article:samsung 64 gb micro sd card

Samsung is a leading SD card and flash storage manufacturer, and it’s now once again proving it deserves that position by unveiling its UHS-I class SD and MicroSD cards, that can reach speeds of up to 80MB/s (read speed) for the regular SD card, and 70MB/s for the microSD cards, the type of cards you see in many Android phones.
While the SD cards are interesting, too, because it means you can use cards with bigger storage for your point and shoot cameras and whatnot, I think the far bigger news is the introductions of 64GB microSD cards that are supposed to arrive for future LTE-enabled flagship devices. We’ve had phones that supported microSD cards only up to 32GB for years, and now we’re finally going to see phones supporting 64GB of microSD storage. And I wouldn’t be surprised if next year they start supporting 128 GB microSD cards, too.
Samsung’s new UHS-I microSD cards don’t just have large amounts of storage, but also much higher read and write speeds. Samsung promises up to 70MB/s read speed and up to 20MB/s write speed for these Class 10 UHS-I microSD cards. As screen resolutions become bigger, apps become larger, processors become faster, and pictures have more megapixels, it’s necessary to have faster storage to maintain the overall performance of the device, otherwise it will eventually become a bottleneck.
Samsung should make the cards available for sampling in mid October, so I don’t expect to see these in stores until 2013, but phones coming out by the end of the year, especially from Samsung, and perhaps even the Galaxy S3, might be able to support these cards

ARTICLE:FIRST WINDOWS 8 OS SMARTPHONE

Samsung has announced ATIV S, the first device to run Windows Phone 8 OS. It has a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass protection and is powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. It comes with an 8 Megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and 1.9 Megapixel front-facing camera. It can record and play Full HD videos at 1080p. It is 8.7 mm thick and weighs 135 grams. It has brushed aluminum body and a physical Windows button at the bottom instead of capacitive one.
Samsung ATIV S Specifications

• 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display
• 1.5 GHz dual-core processor
• Windows Phone 8 OS
• 8MP camera with LED Flash, 1.9 Megapixel front-facing camera
• 8.7 mm thick and weighs 135g
• 1GB RAM, 16/32GB User memory, expandable memory with microSD
• 3G (HSPA+42Mbps), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Channel Bonding, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0, aGPS
• 2300mAh battery

