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MIT112S Assignment 1 - 2019

This document contains instructions and questions for a mathematics assignment for an information technology course. It lists six degree programs and their codes, and provides three questions to be answered in groups regarding binary and hexadecimal calculations, binary-coded decimal and EBCDIC encoding, and calculating time dilation using a truncated mantissa. Students are instructed to type their solutions and submit them by March 15th for marking.

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MIT112S Assignment 1 - 2019

This document contains instructions and questions for a mathematics assignment for an information technology course. It lists six degree programs and their codes, and provides three questions to be answered in groups regarding binary and hexadecimal calculations, binary-coded decimal and EBCDIC encoding, and calculating time dilation using a truncated mantissa. Students are instructed to type their solutions and submit them by March 15th for marking.

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FACULTY OF HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

QUALIFICATION:
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
BACHELOR OF INFORMATICS
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE IN CYBER SECURITY
BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS COMPUTING
BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION AND NETWORKS
QUALIFICATION CODE:
LEVEL: 5
07BACS, 07BAIF, 07BCCS, 80BSBC, 80BSSD, 80BSAN
COURSE NAME: MATHEMATICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1A COURSE CODE:MIT112S

DUE DATE: 15 MARCH 2019 MARKS: 25

ASSIGNMENT 1 – CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT


EXAMINERS: MR G. TAPEDZESA, MR J. AMUNYELA, MR F.N. NDINODIVA, MR G. MBOKOMA

MODERATOR: MR B.E. OBABUEKI

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions, working in groups of 5 – 7 people.
2. Show all the necessary steps in your working.
3. Number the answers clearly.
4. Submit typed solutions on or before 15th March 2019.
5. Ensure that your student identification details appear on the cover page of the
work submitted by your group.
6. Do not submit hand-written work; only typed solutions will be marked.

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 2 PAGES (Including this front page)


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Question 1 [7 marks]

1.1 Evaluate the following difference using complements [3]


D5C916 – EF2316

1.2 Solve the following equation for 𝑥 where all numbers, including 𝑥, are in base 2. [4]
1111
𝑥 + 100 =
101

Question 2 [10 marks]

Encode the statement


LET GO.
2.1 in the 6-bit BCD coding, with odd parity. [5]
2.2 in binary EBCDIC coding with even parity checking. [5]

Question 3 [8 marks]

The time 𝑡 as measured on Flash Gordon's space ship traveling at a speed


𝑣 = 2.2499 × 108 𝑚𝑠 −1 is given by
𝑐2 − 𝑣2
𝑡 = 𝑡0 × √
𝑐2
where 𝑐 = 2.99999 × 108 𝑚𝑠 −1 is the speed of light and 𝑡0 = 1.83 × 102 days is the time
measured on Earth. When the computer calculates the value of t, where mantissas are
truncated to 𝑃 = 4 decimal places, determine

3.1 the absolute error. [4]


3.2 the relative error. [4]

END

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