BACHELOR OF COMPUTER

APPLICATIONS
(BCA)
(Revised Syllabus)

BCA(Revised Syllabus)/ASSIGN/SEMESTER-V
ASSIGNMENTS
(July-2015 & January-2016)

(BCS-051, BCS-052, BCS-053, BCS-054, BCS-055

BCSL-056, BCSL-057, BCSL-058)

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI 110 068
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CONTENTS
Course
Code

Assignment No.

Submission-Schedule
For JulyDecember
Session

For JanuaryJune Session

Page
No.

BCS-051

BCA(V)/051/Assignment/2015

15th Oct, 2015

15th April, 2016

BCS-052

BCA(V)/052/Assignment/2015

15th Oct, 2015

15th April, 2016

BCS-053

BCA(V)/053/Assignment/2015

15th Oct, 2015

15th April, 2016

BCS-054

BCA(V)/054/Assignment/2015

15th Oct, 2015

15th April, 2016

BCS-055

BCA(V)/055/Assignment/2015

15th Oct, 2015

15th April, 2016

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BCSL-056

BCA(V)/L-056/Assignment/2015

15th Oct, 2015

15th April, 2016

15

BCSL-057

BCA(V)/L-057/Assignment/2015

15th Oct, 2015

15th April, 2016

16

BCSL-058

BCA(V)/L-058/Assignment/2015

15th Oct, 2015

15th April, 2016

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Important Notes
1. Submit your assignments to the Coordinator of your Study Centre on or before the
due date.
2. Assignment submission before due dates is compulsory to become eligible for
appearing in corresponding Term End Examinations. For further details, please
refer to BCA Programme Guide.
3. To become eligible for appearing the Term End Practical Examination for the lab
courses, it is essential to fulfill the minimum attendance requirements as well as
submission of assignments (on or before the due date). For further details, please
refer to the BCA Programme Guide.
4. The viva voce is compulsory for the assignments except BCS-055. For any course,
if a student submitted the assignment and not attended the viva-voce, then the
assignment is treated as not successfully completed and would be marked as ZERO.

Course Code
Course Title
Assignment Number
Maximum Marks
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Last Dates for Submission

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BCS-051
Introduction to Software Engineering
BCA(V)/051/Assignment/ 2015
100
25%
15th October, 2015 (For July 2015 Session)
15th April, 2016 (For January 2016 Session)

This assignment has three questions carrying a total of 80 marks. Answer all the
questions. Rest 20 marks are for viva-voce. You may use illustrations and
diagrams to enhance explanations. Please go through the guidelines regarding
assignments given in the Programme Guide for the format of presentation.

1.

Develop SRS as per IEEE standard for a Railway Reservation

System.

(30 Marks)

2.

Develop Design document for the system mentioned in Question 1.

(30 Marks)

3.

How will you comment about the quality of a Software System?

(20 Marks)

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BCS-052
Network Programming and Administration
BCA(V)/052/Assignment/ 2015
100
25%
15th October, 2015 (For July 2015 Session)
15th April, 2016 (For January 2016 Session)

There are eight questions in this assignment which carried 80 marks. Rest 20
marks are for viva-voce. Answer all the questions. Also in your programs give
appropriate comments to increase understandability. Please go through the
guidelines regarding assignments given in the Program Guide for the format of
presentation.
1.
(a)

Why would an application use UDP instead of TCP? Discuss.

(6 Marks)

(b)

What is the purpose of VPNs and what are the main features they
provide?

(4 Marks)

(a)

Draw the IP datagram header format. IP datagram has a

checksum field still and its called an unreliable protocol. Justify.

(6 Marks)

(b)

What is an internetwork? State and compare internetworking

devices used to connect different LAN segments.

(4 Marks)

(a)

Describe the activities to be performed at every layer in the TCP

model when information flows from layer to another layer.

(6 Marks)

(b)

Classify the problems faced by network administrator. Make a

chart to explain the available solutions for each problem.