PLACEMENT:TCS MOST REPEATED QUES

 Most of the questions were from TCS old  papers.Only the data get change.
1.    In a two-dimensional array, X (9, 7), with each element occupying 4 bytes of memory, with the address of the first element X (1, 1) is 3000, find the address of  X (8, 5).
ANS: 3212
2.    In the word ORGANISATIONAL, if the first and second, third and forth, forth and fifth, fifth and sixth words are interchanged up to the last letter, what would be the tenth letter from right?
ANS: I(ROANISATIONALG)
3.     What is the largest prime number that can be stored in an 8-bit memory? ANS:127
4.     Select the odd one out. a. Java b. Lisp c. Smalltalk d.Eiffel. ANS: LISP
5.    Select the odd one out a. SMTP b. WAP c. SAP d. ARP ANS: SAP
6.    Select the odd one out a. Oracle b. Linux c. Ingress d. DB2 ANS:LINUX
7.    Select the odd one out a. WAP b. HTTP c. BAAN d. ARP ANS:BAAN
8.    Select the odd one out a. LINUX b. UNIX c. SOLARIS d. SQL SERVER  ANS:SQL SERVER
9.    Select the odd one out a. SQL b. DB2 c. SYBASE d. HTTP ANS:HTTP
10.    The size of a program is N. And the memory occupied by the program is given by M = square root of 100N. If the size of the program is increased by 1% then how much memory now occupied?
11.    A man, a woman, and a child can do a piece of work in 6 days. Man only can do it in 24 days. Woman can do it in 16 days and in how many days child can do the same work? ANS:16
12.    In which of the system, decimal number 194 is equal to 1234? ANS:5
13.    Find the value of the 678 to the base 7. ANS:1656
14.     Number of faces, vertices and edges of a cube ANS:6,8,12
15.    Find the value of @@+25-++@16, where @ denotes "square" and + denotes "square root".  ANS:121
16.    Find the result of the following _expression if, M denotes modulus operation, R denotes round-off, T denotes truncation:
M(373,5)+R(3.4)+T(7.7)+R(5.8) ANS:19
17.    If TAFJHH is coded as RBEKGI then RBDJK can be coded as --------- ANS:PCCKJ
18.    G(0)=-1, G(1)=1, G(N)=G(N-1) - G(N-2), G(5)= ? ANS:-2
19.     What is the max possible 3 digit prime number?
20.    A power unit is there by the bank of the river of 750 meters width. A cable is made from power unit to power a plant opposite to that of the river and 1500mts away from the power unit. The cost of the cable below water is Rs. 15/- per meter and cost of cable on the bank is Rs.12/- per meter. Find the total of laying the cable.
ANS:20250
21.    The size of a program is N. And the memory occupied by the program is given by M = square root of 100N. If the size of the program is increased by 1% then how much memory now occupied?
22.    In Madras, temperature at noon varies according to -t^2/2 + 8t + 3, where t is elapsed time. Find how much temperature more or less in 4pm to 9pm. ANS: 385.8(DB)
23.    The size of the bucket is N kb. The bucket fills at the rate of 0.1 kb per millisecond. A programmer sends a program to receiver. There it waits for 10 milliseconds. And response will be back to programmer in 20 milliseconds. How much time the program takes to get a response back to the programmer, after it is sent? ANS: 30MILISECOND
24.     A man, a woman, and a child can do a piece of work in 6 days. Man only can do it in 24 days. Woman can do it in 16 days and in how many days child can do the same work?
25.    If the vertex (5,7) is placed in the memory. First vertex (1,1) ?s address is 1245 and then address of (5,7) is --------
26.    Which of the following are orthogonal pairs? a. 3i+2j b. i+j   c. 2i-3j d. -7i+j  ANS: (A)& (C).
27.    If VXUPLVH is written as SURMISE, what is SHDVD? ANS: PEASA
28.    If A, B and C are the mechanisms used separately to reduce the wastage of fuel by 30%, 20% and 10%. What will be the fuel economy if they were used combined. ANS: 20%
29.    What is the power of 2? a. 2068 b.2048 c.2668 ANS: (B). 2048
30.    Complete the series. 3, 8, --, 24, --, 48, 63 ANS: 15,35
31.    Complete the series. 3, 8, --, 24, --, 48, 63 ANS: 15,35
32.    Complete the series. 4, -5, 11, -14, 22, --- ANS: -27
33.     A, B and C are 8 bit no?s. They are as follows:
 A  1  1  0 1  1  0  1  1
 B  0  1 1  1  1  0  1  0
 C  0  1 1  0  1  1  0  1
Find ( (A-B) u C )=?
Hint :  A-B is {A} - {A n B}  ANS: 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (DB)
34.    A Flight takes off at 2 A.M from northeast direction and travels for 11 hours to reach the destination which is in north west direction.Given the latitude and longitude of source and destination. Find the local time of destination when the
flight reaches there? ANS: 1:00 P.M
35.    A can copy 50 papers in 10 hours while both A & B can copy 70 papers in 10 hours. Then for how many hours required for B to copy 26 papers? ANS: 13
36.    A is twice efficient than B. A and B can both work together to complete a work in 7 days. Then find in how many days A alone can complete the work? ANS: 10.5 DAYS(11)
37.    A finish the work in 10 days. B is 60% efficient than A. So hoW days does B take to finish the work?ANS : 4DAYS.
38.    A finishes the work in 10 days & B in 8 days individually. If A works for only 6 days then how many days should B work to complete A?s work? ANS : 3.2 DAYS(4)
39.    Given the length of the 3 sides of a triangle. Find the one that is impossible? (HINT : sum of smaller 2 sides is greater than the other one which is larger)
40.    Find the singularity matrix from a given set of matrices?(Hint det(A)=0)
41.    A 2D array is declared as A[9,7] and each element requires 2 byte.If A[ 1,1 ] is stored in 3000. Find the memory of A[8,5] ?ANS: 3106.
42.    Sum of slopes of 2 perpendicular st. lines is given. Find the pair of lines from the given set of options which satisfy the above condition?
43.    (a) 2+3i (b)1+i (c) 3-2i (d) 1-7i .Find which of the above is orthogonal.  ANS : (A) & (C).
44.    The number 362 in decimal system is given by (1362)x in the X system of numbers find the value of X a}5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 e) 9
45.    Given $ means Tripling and % means change of sign then find the value of $%$6-%$%6 ANS : -72
46.    My flight takes of at 2am from a place at 18N 10E and landed 10 Hrs later at a place with coordinates 36N70W. What is the local time when my plane landed.
a) 6:00 am b) 6:40am c)7:40 d)7:00 e)8:00 (Hint : Every 1 deg longitude is equal to 4 minutes . If west to east add time else subtract time)  ANS: (E) 8:00
47.    Find the highest prime number that can be stored in an 8bit computer.
 Section 3.Critical Reasoning.
1.    The players G,H,J,K,L,M,N,O are to be felicitated of representing the county team in Baseball Out of these H,M,O also are in the Football team and K,N are there in the Basket ball team . These players are to be seated on a table and no
two players who has represented the county in more than one game are to sit together.
 1.Which one of the orders can they be seated in
 2. Which of the orders is not possible
 3. If N is seated in the middle then which of the following pairs cannot be seated near him .
 4. If M is seated then which of the following pairs can be seated next to him.

Choices are given for all the questions
2.    There are 2 groups named Brown and red. They can?t marry in the same group. If the husband or wife dies then the person will convert to their own group. If a person is married then the husband will have to change his group to his wife?s
group. The child will own the mothers group. From these a set of 4 questions were given .Solve them
Eg;
1.Brown?s daughter is red (False)
2. If a person is red. Then his/her mother?s brother belong to which group if he is married (Brown)
3.    7 people - a,b,c,d,e,f,g Need to make a seating arrangement for them.
 Conditions:
 1)A should be at the center
2) B,F should be at the right extreme
3)C,E always in pair
 4)D,G as far as possible
Questions from the above were asked?

