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  1. Section A | English: Vocabulary, Comprehension / Reading Comprehension / Unseen Passages (Critical Reasoning) (Paragraph Questions), Preposition, Sentence Correction (Error Correction), Sentence Completion (Fill in the blanks), Articles, Sentence Re-arrangements (Para Jumbles) (Narrative Sequencing), Verbal Analogy (Word Based Analogy)
  2. Section A | Quant Aptitude: Ratio and Proportion (Ratios), Mixture and Alligation, Permutation and Combination, Number System, HCF LCM, Sequence and Series (Series), Speed Time and Distance, Arithmetic, Algebra, Powers and Exponents (Surds and Indices), Average, Age Problems, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Time and Work, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Mensuration and Geometry, Probability, Pipe and Cistern
  3. Section A | Reasoning: Series (Number and Letter Series) (Numerical Relations and Reasoning), Coding Decoding, Data Sufficiency, Calendar, Clock, Blood Relations, Directions (Direction Test), Seating Arrangements, Ranking, Order and Sequence, Puzzle Solving (Puzzles)
  4. Section B | C Programming: C Programming by Yash Sir, Coding Questions by Yash Sir
  5. Section B | Data Structures: Algorithm Analysis, Greedy Algorithms, Time Complexity Analysis, Sorting Algorithms, Introduction to DS, Array, Stack, Queue, Linked List, Tree, Graphs
  6. Section B | OOP (C++): Object Oriented Programming (OOPS), Programming in C++
  7. Section B | OS: Introduction to OS, Process Management, CPU Scheduling, Process Synchronization, Threads & Process Creation, Deadlock, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Disc Scheduling, File Management, Windows OS
  8. Section B | Networking: Introduction to CN, Data Communication, DLL: Access Control, DLL: Flow Control, DLL: Error Control, DLL: Framing, Data Link Layer - Ethernet, Net Layer: IPv4 & Proto, Net Layer: IP Addressing, Net Layer:Routing Protocol, Transport Layer Services, TL: Congestion & UDP, Application Layer, Hardware basics
  9. Section B | AI & Big Data Basics: AI & ML by Arun Sir, Big Data Systems
  10. Section C | Digital Electronics: Digital Systems & Boolean Basics, Logic Gates & Hardware, Boolean Expression, Boolean Minimization, Combinational Circuit, Sequential Circuits, Number System, Number Representation, Analog-Digital Conversion
  11. Section A, C | Comp. Fundamentals, COA: Basics of COA, Floating Point Rep, Cache Memory Organization, Input Output Organisation, Pipelining, Instr Formats & Modes, Control Unit Design, Register Transfer and Microoperations, Multiprocessors, Programming the Basic Computer
  12. MOCK TEST:
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The video features an educational lecture by Sanchit Jain from Knowledge Gate, focusing on computer architecture and number systems. The topic is converting an IEEE 754 single-precision floating-point number from hexadecimal to decimal. The problem presented on the screen asks for the value of the hexadecimal number 40400000. The instructor begins by converting this hexadecimal value into its 32-bit binary representation. He writes out the binary string 0100 0000 0100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000. Next, he applies the IEEE 754 structure to parse this binary string. He identifies the first bit as the sign bit, which is 0, indicating a positive number. The next 8 bits represent the exponent, which is 10000000 in binary. The remaining 23 bits form the mantissa (or significand). He then proceeds to calculate the actual exponent value by subtracting the bias of 127 from the stored exponent value of 128, resulting in an exponent of 1. For the mantissa, he notes the implicit leading 1, making it 1.1 in binary. Finally, he combines these parts to find the decimal value: 1.1 (binary) multiplied by 2^1, which simplifies to 3.

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  1. 0:00 – 1:25 00:00-01:25

    In this segment, the instructor solves a specific problem: finding the floating point value for the hexadecimal 40400000. He starts by writing the binary conversion on the whiteboard: 0100 0000 0100... He underlines the sign bit 0, the exponent 10000000, and the mantissa. He explicitly writes the calculation 128 - 127 = 1 to find the true exponent. He then writes the scientific notation form 1.1 x 2^1 and shows the binary shift resulting in 11, calculating the final integer result 3, circling it as the answer.

This lecture segment provides a clear, step-by-step walkthrough of decoding IEEE 754 single-precision floating-point numbers. It reinforces the critical concept of the bias (127 for single precision) used in the exponent field and the implicit leading 1 in the mantissa. By working through the specific example of 40400000, the instructor demonstrates how to translate between hexadecimal, binary, and decimal representations, a fundamental skill for understanding computer arithmetic and data representation in digital systems.

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