Way 2 Freshers

Basic Mathematics

Mathematical Logic: prepositional logic, first order logic

Probability: random variables and expectation, conditional probability, independent random variables, distributions - uniform, normal, exponential, binomial

Discrete Mathematics: sets, relations, functions, Boolean algebra, induction, recurrence relations

Combinatorics: permutations, combinations, counting summations

Graph Theory: elementary concepts, planarity, matching

Algebra: elementary concepts of linear and matrix algebra

Numerical Methods: classical algorithms for interpolation and root finding, Formal Languages and Automata

Regular languages: finite automata, regular expressions, regular grammar Context free languages: push down automata, context free grammars

Computer Hardware:

Digital Logic: Logic functions, minimization, design and synthesis of combinatorial and sequential circuits, number representation and computer arithmetic (fixed and floating point)

Computer organization: Machine instructions and addressing modes, ALU and data path, hardwired and microprogrammed control, memory interface, I/O interface (interrupt and DMA mode), serial communication interface, instruction pipelining, cache, main and secondary storage

Software Systems:

Data structures and Algorithms: the notion of abstract data types, stack, queue, list, set, string, tree, binary search tree, heap, graph, tree and graph traversals, connected components, spanning trees, shortest paths, hashing, sorting, searching, design techniques (greedy, dynamic, divide and conquer), asymptotic analysis (best, worst, average cases) of time and space, upper and lower bounds, intractability

Programming Methodology: C programming, program control (iteration, recursion, functions), scope, binding, parameter passing, elementary concepts of object oriented programming

Operating Systems (in the context of Unix): classical concepts (concurrency, synchronization, deadlock), processes, threads and interprocess communication, CPU scheduling, memory management, file systems, I/O systems, protection and security

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.

Databases: relational model, database design, integrity constraints, normal forms, query languages (SQL), file structures (sequential, indexed), b-trees, transaction and concurrency control

Data Communication: data encoding and transmission, data link control, multiplexing, packet switching, LAN “aTcTiitecture, LAN systems (Ethernet, token ring), Network devices: switches, gateways, routers Networks: ISO/OSI stack, sliding window protocols, routing protocols, TCP/UDP, application layer protocols & systems (http, smtp, dns, ftp), network security

Web technologies: three tier web based architecture; JSP, ASP, J2EE, .NET systems; html, XML