(4 Marks)

(a)

Explain the connection oriented & connection less services using

bind, connect, listen & accept system calls.

(6 Marks)

(b)

List and explain the features of any four popular enterprise

security solutions.

(4 Marks)

What is a mail server? Briefly explain specifying the protocols

involved how a sender can send a mail to the server and the
recipient retrieves it from the server?

(6 Marks)

2.

3.

4.

5.
(a)

(b)

Explain the importance of three-way handshake method for

connection establishment in TCP/IP with the help of suitable
diagram.

(4 Marks)

(a)

Draw the TCP header and list its components. Also, explain how
can TCP handle urgent data?

(6 Marks)

(b)

What do you understand by a domain name? How is a domain

name translated to an equivalent IP address?

(4 Marks)

(a)

List the protocols presently supported by Intranet and explain the

use of each protocol in Intranet administration.

(6 Marks)

(b)

How many networks can each IP address class (A, B and C) can
have? Calculate and justify your answer using a suitable example
for each.

(4 Marks)

(a)

What is the purpose of DNS? What is the function of a secondary

or tertiary DNS server? In which case will the lookups be
transferred to additional DNS servers?

(6 Marks)

(b)

What are the NTFS, FAT, HPFS file systems?

(4 Marks)

6.

7.

8.

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BCS-053
Web Programming
BCA(V)/053/Assignment/2015
100
25%
15th October, 2015 (For July 2015 Session)
15th April, 2016 (For January 2016 Session)

This assignment has two questions of 80 marks (each section of a question carries
same marks). Answer all the questions. Rest 20 marks are for viva voce. You
may use illustrations and diagrams to enhance explanations. Please go through
the guidelines regarding assignments given in the Programme Guide for the
format of presentation. Please give precise answers. The word limit for each part
is 300 words.
1. (covers Block 1)
(a)

What is meant by the term Web Service? Explain with the help of
an example. List various protocols that are used for creating a web
service. Also explain the process of creating a web service.

(6 Marks)

(b)

Create a simple form that may be used for appearing in the

entrance test of a University. The form should include details like
name, mother/father name, qualifications with degree name, year
of passing the degree, percentage, University/Board name; address
(permanent and postal both), contact phone, email Id, the
programme in which admission is desired and related information.
The form should have relevant drop down lists such as List of
Universities or Boards, list of programmes etc. You must use
CSS. Explain the advantages of using CSS.

(6 Marks)

(c)

Create a simple HTML based web page showing services offered

in a Bank. The web page should consist of three sections. All these
three sections should be in separate divisions (using <div> tags).
The first section should show list of services offered by Bank,
second section should show the site plan and the third section
should be a login area for the customers. Also create two CSS files
for this page that demonstrates how CSS can change the display
format without effecting the content.

(6 Marks)

(d)

Explain the document structure of an XML document. A

University programme contains information like programme code,
programme name, duration, credits etc. A programme consists of a
number of semesters. Every semester a number of courses are
offered. Some of these courses are compulsory and some optional.
Create an XML documents containing information of five such
programmes. Also create the DTD for the XML document you
have created.

(8 Marks)

(e)

List at least 5 commands of JavaScript and explain them. Write a

program using JavaScript that changes the text colour and
background colour of a division after every 5 seconds.

(8 Marks)

(f)

Explain the input options used in WML with the help of an

example each. Create a simple WML program that should display
an image and a table.

(6 Marks)

2.

(Covers Block 2)

(a)

Explain the MVC Architecture with the help of a diagram. Also

explain HTTP methods and their use.

(10 Marks)

(b)

Explain the uses of JSP elements with the help of examples. Also
explain any five JSP implicit objects.

(10 Marks)

(c)

Differentiate between cookies and sessions with the help of an

example. Create a simple HTML login page and write suitable
JSP program that checks the user ID and password entered by the
user in the HTML page, with a defined value (you need not use
database for this problem). If the username and ID is incorrect
user is returned to HTML login page, else u is shown a message
"Welcome to JSP world".