Eg:
Which of the following pairs were not possible?
Others questions were similar to the above. More questions were from Barrons.
 HR Questions
1.    Market urself
2.    Why TCS ?
3.    Will u switch over to any other company after joining TCS? If NO then why?
4.    R u mobile? ( R u ready to go anywhere ?)
5.     R u ready to go to places of extreme temperature. If yes what do u think of ur safety?
6.    Rate ur good qualities?
7.    What is the difference between hard and smart work?
8.    Do u have a plan of doing higher studies ?
Technical Questions :

The questions were different for different persons and depends on the field of interest that u say.
Communication
1.    OSI Layers in n/w with the functionalities
2.    TCP/IP protocol
3.    Bridges, Routers, LAN, WAN, MAN
4.    Token bus, FDDI, Ethernet
C Language
1.    Datastructures esp :Linked list and trees
2.    Structures , unions, Kind of variables ( local ,Global)
3.    Strrev( ) program
4.     Case structure (it is not the usual switch case stat)
5.    Calloc,malloc
6.    Divide 2 number and print the o/p ( NOTE: Check for divide by zero error)
 
  Enter Your Comments


Model test 1: Section5 - qns 1-4 (motorist), qns 13-16 (red and brown)
                     Section6 - qns 1-4 (conservative,democratic), qns 8-11 (latin, sanskrit), qns 12-18 (joe,larry,ned), qns    19-22 (a causes b)

Model test 2: Section1 - qns 19-22 (wallachia and rumelia) ---i got this qn, but the names were changed as london and paris, and a,b,c etc were changed as french,                          italian etc.
                       Section6 - qns 8-12 (ashland, liverpool), qns 13-16 (spelunker) ---i got this qn, qns 17-22 (pesth) ---i got this one too

Model test 3: Section6 - qns 1-4 (all Gs are Hs)

Model test 4: Section5 - qns 8-11 (horizontal row), qns 19-22 (a,b,c cause d)
                       Section6 - qns 8-12 (spanish, italian), qns 13-16 (all As, Bs), qns 17-22 (progressive federal party)

Model test 5: Section3 - qns8-11 (museum), qns 19-22 (A is the father)
                       Section7- qns 1-5 (prahtu, brahtu), qns 21-25 (scurvy)

Ananytical section consists of 12 qns to be answered in 30 mins. Take care of this section because the qns have more weightage here. Even if u answer aptitude and verbal well, u can lose the test if u flunk this section.



which i remember are :
1. whats the largest prime no. that can b stored in an 8-bit memory?

2. In the word SENSATIONAL 1st letter is interchanged with 2nd, 3rd with 4th, 5th with 6th and so on. what is the 10th letter ?

3. In a 2D array, X(9,7) with each element occupying 2 bytes of memory, find the address of X(8,5). Given address of X(1,1) is 3000.

4.Select odd one out : Windows NT, Linux, C++, (some other operating system.. cant recall its name)

5. Select odd one : Oracle, Linux, Ingress, DB2

6.A man n child can do a work in 6 days. Man can alone do it in 24 days. How long will the child take?

7.Convert 342 (in decimals) to base 5.
8. No. of faces, vertices n edges of a cuboid is : ?
9. If M denotes modulus, R denote round off, T denote truncation, the find the value of :
      M(373,5) + R(3.4) + T(7.7) + R(5.8)
10. G(0) = -1, G(1) = 1, G(n) = G(n-1) + G(n-2). then G(5) = ?
11.at a particular place the temperature varies as t^2/2 + 8t + 3. where t is elapsed time. find the temp differnce between 6 pm and 9 pm.
12. which of these set of angles doesnt represent a triangle : a) 90,60,30 b) 50,100,30 c) 67,22, 90
13. Complete the series : (sorry friends, i forgot the series)
14. which is a power of 2 among the following : a)2068 b) 2048 c)2668
15. A, B and C are given as :
      A = 11011011
      B = 01111010
      C = 01101101
Find the decimal equivalent value of (AUB)^C where ^ denotes Intersection
16.A, B,C are mechanisms used separately to reduce fuel wastage by 30%, 20 % and 105. what'll b the fuel economy if they were used combined?
17. Find the singularity matrix out of the follwing : (sorry, dont remember the options)
18. If $ means tripling and % means change of sign, then find the value of :
                      %$%9 - $%$9
19. some questions with venn diagram where people speaking hindi, english & bengali were given. 3 questions were asked like how many speak hindi and not english, how many total people were there etc...
20. 3 questions were given on data interpretation using a bar chart nad a pie chart.
Critical reasoning : 3 passages, 12 questions, 30 minutes
Suggestion: Do all the 250 critical reasoning passages from barrons 12th or 13th edition model test papers 1 to 5. u'll get 100% common questions. names may be changed...
my passages were:
1. armenian, latin, celtic language courses......
2. Big university, small college 3 member team. 2 representatives of the big university.....
3. seating arrangement....
its observed, they always give 2 easier and one harder critical reasoning passage.
HEY GUYS, IF U HAVE AN ONLINE TEST, & IF AFTER THE EXAM YOUR PSYCHOMETRIC WINDOW OPENS UP ON THE SCREEN BE ALMOST SURE THAT U HAVE CLEARED THE APTITUDE TEST. otherwise also u can get selected depending on relative performance, but this is an almost instant indication...

