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21.1 Y1S1 22oct2021 Introduction To Computer Science

This document contains instructions and questions for the CS101.3 Introduction to Computer Science examination. It is divided into 5 questions testing a range of topics: 1) The differences between computers and other machines, types of processors and their characteristics, and the differences between system and application software. 2) Number systems including octal, hexadecimal, and conversions between them, as well as arithmetic operations in different bases. 3) How computers represent numbers and characters internally, and number representation methods like binary coded decimal and twos complement. 4) Image representation including pixels, grayscale vs color images, and calculating storage requirements. Hard disk specifications and calculating storage capacity. 5) Networking fundamentals like

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21.1 Y1S1 22oct2021 Introduction To Computer Science

This document contains instructions and questions for the CS101.3 Introduction to Computer Science examination. It is divided into 5 questions testing a range of topics: 1) The differences between computers and other machines, types of processors and their characteristics, and the differences between system and application software. 2) Number systems including octal, hexadecimal, and conversions between them, as well as arithmetic operations in different bases. 3) How computers represent numbers and characters internally, and number representation methods like binary coded decimal and twos complement. 4) Image representation including pixels, grayscale vs color images, and calculating storage requirements. Hard disk specifications and calculating storage capacity. 5) Networking fundamentals like

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NATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

BSc in Management Information Systems (Special) (NSBM)– 21.1


BSc (Honours) in Software Engineering (NSBM)– 21.1
BSc (Honours) in Computer Networks (NSBM)– 21.1
BSc (Honours) in Computer Science (NSBM)– 21.1
BSc (Honours) Software Engineering (PU)– 21.1
BSc (Honours) Computer Networks (PU)– 21.1
BSc (Honours) Computer Science (PU)– 21.1
BSc (Honours) Computer Security (PU)– 21.1
Bachelor of Information Technology (NBIT): major in Web and Mobile Application
Development (VU)– 21.1
Year 01 Semester 01 Examination
22 October 2021
CS101.3 Introduction to Computer Science

Instructions to Candidates
1) Answer All Questions.
2) Time allocated for the examination is five (05) hours (Including downloading
and uploading time) . (Note: No email submissions are accepted under any condition.)
3) Weightage of Examination: 60% out of final grade
4) Download the paper, provide answers to the selected questions in a word
document.
5) Please upload the document with answers (Answer Script) to the submission link
before the submission link expires
6) Answer script should be uploaded in PDF Format
7) Under any circumstances E-mail submissions would not be taken into
consideration for marking. Incomplete attempt would be counted as a MISSED
ATTEMPT.
8) The Naming convention of the answer script – Module Code_Subject
name_Index No
9) You must adhere to the online examination guidelines when submitting the
answer script to N-Learn.
10) Your answers will be subjected to Turnitin similarity check, hence, direct
copying and pasting from internet sources, friend’s answers etc. will be penalized.

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Question 01 (20 Marks)
01. Explain the difference between computer and a typical machine in your own words.
You may use relevant diagrams if needed. (4 Marks)
02. Explain the role of a processor in a computer and explain difference types of
processors which available along with their characteristics. (6 Marks)
03. Compare and contrast system software and application software. (5 Marks)
04. Compare and contrast typical Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and Solid-State Drive (SSD).
(5 Marks)

Question 02 (20 Marks)


01. Compare and contrast Octal number system and Hexadecimal number system.
(5 Marks)
02. Convert following numbers to its Octal and Hexadecimal equivalent. You may do the
workings on the answer script itself. (6 Marks)
a. 1110101012
b. 34110
c. 101000101001012
03. Perform following arithmetic operations. You may do the workings on the answer
script itself. (9 Marks)
a. 10101012 - 1001002
b. 2458 + ABC16
c. EFA16 + 110101012

Question 03 (20 Marks)


01. Explain how computer represents numbers and characters inside the computer.
(4 Marks)
02. Compare and Contrast Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) representation and Packed
Decimal representation. (4 Marks)
03. Explain how to represent a negative number using Ones Complement
Representation and Twos Complement representation using an example. (6 Marks)
04. Perform following operations by using Twos Complement addition. You may do the
workings on the answer script itself. (6 Marks)
a. 23 – 14
b. -56 – 12

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Question 04 (20 Marks)
01. Explain the importance of pixel value in image representation. (4 Marks)
02. Compare and contrast Gray scale image and Color image. (4 Marks)
03. Assume that Jane bought a new 16 mega pixel camera, and she captured a photo by
using that. (Note that the resolution of the image is equals to the pixel rate of the
camera). Now she wants to store that image by using color image and gray scale
image format inside the computer. Calculate the total number of memory
consumption on both occasions. (6 Marks)
04. Assume that you want to purchase a new Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and you have two
options as follows,
Feature Hard Disk 01 Hard Disk 02
No. of Platters 8 10
No. of Tracks per surface 1000 900
Sectors per Track 23 20
Size of a Sector 2Kb 3Kb

Which HDD has more capacity from above two. (You may do the calculations on
paper itself) (6 Marks)

Question 05 (20 Marks)


01. Explain what is meant by a network using your own words. (4 Marks)
02. Compare and contrast Bus network topology and Ring network topology. (5 Marks)
03. Explain how websites are working by using your own words. You may use diagrams if
needed. (4 Marks)
04. Compare and contrast Man in the middle attack and Denial of service attack.
(4 Marks)
05. Explain the contribution of firewall in cyber security. (3 Marks)

*********END OF THE PAPER*********

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