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GATE 2017 CS Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs (February 11- Forenoon Session)

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GATE 2017 CS Question Paper and Answer Key PDFs for Slot 1 are available for GATE CS aspirants. GATE 2017 CS Slot 1 was conducted by IIT Roorkee on 11th February, 2017. IIT Roorkee listed 65 questions, carrying a total of 100 marks, and allocated 180 minutes to solve the question paper. GATE 2017 Slot 1 was held 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The overall difficulty level of GATE 2017 CS was rated moderate.

GATE 2017 CS Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs - February 11 (Forenoon Session)

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GATE 2017 CS Paper Analysis

  • Questions related to Programming and Data Structure were the toughest questions in the exam
  • The remaining questions related to core Computer Science were rated between easy and moderate
  • There were more number of easy level questions than moderate level questions in GATE 2017 CE Slot 1

Please refer to the below-mentioned table, showing the details of listed questions appeared in the question paper of GATE 2017 CS Slot 1-

Sections Questions 1 + 2 marks Topics Appeared Difficulty Level Carried Marks
Engineering Mathematics 4 (1+3) Linear algebra; Calculus Medium 7
Operating System 7 (2+5) Threads; CPU Scheduling; Memory management; Deadlock/Thread Easy 12
Programming And Data Structure 9 (4+5) Trees; Linked List; C-programming; Graph Tough 14
Theory of Computation 6 (2+4) Context Free Grammar; Regular Expressions; Turing machine Easy 10
Computer Organization and Architecture 6 (3+3) Introduction; Instruction Set and Addressing Mode; Memory Hierarchy; Pipelining and Vector Processing Medium 9
Digital Logic 3 (2+1) Introduction; Boolean Algebra and Karnaugh Maps; Combinational and Sequential Digital Circuits Easy 4
Theory of Computation 5 (2+3) Regular language, Pumping DFA, CFL,Countability Medium 8
Discrete Mathematics and Graph theory 5 (3+2) D-RAM, 2SCompliments, Logic gates,Boolean Functions Easy 7
Data Base Management 4 (2+2) Functional Dependencies and Normalization; SQL; Relational Algebra & Relational Calculus; Transactions and Concurrency Control Easy 6
Computer Networks 5 (2+3) Network Security; TCP/IP, UDP and Sockets, IP(V4; Data link layer; Network Security Easy 8
Compiler Design 3 (2+1) Parsing; Intermediate Code Generation Easy 4
Design And Analysis of Algorithm 3 (2+1) Algorithm analysis; Sorting Algorithm/Divide and conquer; Hashing Medium 4
General Aptitude 10 (5+5) Numerical Ability; Verbal Abilit Medium 15
Total 65 - - 100

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