                                    







Test Paper :71

 Paper Type     : Aptitude - English
 Test Date        : 1  April  2007 
 Test Location  : KIIT University
 Posted By        : Nitiksh
TCS PAPER ON 1st APRIL
1. Furtive              -     stealthy (secret)
2. Pretentious        -     ostentatious (affected)
3. Incentive           -     provocation
4. Discretion         -     prudence
5. Meager              -    scanty
6. Cargo                 -   freight (load)
7. Baffle                 -   frustrate
8. Efface                 - obliterate (wipe out)
9. Lament               -   mourn
10. Compunction   -   remorse (regret)
11. Amiable           -   friendly
12. Cajole              -   coax, flatter
13. Embrace          -    hug (hold-cuddle)
14. Latent              -    potential
15. Confiscate        -   appropriate (to take charge)
16. Emancipate      -    liberate
17. Misery              -   distress
18. Annihilate        -   to destroy
20. Acumen           -    exactness
21. Metamorphosis -   transform
22. Scrutiny            -   close examination
23. Obstinate          -    stubborn
24. Fuse                  -    combine
25. Whet                 -    sharpen
    1. Momentary          -         transient 
2. Latitude                -         scope
3. Heap                     -         to pile (collect)
4. Adhesive               -        tenacious
5. Veer                      -        diverge (turn)
6. Concur                  -         agree (accept)
7. Subside                 -         wane (drop)
8. Enounce                -         reject
9. Hover                  -         linger (stay close)
10. Tranquil              -         serene (calm)
11. Admonish           -         usurp (reprove)
12. Alienate              -         estrange (isolate)
13. Instigate              -         dissipate (dismiss)
14. Belief                  -         conviction
15. Covet                  -         crave (desire)
16. Belated               -          too late
17. Solicit                 -          beseech (seek)
18. Brim                   -           border
19. Divulge              -           reveal
20. Tamper               -          obstruct
21. Caprice                 -        whim (impulse)
22. To merit                -        to deserve
23. Stifle                     -        suffocate (smother)
24. Lethargy               -        stupor (lazy)

 

admonish = usurp (reprove)
merry = gay
alienate = estrange (isolate)
instigate = incite
dispel = dissipate (dismiss)
belief = conviction
covet = crave (desire)
belated = too late
solicit = beseech (seek)
brim = border
subside = wane (drop)
renounce = reject
hover = linger (stay close)
divulge = reveal
heap = to pile (collect)
adhesive = tenacious
veer = diverge (turn)
hamper = obstruct
caprice = whim (impulse)
to merit = to deserve
stifle = suffocate (smother)
inert = passive
latitude = scope
momentary = transient
tranquil = serene (calm)
admonish = cautious
efface = obliterate(wipe out)
conciliation= make less angry or more friendly
intermittent = stopping and then starting
preponderant= superiority of power or quality
vacillate = undecided or dilemma
deprecate = feel and express disapproval
assess = determine the amount or value
litigation = engaging in a law suit
negotiate = discuss or bargain
expedient = fitting proper, desirable
conglomeration = group, collection
connotation = suggest or implied meaning of expression
   
discretion = prudence
compunction = remorse (regret)
amiable = friendly
cajole = coax (wheedle – sweet talk)
incentive = provocation
embrace = hug (hold-cuddle)
latent = potential
confiscate = appropriate (to take charge)
emancipate = liberate
lament = mourn
confiscate = appropriate
obstinate = stubborn
acumen = exactness
metamorphosis = transform
scrutiny = close examination
annihilate = to destroy
whet = sharpen
behest = request
adage = proverb
penitence = to repeat
lethargy = stupor (lazy)
volume = quantity
furtive = stealthy (secret)
meager = scanty
cargo = freight(load)
baffle = frustrate
pretentious = ostentatious(affected)
volatile = ever changing
expedite = hasten
surplus = excessive
affinity = strong liking
fluctuation = wavering
empirical = experimental
retrospective = review
fallible = liable to error
egregious = bad
truncate = shorten by cutting
decomposition = rotten
equivocate = lie, mislead


       1] Depreciation = deflation, depression, devaluation
       2] Deprecate     = feel and express disapproval
       3] Incentive      = thing one encourages one to do
       4] Echelon       = level of authority or responsibility
       5] Innovation   = make changes or introduce new            things
       6] Intermittent  = externally stopping and then            starting
       7] Detrimental  = harmful
       8] Conciliation = make less angry or more friendly
       9] Orthodox     = conventional or superstitious
     10] Fallible      = liable to errors
     12] Volatile     = ever changing
     13] Manifestation = clear or obvious
     14] Connotation   = idea
     15] Reciprocal     = reverse, opposite
     16] Agrarian        = related to agriculture
     17] Vacillate        = undecided or dilemma
     18] Simulate = produce artificially resembling
           an existing one
     20] Access           = to approach
     21] Compensation= salary
     22] Truncate        = shorten by cutting
     23] Adherence     = stick
     24] Heterogeneous = non-similar things
     25] Surplus       = excessive
  


     26] Assess        = determine the amount or value
27] Cognizance = knowledge
28] Retrospective = review
29] Naive             = innocent , rustic
30] Equivocate    = tallying on both sides
31] Postulate       = frame a theory
32] Latent           = potential
33] Fluctuate      = wavering
34] Eliminate     = to reduce
35] Affinity        = strong liking
36] Expedite       = hasten
37] Console        = to show sympathy
38] Adversary     = opposition
39] Affable          = lovable, approachable
40] Decomposable = rotten
41] Egregious        = especially bad
42] Conglomeration = group
43] Aberration         = deviation
44] Erudite              = wise, profound
45] Augury             = prediction
46] Credibility        = ability to common belief, quality of being credible
1.    Admonish= usurp
2.    Alienate = estrange
3.    Belief = conviction
4.    Baffle = puzzle
5.    Brim = edge
6.    Covet = to desire
7.    Caprice = whim
8.    Concur = agree
9.    Confiscate = appropriate
10.    Cargo = load, luggage
11.    Dispel = scatter
12.    Divulge = reveal, make known, disclose
13.    Discretion = prudence
14.    Emancipate = liberate
15.    Efface = obliterate
16.    Embrace = hug, hold, cuddle
17.    Furtive = stealthy
18.    Hamper = obstruct
19.    Heap = to pile
20.    Hover = linger