(10 Marks)

(d)

Explain different types of JDBC drivers. Create a database of

username and passwords. Use the same HTML login form as you
created for part (c) above, but check the values from the database
using JSP. Explain all the steps that you have performed. Make
suitable assumptions, if any.

(10 Marks)

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BCS-054
Computer Oriented Numerical Techniques
BCA(V)/054/Assignment/2015
100
25%
15th October, 2015 (For July 2015 Session)
15th April, 2016 (For January 2016 Session)

This assignment has eight questions of total 80 marks. Answer all the questions.
20 marks are for viva voce. You may use illustrations and diagrams to enhance
explanations. Please go through the guidelines regarding assignments given in
the Programme Guide for the format of presentation. Illustrations/ examples,
where-ever required, should be different from those given in the course material.
Use of simple calculator is allowed.

1.
(a)

Explain each of the following concepts, along with at least one

suitable example for each:
(i) Fixed-point number representation (ii) round-off error (iii)
representation of zero as floating point number (iv) significant digits
in a decimal number representation (v) normalized representation of a
floating point number (vi) overflow

(6 Marks)

(b)

Explain with suitable example that in computer arithmatics

( i.e., numbers represented in computer, with +, , *, / as implemented
in a computer) the multiplication operation( *) may not be distributive
over plus , i.e.
may not be true for
some computer numbers a, b and c

(2 Marks)

(c)

Find out to how many decimal places the value 22/ 7 is accurate as
an approximation of 3.14159265, where the latter is value of ,
calculated up to 8 places after decimal ?

(6 Marks)

(d)

Calculate a bound for the truncation error in approximating f(x) = sin

x by
sin (x) = x x 3 / (fact 3) + x5 / (fact 5),
where 1 =< x =< 1 and (fact n) denotes factorial of n

(3 Marks)

(e)

Obtain Approximate the value of (3.7)1, using first three terms of

Taylors series expansion.

(3 Marks)

Solve the system of equations

(4 Marks)

2.
(a)

4 x1+ x2+ 2X3 = 16

2x1 + 5x2 + 3x3 = 19
3x1+ 2x2 x3 = 12
using Gauss elimination method with partial pivoting.
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(b)

Perform four iterations (rounded to four decimal places) using

(i) Jacobi Method and
(ii) Gauss-Seidel method ,
for the following system of equations.
5
1
2

5
4
1

1
1
6

x1
x2
x3

(8 Marks)

8
4
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With x ( 0 ) = (0, 0, 0)T. The exact solution is (1, 2, 3)T.

Which method gives better approximation to the exact solution?
3.
(a)

Determine the smallest roots of the following equation:

f(x) = x2 cos (x) + sin (x) =0
to three significant digits using
(i) Regula-falsi method (ii) Newton Raphson method (iii) Bisection
method (iv) Secant method

(8 Marks)

(a)

Explain what is the role of interpolation in solving numerical

problems?

(2 Marks)

(b)

Express 3f1 as a backward difference.

(2 Marks)

(c)

Express 3f1 as a central difference.

(2 Marks)

(d)

For the following data develop difference table and find forward
differences and backward differences

(4 Marks)

4.

I
0

xi
1

yi
16.8575

24.0625

16.5650

13.9375

28.5625

144.0625

5.
(a)

By decinnial census, the population of a town was given below.

Year (x)
: 1971 1981 1991 2001
Population (y): 112 132 158 189

2011
226

(10 Marks)

(in thousands)

(i) Using Stirling's central difference formula, estimate the

population for the year 2006
(ii) Using Newtons forward formula, estimate the population for the
year 1992.
Using Newtons backward formula, estimate the population for the
year 1980.
(b)

If values of the function f: x y are given as f(1) = 32, f(4) = 08,

f(5) = 52,
find the Lagranges interpolation polynomial
of f(x). Also, find f(3)

(5 Marks)

Find the values of the first and second derivatives of f(x) at x = 76

from the following table. Use 0(h2) forward difference
method. Also, find Truncation Error (TE) and actual
errors.

