Mr. Bipin S. Rupadiya

 Python Programming (B.Voc Semester 4 – GTU)

This post provides complete study material for B.Voc Information Technology Semester 4 students for the subject Python Programming (Subject Code: 1140503) as per Gujarat Technological University syllabus.

This article includes the following:

• Latest GTU syllabus
• Lecture notes / Presentation slides
• GTU Important question bank

Syllabus Overview

The official syllabus is provided by Gujarat Technological University.

Refer to the syllabus here:

Subject Details:

• Subject Name: Python Programming
• Subject Code: 1140503
• Course: B.Voc IT Semester 4
• Credits: 3
• Total Teaching Hours: 42

Module-wise Syllabus

Unit 1: Fundamentals of Python (12%)

• Introduction to Python
• History and features of Python
• Applications of Python
• Keywords and identifiers
• Data types and variables
• Type casting
• Input and output functions
• Operators

Unit 2: Control Flow Statements (14%)

• if, if-else, nested if statements
• for loop and while loop
• Nested loops
• break, continue and pass

Unit 3: Lists, Tuples, Sets and Dictionaries (21%)

• List operations
• Tuple operations
• Set operations
• Dictionary operations

Unit 4: Functions and Modules (21%)

• User-defined functions
• Passing parameters and returning values
• Recursion
• Built-in functions
• Modules such as math, random, datetime, matplotlib
• Creating and importing custom modules

Unit 5: String Processing (20%)

• String basics and indexing
• Built-in string functions
• Searching and manipulation functions
• Formatting functions

Unit 6: File Handling (12%)

• Introduction to files
• File handling functions
• Reading and writing files

 

Lecture Notes and PPT Slides

Students can use the following materials for preparation:

• Download Python Presentation slides
• Download Python PPT Handouts
• Download Python Question Bank
• Download Python Practical examples and code snippets
• Download Jupiter notebook
• Download Python BVoc Theory Syllabus
• Download Python BVoc Practical Syllabus
• Download Python GTU old question paper summer 2024
• Download Python GTU old question paper summer 2025
• Download Python GTU old question paper winter 2025

GTU Old Question Paper Important Question Bank

📘 UNIT – 1 Fundamentals of Python

1. Explain Python operators. Explain types of operators with examples.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024, Winter–2025
2. List and explain different types of operators in Python with one example each.
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
3. Explain input-output functions in Python.
   5 Marks, Summer–2025
4. Differentiate C and Python programming language.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024
5. Differentiate scripting language and programming language.
   5 Marks, Summer–2025
6. Explain the following: Keyword, Identifier, Variable, write, Append.
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
7. Write a Python program to find the area of a circle.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024

📘 UNIT – 2 Control Flow Statements

1. Explain different conditional statements used in Python with examples.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024
2. Explain different looping constructs used in Python with examples.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024, Summer–2025
3. Differentiate between for loop and while loop in Python.
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
4. Explain the use of break, continue and pass statements with examples.
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
5. Write a Python program to check whether a number is positive, negative, or zero.
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
6. Write a Python program to read marks and assign grade to a student.
   5 Marks, Summer–2025

📘 UNIT – 3 Lists, Tuples, Sets and Dictionaries

🔹 LIST

1. Define List. Explain any three list operations.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024
2. Differentiate between List and Tuple in Python.
   5 Marks, Winter–2025

🔹 TUPLE

3. Define Tuple. Explain any three tuple operations.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024, Summer–2025

🔹 SET

4. What is set? Explain different operations on set.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024, Summer–2025, Winter–2025
5. Define Set. Explain any three set operations.
   5 Marks, Summer–2025

🔹 DICTIONARY

6. Explain dictionaries and operations on dictionaries.
   5 Marks, Summer–2025
7. What is a dictionary? How data is stored and accessed?
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
8. Write a Python program to remove duplicate values from a list.
   5 Marks, Summer–2025

 

📘 UNIT – 4 Functions and Modules

🔹 Functions

1. Compare global variables and local variables in Python.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024
2. What is Recursion? Write a Python program to find factorial of 1 to 5 numbers.
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
3. Write a Python program for factorial of a number.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024, Summer–2025

🔹 Random Module

4. Describe the purpose of random module. Explain any three functions.
   5 Marks, Summer–2025
5. Write a Python program to generate random numbers.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024

🔹 Math Module

6. Explain any three mathematical functions from math module.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024
7. Explain ceil(), exp(), pow() with example.
   5 Marks, Summer–2025
8. What is the purpose of math module? Explain sqrt() and pow() with example.
   5 Marks, Winter–2025

🔹 Datetime Module

9. Describe the purpose of datetime module. Explain any two date and time functions.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024
10. Write a Python program to demonstrate date format in various formats.
    5 Marks, Summer–2025
11. Write a Python program to print current date, time, day and year.
    5 Marks, Winter–2025

🔹 Matplotlib

12. Explain plotting functions in Python with example.
    5 Marks, Winter–2025

 

📘 UNIT – 5 String Processing

1. “Strings are immutable.” Justify with suitable example.
   5 Marks, Summer–2024
2. Explain string operations in detail and define string.
   5 Marks, Summer–2025
3. Explain following string operations:
   islower, max, lstrip, count, rfind
   5 Marks, Summer–2024
4. Explain following string functions with example:
   islower, min, rstrip, swapcase, find
   5 Marks, Summer–2025
5. What is string testing function? Explain islower(), isupper(), isalpha().
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
6. Explain basic string functions len(), min(), max().
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
7. What is string manipulation function? Explain lstrip() and rstrip().
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
8. Write a Python program to check whether a given string is palindrome.
   5 Marks, Summer–2025

 

📘 UNIT – 6 File Handling

1. Explain read(), readline(), readlines().
   5 Marks, Summer–2024
2. Explain write(), append(), writelines().
   5 Marks, Summer–2024, Summer–2025
3. What is the purpose of open() function? Explain different modes.
   5 Marks, Winter–2025
4. What is difference between read() and readline()?
   5 Marks, Winter–2025

 

Subject Name: Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) 

Subject Code: 619404

Unit-1

 

1. Define following definitions

                A. Database, B. Data, C. Database Management System (DBMS), D. Database System

2. Draw Simplified database system environment diagram and explain DBMS Functionality

3. Explain Main Characteristics of the Database Approach

4. Explain Types of Database Users in details

                (1). Actors on the scene

                (2). Actors behind the Scene

5. Explain advantages of the Database Approach

• Ethical Issues pertaining to IS:
• Ethical responsibilities of business professionals
• Computer crime
• hacking & cracking, 
• cyber theft, 
• unauthorized use at work, 
• software piracy, 
• theft of intellectual property, 
• viruses & worms, 
• adware and spyware
• Information Security:
• First line of defense
• People / employees
• Second line of defense
• Technology for authorization, 
• prevention, detection and response
• Contemporary/ emerging technologies:
• Cloud and mobile computing
• E-commerce, m-commerce
• Internet of Things