      21.    Incentive = spur
22.    Instigate = incite
23.    Inert = passive
24.    Latitude = freedom from narrow limitations
25.    Lament = wail
26.    Momentary = for small time
27.    Merit = to deserve
28.    Miserable = unhappy, sad
29.    Obstinate = stubborn
30.    Overt = obvious, clear, explicit, open
31.    Pretentious = ostentatious
32.    Potential = latent
33.    Renounce= give up, reject
34.    Solicit = Humble, urge
35.    Subside = settle down, descend
36.    Stifle = suppress, extinguish
37.    Tranquil = calm, silent, serene
38.    To merit = to deserve
39.    Volume = quantity
40.    Veer = change in direction
       
Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
11.  RIFE
(1) direct   (2) scant      (3) peaceful       (4) grim    (5) mature
12. APOCALYPTIC
(1) insular   (2) complaisant    (3) crass    (4) prophetic   (5) false
13. CAVIL
(1) starry    (2) criticize       (3) cold       (4) fundamental     (5) porous
14. BLAND
(1) caustic     (2) meager     (3) soft     (4) uncooked      (5) helpless
15 CORROBORATE
(1) confirm         (2) orate      (3) disturb     (4) apply      (5) whisper
16. JAUNTY
(1) youthful     (2) ruddy       (3) strong      (4) untravelled       (5) sedate
17. BOISTEROUS
(1) successful   (2) democratic   (3) noisy       (4) ambitious        (5) lamentable
18.TENUOUS
(1) vital   (2) thin   (3) careful   (4) dangerous  (5) necessary
19. ALIMENTARY
(1) nourishing     (2) prior       (3) exterior      (4) private   (5) cautious
20.DELETERIOUS
(1) delaying (2) experimental (3) harmful (4) graduating (5) glorious
Answers
11.(2)             12.(4)            13.(2)
14.(4)             15.(1)            16.(5)
17.(3)             18.(2)            19.(1)
20.(3)
The exam had three sets-X,Y,Z i got Z which was the toughest
section A was english,
there was paragraph making which i cud not do it was very tough, so i guessed the answers and hoped atleast few hits the target the RC had a passage from pg 99 of barons,i had practiced all the barrons RC aand it helped .
i wud recommend the same for all as if u hv practiced the RC it saves a lot of time and TCS keeps repeating the RC from Barrons.Infact instead of remembering all th ewords from barrons its better to remember all the RCs as u will get 6 marks without wasting ne time whereas others may hv to waste 15-20 mins on RC
aptitute was easy,just do ne previous yr question,they repeat the same questions again and again,infact just remember all the answers as i had done,i helps..............
And yes there were few wrong questions and u need not waste time on them
Critical reasoning was from 12th edition Barrons model test papers.......
1>>toll brigde prob
2>>red and brown marriage
3>>>All A's is B's......
THE interview from a cool affair......
1>First was tell me something abt urself:
ans>blah blah
2> write the code for bubble sort
ans>wich i wrote
3>then he asked me wats function overloading,function overriding,function signature,virtual function....
4>difference b/w public,protected and private
5>diff b/w yagi-uda and normal anteena
6>B.W. range of FM
7>wat r cipher and encryption(my project was on nt security)
8>wats a IC
9>truth table of XOR gate and its apllication(ADDER ckt)
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WINDOWS 8

Windows 8: Hate It Already? Why Waiting for Windows 9 Won't Help

We take a speculative look at the future of Microsoft's operating system.

By A.ANTONY

Conventional Windows wisdom seems to hold that every other version of Windows is terrible and needs to be fixed by whatever version comes after that. Does this mantra sound familiar?
Windows XP, good. Windows Vista, bad. Windows 7, good. Windows 8, bad. Windows 9, good.
That's how it's supposed to go, right?
Given the drastic changes in Windows 8, it's no surprise that some users who hate it are already holding out hope for a better Windows 9.
As evidence, I submit a sampling of comments from PCWorld readers:

• “What Windows 8 is, is just a media O.S... that's about it. On a tablet, that's fine or a cell phone. Vista was bad, Windows 7 is good.. Microsoft will make Windows 9 better.” -Shinobi

• “I'm another one who will NOT 'upgrade' to Windows 8 - maybe Windows 9 will be better, every alternate system seems to be a shambles, looks like 8 will continue the trend!” -jja7528

• “I hope that all PC manufacturers will give buyers the option to customize their PC's with the "OLD" Windows 7, at least until an improved Windows 9 comes out......” -SamDovels

I'm here to deliver the bad news: Windows 9 won't provide salvation, at least not if you're hoping for Microsoft to alter its current trajectory. Unless you're willing to embrace the changes Microsoft is making in Windows 8, be prepared to stick with your current version of Windows for a long time.

Windows Needs Change

Although Windows 8 has a fair share of perks for the traditional desktop, the operating system's featured attraction is its new touchscreen interface.
Instead of the pop-up Start menu that's been around since Windows 95, there's a full-screen Start page with a grid of big, touchable app tiles. Within this menu, you'll find the Windows Store, full of apps that seem to have tablets in mind.
To take advantage of the software, Microsoft and PC makers plan to sell laptop-tablet hybrids, meant to offer the best of both worlds.
If you have zero interest in tablets or touchscreens, these changes might seem upsetting. It's as if Windows, nerdy at heart, showed up to school with a hip new look, intent on abandoning its geeky friends.
Yet, it has to be this way. PC sales are down, while iPad sales are surging. People are turning to the iPad when they just need to get online or play with some apps. Although PC purists insist that you can't do real work on an iPad, the body of evidence to the contrary keeps increasing.
Office Suite apps abound, as do keyboard cases that make the iPad more laptop-like. You can write code and design webpages on the iPad. You can compose music and edit video, too.
None of this means the PC is doomed, but, as a general-purpose, go-to computing solution, PCs face a serious threat from tablets, especially the iPad. Microsoft must respond with an OS that makes sense for tablets.