(5 Marks)

6.
(a)

f(x) :

76

81

5.3147

86

5.4346

91

5.5637

5.6629

7.
(a)

Compute the value of the integral

(10 Marks)

10.4

8.4

(5 x+ 4 x2 + 3) dx

by using

Rectangular Rule (ii) Trapezoidal Rule and then (iii) Simpson's 1/3
Rule
8.
(a)

Solve the Initial Value Problem, using Eulers Method

(4 Marks)

y = (xy)/2, y(0) = 1.
Find y(0.8) taking (i) h = 0.2 and then (ii) h = 0.1
(b)

Solve the following Initial Value Problem using (i)R-K method of

O(h2)
(ii) R-K method of O(h4)
y' = 1+ y2 and y(0) = 0. Find y(0.4) taking h = 0.2, where y' =
dy/dx
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(6 Marks)

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BCS-055
Business Communication
BCA(V)/055/Assignment/2015
100
25%
15th October, 2015 (For July 2015 Session)
15th April, 2016 (For January 2016 Session)

This assignment has ten questions. Answer all questions. Please go through the
guidelines regarding assignments given in the Programme Guide for the format
of presentation of assignment.

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
Job interviews can be difficult and stressful. If you are currently looking for work and
preparing yourself for an interview there are a few areas to consider in order to master an
interview. They are:
Practice: The first thing needed is practice, as practice makes perfect. This is especially
true when it comes to job interviews. The more you practice, the better you will become. The
best way to practice for an interview is to look at the typical questions that are asked during
the interview. While some of the questions may be different, there are a few generic
questions that will be asked commonly. However, it isnt just enough to know the answers to
these questions. You must know how to answer them. The way you answer is just as
important as the questions themselves.
When attending an interview, you should be able to explain with examples how youve used
your skills and experience to solve problems. You thus build your credibility and impress the
person interviewing you. Anyone can list their skills on a piece of paper. However, it takes a
high level of skill to explain these things in detail during the interview process.
Prepare: The next thing needed is to be prepared. The best way is to review the common
questions which will be asked. Never allow yourself to be caught off guard. Surprises lead to
failure, and can stop you from getting the job. Learn the name of the person who is
conducting the interview, and use it while speaking to them. This conveys the message that
you are professional and polite.
Attire: Once you are prepared, you will next need to dress appropriately for the interview.
Proper interview etiquette requires interviewees to be in an attire that is fitting to the
environment around them. Always remember not to overdress and under-dress. Along with
dressing well and decently, neatness in appearance matters a lot, too. Clothes should be wellpressed and aptly worn. Shoes should be polished and must be appropriate for the occasion.
A pair of black shoes for men is a neutral and safe colour that goes along with any colour of
the suit. Ladies must refrain from shoe colours that are too bright especially if it does not
complement the dress worn. Hair should be well-combed and nails must be properly
trimmed. Keep the make-up and cologne or perfume light. Make sure you wear minimal and
unobtrusive jewellery. Do not wear bracelets, bangles or anklets that make a rattling sound.

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Body language: Everybody uses body language, but it takes place mostly at a subconscious
level. It gives out a lot of information on the type of person one is. Based on the body
language it can be seen if one comes across as insecure or self-assured, a busy or a quiet
type, stressed out or relaxed and whether one is speaking truthfully or not.
1. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false
statements.
(a)

In any interview situation most of the questions are those which are
commonly asked in all interviews.

(b)

It is important to answer all the questions asked in an interview.

(c)

How one uses ones previous experience and skill set to solve
problems at the workplace makes a positive impression in an
interview.

(d)

It is not important to know the name of the person who is interviewing

you.

(e)

Ladies must wear makeup and wear jewellery so that they look good
at an interview.

(5 Marks)

2. Answer the following questions. You may also include your own views if
required.
(a)

What do you think are some of the generic questions that are
commonly asked at interviews? List four such questions.

