2K6 EN109: BASIC ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

PART A – ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Module I: INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND DEVICES (16 hours)
Electronic Devices: Passive components, Active components. PN Junction Diodes: Characteristics and applications. Types of Diodes: Zener Diode, LED, LCD, Photodiode, varactor diode – principles of operation and applications. Bipolar Junction Transistors – construction – npn, pnp – working – configuration – characteristics – properties – applications. Amplifiers : RC Coupled amplifier – working. JFET : Construction – characteristics, parameters – applications. Oscillators: principle, RC Phase shift oscillator, crystal oscillator. Integrated circuits : classification – advantages – analog and digital I C’s. Microprocessors – 8085: Internal architecture (block diagram only) – applications. Electronic Instruments: Strain gauge, Thermistor, Condensor microphone, Moving coil Loud – speaker, principles of CRT, CRO block diagram and working. Signal generators, regulated power supplies.
Module II: PRICIPLES OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (17 hours)
Analog modulation – Different types – AM,FM,PM – principles and comparison. Block diagram of AM and FM Transmitters and superhetrodyne receiver (brief explanation only). Principle of TV systems: interlaced scanning, general simplified block diagram of TV Transmitter and receiver, Yagi antenna, Basic principles of cable TV. Principles of pulsed RADAR: Block diagram, application. Satellite communication – Concept of Geostationary satellites – simplified block diagram of earth station, Transmitter, Receiver. Block diagram of optical communication systems, Concept of optical fibre, source (LED), detector ( phototransistor), advantage of optical communication.Frequency bands in microwave communication and their uses, simplified block diagram of microwave link. Basic principles of cellular communication, concepts of cells – Frequency reusage, advantage of cellular communication.
PART B – COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Module III: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS, TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTANANCE (16 hours)
Introduction – Characteristics of Computers –Classifications of Computers – Basic computer organizations – Computer software – Types of software. Components of Standard PC: Familiarization of motherboard, Processor & Memory, Graphics adapters & Monitors, Drive controllers & Drives, Buses, Network Adapters, Power supply – Boot Process : BIOS , POST – Installation of operating systems – Troubleshooting and Maintenance: Common problems in Motherboard, Memory, Monitor, Plug & Play Devices and their Troubleshooting.
Module IV: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING & NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS (17 hours)
Computer Programming – – High level and low level languages – steps involved in computer programming – Developing algorithms and flow charts – Efficiency of algorithms – Running, debugging and testing of programs – . Computer Network: Topologies – Types, Basic Components, Media: Wireless & Wired, – Internet Basics: Applications & Impact on Society, WWW, Email, Search Engine, Web server, Web browser – Future Internet Applications. Application software packages – Word Processing – Spread Sheet – Graphics – Personal Assistance.

Reference Books:

1. N. N. Bhargava, “Basic Electronic and Linear Circuits “, TMH Publications.
2. Kumar, “Communication Engineering” mesh Publication New Delhi
3. Peter Norton, “Introduction to Computer”, 6th Ed. , Tata McGraw Hill, 2006
4. Pradeep K Sinha and Priti Sinha, “Computer Fundamentals: Concepts, Systems and Application“,BPB Publicatios , 2003
5. T F . Bogart, “ Electronic Devices and Circuits” Universal Bookstall New Delhi