Best RRB JE Computer Science Books

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When it comes to government jobs for engineers, the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is the best career path to go for. The Railway Recruitment Board has recently announced 13487 vacant seats this year for the position of Junior Engineer. The entrance examination will be held in stages. The first two stages are based on the computer-based test, while the next two stages include a medical examination and document verification.

Before focusing on the recommended books and study materials, let us look at the RRB JE exam pattern.

RRB JE Stage-I CBT Pattern

SUBJECTS	NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	MAXIMUM MARKS	DURATION OF EXAM
Mathematics	30	30
Reasoning and General Intelligence	25	25
General Awareness	15	15
General Science	30	30
Total	100	100	90 minutes

RRB JE Stage-II CBT Pattern

SUBJECTS	NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	MAXIMUM MARKS	DURATION
General Awareness	15	15
Chemistry & Physics	15	15
Basics of Computer Applications	10	10
Basics of Pollution Control & Environment	10	10
Technical Abilities	100	100
Total	150	150	2 hours

Computer Science is an important part of your RRB JE exam syllabus, and you can obtain maximum marks in this section if you prepare well. The section covers 14 major topics.

Here is a look at RRB JE Computer Science and IT syllabus-

PC Software
C Language
Computer Fundamentals
Information Systems
Computer Organization
Data Structure using C++
Fundamentals of Data Base Management System (DBMS)
Software Engineering
Data & Network Communication
Java Programming
Web Technologies & Programming
System Analysis & Design
System Programming
Operating System using LINUX

The above-mentioned topics are further categorized into sub-topics, such as the following-

PC Software

MS-Word
MS-Windows
MS- Excel
MS-PowerPoint

Computer Fundamentals

Evolution of computers
Software and hardware
Internet

C Language

Control statements
Loop
Structure
Arrays
Pointers
Functions

Computer Organization

Number system
Logic gates
Instruction sets
Flip-flops
Boolean Algebra
DMA

Information System

Information concepts
Software & hardware
E-commerce
An overview of communications system

Data Structure using C++

Data structures
Queue
Pointers
Stack
Sorting and searching algorithms

DBMS Fundamentals

BASIC
RDBMS
DDL
SQL
DCL & DML statements
Triggers and cursors

System Programming

Assemblers
Background
Linkers and loaders
Compilers
Macro processors

Operating System using LINUX

Types, basic features, and architecture of LINUX/UNIX system
Unix structure & file system
Linux command for directories and files
Pipes and filters
Editing and creating files VI Editor
System administration- role
User account management

Web Technologies & Programming

Intranet &internet
Software & hardware like Bus, LAN, Ethernet, Bridge, Routers, Gateways, Subnet, and Switches etc.
Proxy server and web server
Basics of HTML programming
Front page and Outlook Express
Internet Search Engine
Data encryption
Web caches

System Analysis & Design

System components
Data dictionary
Data flow analysis
Application prototype

Data & Network Communication

Digital data transmission
Digital-to-digital and digital-to-analogue conversion
OSI model
IP/TPC protocol
Cable modems and Standard modems

Java Programming

Internet and Java
Data type- program structure
Typecasting
Variables and constant
Overloading
Thread class
Thread methods
Synchronization
Adding Applet to HTML file

Software Engineering

Software processes
Design principles and concepts
Task network
CASE tool
Error tracking
SCM process