata,
turing machines and undecidability.
COMPUTER HARDWARE:
Logic
function, minimization techniques, design of combinational and sequential
circuits using gates and flip-flops, design with integrated circuts incuding ROM
and multiplexers, microprocessor architecture: programming, interfacing with memory
and I/O devices(modes of data transfer and their implementation, serial and
parallel communication interface). Detailed
knowledge of 8085 microprocessor will
be assumed.
COMPUTER ORGANIZATION:
Number representation and airthmetic, functional organization, machine instructions
and addressing modes, ALU, hardwired and microprogrammed control,
instrucation
pipelining, memory organization, input/output.
PROGRAMMING AND DATA STRUCTURE:
structured
programmming with pascal/C including recursion; arrays, stacks, strings,
queues,
lists, trees, sets and graphs; algorithm for tree and graphs traversals,
connected
component, spanning trees, shortest paths; hashing, sorting and searching
algorithm design and analysis techniques, big 'oh' notation, solution of sample
recurrence relations.
LANGUAGE PROCESSOR:
Assembler, loader, linker, macroprocessors, text editors, programming languages,
scope rules and parameter passing mechanism; compilers lexical analysis, parsing,
syntax, directed translation, run time environment, machine code generation;
interpreters.
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Batch,
multi-programming and time-sharing systems; processsor, memory, device and
file management, virtual memory, process scheduling, interprocess communication,
process synchoronization and concurrency, deadlocks, protection.
DATABASE
SYSTEM:
File organization techniques; indexing,B-trees, B-plus trees; relational and
network datat models; normal forms; query
language: SQL