AL/2023/20/E-II

Part – II A
Answer all questions

1.
(a)
(i) Explain one of the service of cloud computing “Software as a Service (SaaS)” briefly, and give
one suitable example for it.

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[2 marks]
(ii) Write down an advantage of cloud computing.

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[1 marks]
(iii) Write down a disadvantage of cloud computing.

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[1 marks]
(b)

(i) Give 1710 in the form of two’s complement in 8-bits.

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[2 marks]

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(ii) Give -2310 in the form of two’s complement in 8-bits.

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[2 marks]

(iii) Calculate 1710 - 2310 in the form of two’s complement in 8-bits.

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[2 marks]
2.
(a)
(i) Choose and write down volatile memories only in the list given below.
Lists: [Read only memory, Random access memory, Register, Cache memory, Harddisk]

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[2 marks]

(ii) Write any two advantages that users can get from open source software compared to proprietary
software.

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[2 marks]

(b) Write each of the following statements True or False in the spaces provided.

(i) The practice of using software without the legal permission of its owner is called open source
software ………………………….
(ii) The use of small and portable computing devices connected to a central host server over a
wireless network is called mobile computing …………………………..
(iii) The act of using one's work and ideas as one's own is called software
piracy…………………………….
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(iv) Phishing is the attempt to capture information such as usernames, passwords and credit card
details for malicious activities by impersonating a legitimate/trustworthy entity in the Internet
communication . …………………………….

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 (v) Telecommuting is a work arrangement using information communication technology and
tools in which employees do not travel to a central workplace. ………………………….
(vi) Digital divide is a concept that uses computer networks including personal computers and
mobile devices and helps in retrieving and storing information from anywhere at any
time.……………………..
[3 marks]

(c) Match the columns X and Y in the following table as appropriate.

No. Column X No. Column Y

(i) Program counter ① A computer program that controls and operates

devices connected to a computer

(ii) Cache memory ② Data and information are not lost even when the
computer is powered off

(iii) POST ③ It is used to save the settings of the BIOS program

(iv) Device driver ④ Contains a copy of frequently used instructions in

main memory

(v) ⑤ This is a series of tests that the computer's BIOS

CMOS battery program performs to determine whether the
computer's keyboard, random access memory, disk
drives, and other hardware are working properly when
the computer is powered on

(vi) Non-volatile memory ⑥ It contains the address of the next instruction to be

executed by the program

(i) …………………. (iv) ………………………

(ii) …………………. (v) ……………………….

(iii) …………………. (vi) ………………………

[3 marks]
3.
(a) Write in the box next to which layer of the OSI network reference model each of the following
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protocols and network connectivity devices operates.

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 No. Protocols / Network
connectivity devices Name of the Layer
(i) TCP

(ii) Network switch

(iii) IP

(iv) HTTP

(v) Router

(vi) Network Hub

(vii) POP

(viii) FTP

[4 marks]
(b) State each of the following statements about data communication and computer networks as
True if correct and False if incorrect.

(i) The transport layer is mainly concerned with the syntax and semantics of the information
exchanged between the two systems.
(ii) In amplitude modulation (AM), the amplitude and phase are changed so that the frequency
remains unchanged.
(iii) IP (Internet Protocol) is a connection-oriented protocol.
(iv) Flow control in a computer network works in the data link layer of the OSI network
reference model.
(v) The media access control (MAC) layer establishes a connection between the logical link
control (LLC) layer and the physical layer of the network. It is used to transfer data
packets over the network.
(vi) In circuit switching, when data is generated from a data source, it is divided into small
parts called packets. Each packet has a uniquely identifiable header. Also, each packet is
randomly sent via the different paths.

No. True / False

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)
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(v)

(vi)

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(c) Consider the following scenario.

The sending computer A sends the character G (1110001) while it uses the odd parity bit method
for error detection. What data will be sent by A? and briefly explain what the operation the
receiver will perform to detect any error that may occur during this process.
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[1 marks]

(d) Draw the following diagram of the Manchester signal encoding while transmitting the data
11010001.

1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1

[2 marks]

4.
(a) Consider a computer that can use 16-bit virtual addresses ranging from 0 to 64K. Assume that
the size of the physical memory of this computer is 32 KB and the size of a page is 4 KB.

(i) How many bits are needed to store a page number?

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[1 marks]

(i) How many bits are needed to store a frame number?

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(iii) How many bits needed are to store virtual memory offset?

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(b) Consider the following process state transition diagram of a multitasking operating system.

Release ❹
❻
New Interrupt

❷ ❸

❶
❺
I/O or event
completion Waiting

Write down suitable terms for the labels ❶,❷,❸,❹,❺ and ❻ in the following spaces.

❶ ………………………………………….

❷ ………………………………………….

❸ ………………………………………….

❹ ………………………………………….

❺ ………………………………………….

❻ ………………………………………….

[3 marks]

(c) Write one advantage and one disadvantage of the continuous space allocation method used in an
operating system.

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Disadvantage………………………………………………………………………………………..

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[2 marks]

(d) Write one characteristics of the linked space allocation method used in an operating system.

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 Part – II B
Answer all questions

(5) Consider the following Boolean expression.

𝐴𝐵𝐶̅ + 𝐴̅𝐵̅𝐶̅ + 𝐴̅𝐵̅𝐶 + 𝐴̅𝐵𝐶̅ + 𝐴̅𝐵𝐶

(a) Complete the following Karnaugh map to represent the Boolean expression given.
C
AB 0 1
00

01

11

10

[3 marks]
(b) Simplify the Boolean expression given above using Karnaugh map.
[2 marks]
(c) Construct truth table for the simplified Boolean expression.
[3 marks]
(d) Write down Boolean expression in standard POS (Product of sums) from the Karnaugh map or
other method.
[2 marks]

(6)
(a) Write down any two functions of network layer of OSI network reference model.
[1 marks]
(b) Give one reason why UDP may be used instead of TCP in an application for live
telecasting (webcasting).
[1 marks]

(c) Consider the following scenario.

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A medium sized company manufacturing soft drinks in capital city has four departments namely
Information Systems, Production, Accounting and Sales. All four departments use separate local
area networks (LANs).
Each department has the number of computers as given in the table below.

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 Departments Number of computers in each Number of network printers in
department each department
Information Systems 10 2

Production 8 1

Accounting 16 2

Sales 22 1

The network administrator is assigned an IP block of 195.1.1.0/24. The network administrator

must assign IP addresses to all the nodes in each department. Four sub-networks will be set up for
this purpose. Also, all the departments are connected to a common IP address for Internet access
of the network employees. The Information Systems Department is directly connected to the
Internet. Each department is located in different separate buildings in an area. A firewall is
installed for the security of the network and four network switches, network cables, proxy server
and DHCP server are provided to the network administrator for this purpose.

(i) Draw a network diagram for this situation. Clearlyy show all network cables, network
connectivity devices and servers.
[4 marks]
(ii) Assign IP addresses to all computers using the following table as a guide. For this, use
variable length subnet mask (VLSM) only.
[4 marks]

No. Departments Network address Broadcast Subnet mask Usable IP

address address range

1. Information
Systems
2. Production

3. Accounting

4. Sales

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