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  1. Quantitative Aptitude: Ratio and Proportion (Ratios), Data Interpretation, Mixture and Alligation, Permutation and Combination, Number System, Sequence and Series (Series), Speed Time and Distance, Speed Mathematics and Basic Mathematics, Algebra, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Powers and Exponents (Surds and Indices), Time and Work, Mensuration and Geometry, Partnership
  2. Reasoning Ability: Series (Number and Letter Series) (Numerical Relations and Reasoning), Coding Decoding, Data Sufficiency, Seating Arrangements, Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (Logical Deduction and Induction) (Prepositional Reasoning), Directions (Direction Test), Ranking, Order and Sequence, Syllogisms, Blood Relations, Puzzle Solving (Puzzles), Inequality, Machine Input-Output
  3. English Language: Vocabulary, Noun, Subject Verb Agreement (Verb Noun Agreement), Adjectives, Tenses, Comprehension / Reading Comprehension / Unseen Passages (Critical Reasoning) (Paragraph Questions), Cloze Test (Cloze Passage), Sentence Correction (Error Correction), Sentence Completion (Fill in the blanks), Sentence Re-arrangements (Para Jumbles) (Narrative Sequencing), Sentence Construction, Pronoun, Preposition, Conjunction, Adverb, Verb, Modals, Articles, Determiner, Interjection
  4. General Awareness: Evolution of Indian Banking (Banking & Financial Awareness), GK- Current Affairs, Static General Knowledge, Indian Economy
  5. C Concepts + MCQs (IT Specialist): C Programming by Yash Sir, C Language Core
  6. Java (IT Specialist): Java
  7. Python (IT Specialist): Python for Placements by Yash Sir, Python Basics
  8. OOPs (IT Specialist): Object Oriented Programming (OOPS)
  9. DBMS (IT Specialist): Basics of DBMS, ER Diagram, Relational Model & Functional Dependencies, Keys & Integrity Constraints, Normalization (1NF - BCNF), Decomposition Properties & 4NF, File Organization & Indexing, Relational Algebra, Relational Calculus, Transaction Management, Concurrency Control, Database Recovery, ORDBMS, Database Security & Authorization, Query Processing & Optimization, Enhanced Data Models, Data Warehousing & Mining, Big Data Systems, NoSQL
  10. SQL (IT Specialist): SQL
  11. Software Engineering (IT Specialist): Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Software Requirements and Quality Assurance, Software Design, Estimation and Metrics, Software Testing, Software Maintenance and Configuration Management
  12. Data Structure (IT Specialist): Introduction to DS, Array, Stack, Queue, Linked List, Tree, Graphs, Hashing
  13. Operating System (IT Specialist): Introduction to OS, Process Management, CPU Scheduling, Process Synchronization, Deadlock, Threads & Process Creation, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Disc Scheduling, File Management, Windows OS, Linux OS, Security, Distributed Systems, Virtual Machines
  14. Compiler Design (IT Specialist): Intro to Compilers, Lexical Analysis, Grammar & CFG, Syntax Analysis: Top-Down, Syntax Analysis: Bottom-Up, Semantic Analysis & SDT, Intermediate Code Gen, Code Optimization, Run Time Environment
  15. Computer Architecture (IT Specialist): 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
  16. Data Communication & Networking (IT Specialist): 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, Network Security
  17. Descriptive Test (Main Exam): English Writing Ability
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The video features an educational lecture by Sanchit Jain Sir on computer architecture, specifically focusing on cache memory mapping. The problem presented involves a fully associative mapped cache with a size of 16 KB, a block size of 256 bytes, and a main memory size of 128 KB. The goal is to determine the number of bits in the tag and the tag directory size. The instructor systematically breaks down the address structure, calculating the block offset based on the block size and the total address bits based on the main memory size. He then deduces the tag bits and calculates the total directory size by multiplying the number of cache lines by the tag bits.

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  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The instructor begins by reading the problem statement displayed on the screen: 'Consider a fully associative mapped cache of size 16 KB with block size 256 bytes. The size of main memory is 128 KB.' He proceeds to analyze the address structure shown in the diagram. He calculates the block offset bits as 8, noting that 256 bytes equals 2^8. He determines the total physical address bits to be 17, as 128 KB equals 2^17. This leads him to conclude that the Tag bits are 9 (17 - 8). He also calculates the number of cache lines as 64 (16 KB / 256 B), writing '6' under the 'Cache Line' section to indicate the log2 of the number of lines. He sets up the multiplication for the directory size: 2^6 * 9.

  2. 2:00 – 2:07 02:00-02:07

    The instructor completes the calculation for the tag directory size. He writes the number '576' at the top right of the diagram, which is the result of 64 * 9. He emphasizes that the tag bits are 9. The visual focus remains on the diagram which clearly labels the 'Block Number' as 9 bits and 'Block Offset' as 8 bits. He confirms the final answer for the tag directory size calculation.

The lecture provides a comprehensive walkthrough of cache memory calculations. It highlights the importance of understanding address decomposition into tag, index, and offset fields. For fully associative mapping, the index is zero, and the entire block number serves as the tag. The instructor demonstrates how to derive the tag directory size by considering the number of lines and the tag length. This example serves as a practical application of theoretical concepts in computer organization.

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