Understanding Microsoft's Angle

You might argue that Microsoft should have left Windows alone while building a separate tablet OS on the side. But who would use the latter?
Apple iPadWindows PC users would have little incentive to switch, which leaves Microsoft to figure out how to lure prospective iPad buyers. That's a tall order, and it certainly hasn't worked out for Android tablets, which aren't selling very well.
Instead of going that route, Microsoft is using Windows 8 to force the transition for anyone who buys a new PC.
As Technologizer's Harry McCracken pointed out a year ago, Microsoft's transition to Windows 8 is as radical a change as the company's move from DOS to Windows 3.0. Then, as now, Microsoft had to tread lightly, letting people fall back onto their old software and old ways of doing things.
But, over time, the old way got phased out. Today's command prompt is but a distant relative of the DOS version, and most Windows users never go near it.
Microsoft is banking on the chance that, as it redefines Windows, it can guide users through their own transitions. If you've used a PC your entire computing life, changing OSes means throwing away all the keyboard shortcuts you've learned, as well as losing all your USB accessories, the file system, and the eponymous windows.
Windows 8 lets you keep all those things while it introduces something new.

Looking Ahead

From here, the future of Windows could play out in a few ways:
One possibility would be for Microsoft to concede defeat. Instead of forcing users to adopt the new Windows interface, Microsoft could give users the option to boot directly into the desktop, launch programs through an old-school Start menu, and maybe even bring back the Start button.
This seems like the least likely option, given the steps Microsoft has taken to make its new interface unavoidable. I don't think Microsoft will cave unless there's a huge backlash.
With Windows 8, Microsoft offers the possibility of one device that handles both desktop and tablet needs, without the need for remote desktop applications. Splitting up the OS would eliminate that advantage.
This might be possible in the distant future, but right now Microsoft's strategy hinges on exposing everyone to the new user interface, so I wouldn't expect a split any time soon. Besides, businesses have taken a liking to the iPad, even as they continue to rely on desktop software.
Microsoft is betting that buyers will like the fact that one device can do both without the need for remote desktop applications. Splitting up the OS would eliminate that advantage.
The last possibility, and the one I think most likely, would be for Microsoft to continue to evolve Windows.
The new interface would become more powerful and useful, while gradually chipping away at all the reasons you might need to revert to the desktop. Slowly, the benefits that the new interface provides—things like universal search, app-to-app sharing, and built-in cloud storage—would overshadow its drawbacks.
Even if Windows 8 bombs, Microsoft won't give up. When Redmond wants in on an important market, it tends to keep throwing money and resources at it. We saw that with Bing, we saw it with Windows Phone, and we're going to see it again with Windows 8.
Time will tell if Microsoft can be more successful with Windows 8 than those other efforts. Either way, it's highly unlikely that Microsoft will abandon its current vision and let this new wave of computing pass the company by. Desktop purists may not like the new look of Windows, but it's here to stay.

android based camera

Nikon to Release Android-Powered Coolpix Camera

By A.ANTONY AUG 29 2012

Nikon is following Polaroid's lead with a new pocket camera loaded with Google's Android mobile OS, giving you a high-powered pocket camera with smartphone-like capabilities, minus the phone. Unlike Polaroid, which has yet to release the SC1630 point-and-shoot camera since its January unveiling, Nikon has set a release date for the 16-megapixel Wi-Fi-enabled Nikon Coolpix S800c.
The new Nikon device works just like a normal pocket camera, but runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread with full access to Google Play. So when you're not grabbing shots of last night's adventures or your kid's soccer game, you can play a round of Cut the Rope or read a Kindle e-book. The S800c doesn't include smartphone functionality so you have to rely on a Wi-Fi connection to upload photos to Facebook or check your e-mail.

The S800c features a 3.5-inch OLED touchscreen with 819,000-dot resolution, a similar monitor that Nikon has used on other cameras such as the S80. The new Nikon Android camera also has 10x optical zoom, GPS, 1080p video capture at 30 frames per second, around 1.7 GB onboard storage, SD and SDHC external storage support, 18 filter effects, HDMI Out (up to 1080i resolution), USB port, and Wi-Fi. The S800c weighs in at less than a half-pound (6.5 ounces) and has a 1.1-inch depth.
Camera makers are scrambling to figure out the next great innovation for the traditional point-and-shoot as people turn more often to their smartphone for quick snaps instead of using a dedicated camera. An IHS iSuppli report in March said that smartphones and tablets are expected to be the dominant way people capture photo and video by 2015, rendering the digital camera nearly irrelevant.
Both Nikon and Polaroid are trying to fend off that seemingly inevitable demise by integrating Android functionality into a regular camera. Others, such as FujiFilm with its FinePix F800 EXR, are creating cameras that integrate with smartphones and tablets for seamless digital image transfer. Currently, a high-end point-and-shoot camera can offer higher-quality images than most smartphones. But that quality gap is disappearing quickly thanks to phones such as the iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy devices. Nokia is also working hard to compete with digital camera quality with the Symbian-based Nokia 808 PureView that features a 41 MP sensor. U.S. PureView fans will have to pony up about $600 to buy an unlocked version of the device on Amazon. But a report in March said that Nokia also planned to bring PureView technology to Windows Phone devices in the coming months.
With smartphone image quality steadily improving, it's not clear if dedicated cameras, beyond professional and "prosumer" DSLRs, will be able to survive.
Nikon's new S800c will be available in September for a suggested retail price of $350.