(2 Marks)

(b)

Keeping the suggestions given in the section on attire how would you
dress for an interview?

(2 Marks)

(c)

Give an appropriate title to the passage.

(1 Marks)

3. Give the opposite of the following words. You will find these words in the
passage.
(a)

Peaceful

(b)

Previously

(c)

Specific

(d)

unusual/unique

(e)

success

(f)

rude

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(6 Marks)

4. Find the meaning of the following words/phrases and use them in

sentences of your own:
(a)

build your credibility

(b)

caught off guard

(c)

etiquette

(d)

refrain from

5. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in the Simple Past,
Past Perfect or Past Continuous Tense:
(a)

Although we..(invest) a lot of money in the project, we

.. (decide) to pull out of it.

(b)

When his father..(die), he ..(run) the business.

(c)

Arjun Sembale..(be) in charge of the shop in Gurgaon

before he ..(take) over the company.

(d)

While my father..(build up) the business in the North, I

..(do) the same in the South.

(e)

While Natalia..(talk) to the Manager, the workers..

(pack) the garments ready for dispatch.

6. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles (a/an, the or no article ):

(a)

..people often say that ..writers life is

unimportant, and all that matters is in ..books. That is
usually ..exaggeration. Books are important but
..lives are important too.

(b)

..mangoes are selling at Rs. 40 ..kilo.

(c)

Is this ..book you were telling me about? Yes, it is about

..life of ..Ambedkar.

7. As a warden of Jamuna hostel, you have noticed that some of the students
residing in this hostel smoke and drink in the night. This is against the
rules. Write a memo to the students:

(a)

Clearly forbidding them from smoking and drinking

(b)

Stating the punishment that will be meted out to them if they are
caught smoking/drinking in the hostel premises

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(4 Marks)

(10 Marks)

(10 Marks)

(10 Marks)

8.
(a)

9.

Discuss the different styles of communication. What kind of style do

you prefer and Why?

(20 Marks)

Imagine that you attended one of the following courses during the
summer vacation last year:
(10 Marks)

A course in spoken English

A course in Personality Development

Write a report on the course mentioning:

(a)

Factual details

(b)

Effectiveness and limitations of the course

10. Write a dialogue in about 200 words on the following:

Two friends are discussing whether being able to communicate effectively is
more important than academic brilliance. Give both the views in your
discussion. Take about 10 turns.

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(20 Marks)

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BCSL-056
Network Programming and Administration
Lab
BCA(V)/L-056/Assignment/2015
50
25%
15th October, 2015 (For July 2015 Session)
15th April, 2016 (For January 2016 Session)

This assignment has two questions. Answer all the questions. These questions
carry 40 marks. Rest 10 marks are for viva voce.
1. Write a TCP client and TCP server program in C language on UNIX
operating system. The client program begins by sending a request,
after accepting the client request; server program sends back a
confirmation and its clock time to the client. Client program displays
the server clock time on its screen. The maximum concurrent clients
this server can handle are four. Display necessary messages,
wherever necessary.

(20 marks)

2.
(a)

Write the step by step procedure to configure a remote server and

transfer a Directory to Remote Server in Linux.

(10 marks)

(b)

Write a step by step procedure to create and configure samba

Server in Linux. Also, transfer files from client side.

(10 marks)

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BCSL-057
Web Programming Lab
BCA(V)/L-057/Assignment/2015
50
25%
15th October, 2015 (For July 2015 Session)
15th April, 2016 (For January 2016 Session)

This assignment has one question of 40 marks. Rest 10 marks are for viva voce.
Please go through the guidelines regarding assignments given in the programme
guide for the format of presentation.
1. Create a website for a Bank having the following features (you must use CSS
preferably as a separate file):
(a)

The website should consists of four different areas - TOP area, BOTTOM area,
LEFT area and RIGHT area.

(b)

All the pages of this web site should have common TOP area consisting of the
Bank Name, logo, and branch address. You must use CSS to format this area.