GATE EXAM 2012-2013 CS SYLLABUS

1. COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – CS & IT

Engineering Mathematics

Mathematical Logic: Propositional Logic; First Order Logic. Probability: Conditional Probability; Mean, Median, Mode and Standard Deviation; Random Variables; Distributions; uniform, normal, exponential, Poisson, Binomial. Set Theory & Algebra: Sets; Relations; Functions; Groups; Partial Orders; Lattice; Boolean Algebra. Combinatorics: Permutations; Combinations; Counting; Summation; generating functions; recurrence relations; asymptotics. Graph Theory: Connectivity; spanning trees; Cut vertices & edges; covering; matching; independent sets; Colouring; Planarity; Isomorphism. Linear Algebra: Algebra of matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, Eigen values and Eigen vectors. Numerical Methods: LU decomposition for systems of linear equations; numerical solutions of non-linear algebraic equations by Secant, Bisection and Newton-Raphson Methods; Numerical integration by trapezoidal and Simpson's rules. Calculus: Limit, Continuity & differentiability, Mean value Theorems, Theorems of integral calculus, evaluation of definite & improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivatives, maxima & minima.

GENERAL APTITUDE(GA):

Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.

Computer Science and Information Technology

Digital Logic: Logic functions, Minimization, Design and synthesis of combinational and sequential circuits; Number representation and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point). Computer Organization and Architecture: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and data-path, CPU control design, Memory interface, I/O interface (Interrupt and DMA mode), Instruction pipelining, Cache and main memory, Secondary storage. Programming and Data Structures: Programming in C; Functions, Recursion, Parameter passing, Scope, Binding; Abstract data types, Arrays, Stacks, Queues, Linked Lists, Trees, Binary search trees, Binary heaps. Algorithms: Analysis, Asymptotic notation, Notions of space and time complexity, Worst and average case analysis; Design: Greedy approach, Dynamic programming, Divide-and-conquer; Tree and graph traversals, Connected components, Spanning trees, Shortest paths; Hashing, Sorting, Searching. Asymptotic analysis (best, worst, average cases) of time and space, upper and lower bounds, Basic concepts of complexity classes P, NP, NP-hard, NP-complete. Theory of Computation: Regular languages and finite automata, Context free languages and Push-down automata, Recursively enumerable sets and Turing machines, Undecidability. Compiler Design: Lexical analysis, Parsing, Syntax directed translation, Runtime environments, Intermediate and target code generation, Basics of code optimization. Operating System: Processes, Threads, Inter-process communication, Concurrency, Synchronization, Deadlock, CPU scheduling, Memory management and virtual memory, File systems, I/O systems, Protection and security. Databases: ER-model, Relational model (relational algebra, tuple calculus), Database design (integrity constraints, normal forms), Query languages (SQL), File structures (sequential files, indexing, B and B+ trees), Transactions and concurrency control. Information Systems and Software Engineering: information gathering, requirement and feasibility analysis, data flow diagrams, process specifications, input/output design, process life cycle, planning and managing the project, design, coding, testing, implementation, maintenance. Computer Networks: ISO/OSI stack, LAN technologies (Ethernet, Token ring), Flow and error control techniques, Routing algorithms, Congestion control, TCP/UDP and sockets, IP(v4), Application layer protocols (icmp, dns, smtp, pop, ftp, http); Basic concepts of hubs, switches, gateways, and routers. Network security basic concepts of public key and private key cryptography, digital signature, firewalls. Web technologies: HTML, XML, basic concepts of client-server computing.

GATE EXAM 2012-2013

GATE Eligibility 2013-14

The following categories of candidates are eligible to appear in GATE:

• Bachelor’s degree holders in Engineering/Technology/ Architecture (4 years after 10+2) and those who are in the final year of such programmes.
• Master's degree holders in any branch of Science/Mathematics/ Statistics/Computer Applications or equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programmes..
• Candidates in the second or higher year of the Four-year Integrated Master's degree programme (Post-B.Sc.) in Engineering/Technology
• Candidates in the fourth or higher year of Five-year Integrated Master’s degree programme or Dual Degree programme in Engineering/Technology.
• Candidates with qualifications obtained through examinations conducted by professional societies recognized by UPSC/AICTE (e.g. AMIE by Institute of Engineers (India); AMICE by Institute of Civil Engineers (India)) as equivalent to B.E./B.Tech. Those who have completed section A or equivalent of such professional courses are also eligible.

• Pre-final year students are not eligible to write GATE 2013-14. 

• DIPLOMA HOLDERS IN ENGINEERING ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.

For any query related to gate 2013-14 examination contact administrator or student

counsellor at your nearest centre. Email  :   gate.eii@gmail.com

GATE 2013-14 Examination Pattern

PATTERN OF GATE QUESTION PAPERS AND MARKING Scheme

 

Pattern of Question Papers : Total 65 Questions (ALL Objective Type) Total Marks : 100 Each question has ONLY one correct answer. Answer sheet: OMR (ONLY Black Ink Ball Point Pen is allowed to darken the appropriate bubble)

GATE 2012-13 would contain questions of three different types in engineering papers: :

1. Multiple choice questions carrying 1 or 2 marks each.
2. Common data questions, where two successive questions use the same set of input data.
3. Linked answer questions, where the answer to the first question of the pair is required in order to answer its successor.