(c)

All the pages should have BOTTOM area that must contain the message from
Bank to its customers on safe use of the website. It should also contain the date
and time of last update of the website.

(d)

All the pages of the website must have same TOP area.

(e)

The LEFT area of the website should contain a drop down menu consisting of
following menu items:
Home, Bank Services, Bank Branches, Customer Complaints,
Feedback
Please note that the TOP, LEFT and BOTTOM areas should be visible in all the
web pages. You should create a webpage that should related to one item of the
Menu as shown above.

(f)

The RIGHT area of Home page should contain the information about the size of
the Bank and its spread in India. It should also show latest news related to Bank.

(g)

The RIGHT area in Bank Services page should display various types of deposit
and loan schemes of the Bank. These schemes should be in tabular form with
alternate rows in different shading.

(h)

The RIGHT area of the Bank Branches page should provide a search facility on
branch address. This page should ask for the name of the city and list all the
branches of that City. You must implement this feature using a database.

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(i)

The RIGHT area of Customer Complaints page asks the user about his/her
account number and details of complaints. The complaint is then registered in
database and a complaint ID is shown to the complainer.

(j)

The feedback form should get the following information

(i) Name of the person giving feedback and his/her account number, if any
(ii) Use JavaScript to check that all the fields of feedback form are duly filled.
Store the feedback in a database.

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BCSL-058
Computer Oriented Numerical Techniques
Lab
BCA(V)/L-058/Assignment/2015
50
25%
15th October, 2015 (For July 2015 Session)
15th April, 2016 (For January 2016 Session)

This assignment has eight problems of 40 marks, each of 5 marks. All problems
are compulsory. 10 marks are for viva voce. Please go through the guidelines
regarding assignments given in the programme guide for the format of
presentation.
Note: The programmes are to be written in C/C++ and/or in MS-Excel/Any
spread sheet.
1. Write a programme that implements (non-pivoting) Gaussian
elimination method for solving n linear equations in n variables, that
calls procedures
(i)
(ii)

(5 Marks)

lower-triangularisation and
back substitutions
(codes of procedures are also to be written).

Use the programme for solving the following system of linear equations:
2x+ 3y+z= 9
5x+ 4y+2z=15
3x+y+ 4z =9
2. Write a programme that approximates a root of the equation f (x) = 0
in an interval [a, b] using Newton-Raphson method. The necessary
assumptions for application of Newton-Raphson method should be
explicitly mentioned. Use the method to find a root of the equation
2x2 + 5x +3=0.

(5 Marks)

3. Write a programme that approximates a root of the equation f (x) = 0

in interval [a, b] using Gauss-Elimination method. Use the method
to solve the system of linear equations given in Q. No. 2 above.

(5 Marks)

4. Write a programme that constructs Lagrangian polynomials, for

which at most four nodes are given (hence interpolating polynomial
will be at most cubic). Using the programme, find Lagrangian
polynomial that approximates f (x) = x4 and the nodes given are x0 =
1, x1 = 2, x2 = 3, x3 = 4,. Use the polynomial to approximate value at
x = 3.5.

(5 Marks)

5. Repeat Problem No. 4 for constructing Newtons Interpolating

polynomial (in stead of Lagrangian Polynomial).

(5 Marks)

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6. Write a programme that approximates the derivative of a given

(differentiable) function f (x) at x = x0, using backwarddifference
formula. Using the programme find the derivative of
f ( x) e x at x 1 .

(5 Marks)

7. Write a programme that approximates the value of a definite integral

(5 Marks)

f ( x)dx using Simpsons 1/ 3 Rule, with M sample points.

z

Find an approximate value of the integral of 2 +sin (2 x) using the

programme with 11 points over the interval [1, 6].
8. Write a programme that approximates the solution of the initial value
problem: y f (t , y) with y (a) y0 over [a, b] using Eulers
method. Using the programme, approximate the solution of the
initial value problem:
s

y =(t y)/2

with

y(0) =1

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(5 Marks)