Note : Sectional cut-off  ( Technical / Non-Technical like Engineering mathematics & General Aptitude ) are not applied in GATE exam.
In all the papers, there will be a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks, out of which 10 questions carrying 15 marks in General Aptitude (GA) are compulsory.

NOTE: General Aptitude (GA-15 Marks) is common for all the engineering branch ( Civil-CE,  Computer Science-CS, Information technology-IT, CE, Mech, EE, ECE, IN

Engineering Mathematics will carry 15 % of the total marks, the General Aptitude section will carry 15 % of the total marks and the remaining 70 % of the total marks is technical in nature.

Engineering Mathematics Syllabus for Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering & Instrumentation Engineering is same and same question would be asked in the examination of gate 2013.

Engineering Mathematics Syllabus for Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering is same and same question would be asked in the examination of gate 2013.

Engineering Mathematics Syllabus for computer science & IT Engineering: Few Topics are common with Electrical, Electronics, mechanical engineering.

Marking scheme: Negative marking of 1/3rd for One marks question and Negative marking of 2/3rd for Two marks question.

Unattempted question: No Marks

Linked answer question pair:  Each question carries 2 marks, 2/3 mark will be deducted for a wrong answer to the first question only. There is no negative marking for wrong answer to the second question of the linked answer question pair.
 If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is unattempted, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. There is no negative marking for numerical answer type questions.

Common DATA : Multiple choice type : Equal marks to all related questions.

General Aptitude (GA) Section: Same Question will be asked for Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering & Instrumentation engineering in the examination of gate 2013.

Same Question will be asked for Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering in the examination of gate 2013.
In all papers, GA questions are of multiple choice types, and carry a total of 15 marks. The GA section includes 5 questions carrying 1 mark each (sub-total 5 marks) and 5 questions carrying 2-marks each (sub-total 10 marks)
Question 1 to 25 : One mark each  ( Negative marking 1/3rd  )
Question 26 to 55 : Two  mark each   ( Negative marking 2/3rd  )
Question 56 to 65 : General Aptitude  ( total 15 marks )  : ( Negative marking 1/3rd  for One marks & 2/3rd  for Two  mark  )
Question 56 to 60  : One mark each          Question 61 to 65  : Two  mark each
NOTE : Calculator is allowed whereas charts, graph sheet or Tables are NOT allowed in the examination hall.

 

GATE reference books for computer science & IT  

Discrete Mathematics – COLEMAN , C.L. Liu

Numerical Methods – V. Rajaraman

PROGRAMMING IN C : DENISE RITCHE, SCHAUM’S SERIES

C Language – Kerninghan, Ritchie

DIGITAL LOGIC:

1. Digital Design – Morris Mano
2. Malvino, Leach

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE:

1. Computer Architecture and Organisation – J.P. Hayes
2. Computer organization and architecture: Hamacher, kye haung

PROGRAMMING & DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS:

1. Data structure : A. S. Tanenbaum, J.D. Ullman
2. Data structures and algorithms – Horowitz, Sahani
3. Algorithm analysis and design: T.h.cormen, Anne levitin

THEORY OF COMPUTATION:

1. Theory of computation: Peter linz, J.d. ullman, Papadimitriau
2. K.L.P Mishra & N. Chandrasekharan – “Theory of Computer Science”, PHI

COMPILER DESIGN:

1. Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (2nd Edition) – Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam,
Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman

OPERATING SYSTEM:

1. Operating system: w. stallings, Galvin, a. s. Tanenbaum
2. Operating Systems – Silberschatz
3. The design of Unix operating system – Maurice J. Bach

DATABASES:

1. Databases Management System – H.H. KORTH, NAVATHE
2. DBMS – C.J. Date

COMPUTER NETWORKS:

1. A. S. TANENBAUM, W.STALLINGS
2. ForouzenINFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING:
1. Software Engineering – Pressman

GRAPH THEORY: NARSHIMA DEO

Practice set in CS : MCQ in Computer Science – Timothy Williams
For Engineering mathematics syllabus visit next page.

GATE 2013-14 Examination Schedule

Important Dates & Examination schedule: GATE- 2013 Exam Schedule

Commencement of Online Application submission :	Saturday	1st September 2012 (00:00 Hrs)
Last date for Submission of Online Application :	Sunday	30th September 2012 (23:00 Hrs)
Receipt of printed version of ONLINE Application :	Monday	8th October 2012
Last date for request of change of city :	Tuesday	20th November 2012
Availability of admit card on Online Application Interface :	Wednesday	5th December, 2012
GATE 2013 Online Examination for Papers : CE	Sunday	20th January 2013 ( 09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2013 Online Examination for Papers : CH	Sunday	20th January 2013 (14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
GATE 2013 Offline Examination for Papers : CS & ME	Sunday	10th February 2013 ( 09:00 Hrs to 12:00 Hrs)
GATE 2013 Offline Examination for Papers : EC, EE and IN	Sunday	10th February 2013 ( 14:00 Hrs to 17:00 Hrs)
Announcement of GATE 2013 Results :	Friday	15 March 2013 ( 10:00 Hrs)