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ONLINE SPECIAL EXAMINATION

SEPTEMBER 2021

COMPUTER SCIENCE

EXAM I

10 (Cambridge)..........

Duration : 2 periods

(This Online Special Examination is designed especially for the students sitting for the
Oct/Nov 2021 exam series.)

Candidate's Admission no : ..........................................

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1.
(a) State what is meant by the terms:
Parallel data transmission

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Serial data transmission

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(2 marks)
(b) Give one benefit of each type of data transmission.
Parallel data transmission
Benefit
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Serial data transmission

Benefit

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(2 marks)
(c) Give one application of each type of data transmission. Each application must be different.
Parallel data transmission
Application

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Serial data transmission
Application

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(2 marks)
[ Total = 6 marks]

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2. Fill the grid by writing correct answer number for each of the given question.

Question Answer

What is the denary ( base 10 )

(i) equivalent to the hexadecimal (I) 8
digit E ?

If 1 GB = 2x then what is the

(ii) value of X? (II) 12

How many bits are there in

one byte? 14
(iii) (III)

If the broadband data

download rate is 40 megabits 19
(iv) per second. How many (IV)
seconds will it take to
download a 60 MB file?

What is the denary ( base 10)

(v) value of the binary number (V) 30
00100100?

What hexadecimal value is

obtained when the two
(vi) hexadecimal digits C and D (VI) 36
are added together

Question (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi)

Answer

[ Total = 5 marks]

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3. Each seat on a flight is uniquely identified on an LCD above the seat. For example, seat 035C is
shown as:

The first three characters are digits that represent the row
The fourth character is the seat position in that row. This is a single letter, A to F, that is stored
as a hexadecimal value.

Each of the four display characters can be stored in a 4 - bit register. For example, 0 and C
would be represented as :

(a) Show how the 4 - bit registers would store the remaining two characters. 3 and 5.

(2 marks)

(b) Identify which seat is stored in the following 4 - bit registers

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(2 marks)
[Total = 4 marks]

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4. A computer-controlled machine produces plastic sheets. The thickness of each sheet must be
within a certain tolerance. The sheets are kept below 50oC as they move over rollers at 10 meters
per second.
There parameters need to be monitored all the time.

Binary
Parameter Description Conditions
value
1 thickness of sheet in tolerance
D sheet thickness
0 thickness of sheet out of tolerance
1 roller speed = 10 metres/ second
S roller speed
0 roller speed <> 10 metres/ seccond
1 temperature < 50oC
T temperature
0 temperature >= 50oC

An alarm, X, will sound if:

thickness is in tolerance AND (roller speed <> 10 metres/ second OR temperature >=50oC)

OR

roller speed = 10 metres/ second AND temperature >= 50oC

(a) Draw a logic circuit to represent the above monitoring system.

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(6 marks)

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(b) Complete the truth table for the monitoring system.

D S T Working Space X

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1

(4 marks)
[ Total = 10 marks]
5. Name three different buses that are used in the fetch-execute cycle.
Bus 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bus 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bus 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3 marks)
Give two examples of primary, secondary and off-line storage.
Primary
Example 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Example 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Secondary
Example 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Example 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Off-line
Example 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Example 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(6 marks)
[ Total = 9 marks]
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6. The diagram shows five output devices and five descriptions.

Match the correct Output Device with its Description by writing the correct pair of numbers in
the grid.
Output Device Description

Inkjet printer Flat panel display that uses the light modulating
(i) (I) properties of liquid crystals

(ii) LCD screen (II) Flat panel display that uses an array of
light-emitting diodes as pixels

2D cutter Droplets of ink are propelled onto paper

(iii) (III)

LED screen Electrically charged powdered link is transferred

(iv) (IV) onto paper

(v) Laser printer (V) High powered laser that uses the x-y plane

Output Device (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

Description

[ Total =4 marks]

7. A database table, PERFORMANCE, is used to keep a record of the performances at a local

threatre.

Show Number Type Title Date Sold Out

SN091 Comedy An Evening at Home 01 Sept Yes

SN102 Drama Old Places 02 Oct No
SN113 Jazz Acoustic Evening 03 Nov No
SN124 Classical Mozart Evening 04 Dec Yes
SN021 Classical Bach favorites 01Feb Yes
SN032 Jazz 30 Years of Jazz 02 Mar Yes
SN043 Comedy Street Night 03 Apr No
SN054 Comedy Hoot 04 May No

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(a) State the number of fields and records in the table.

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(2 marks)
(b) Give two validation checks that could be performed on the Show Number field.
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Validation check 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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(2 marks)
(c) Using the query-by-example grid, write a query to identify jazz performances that are not
sold out. Only display the date and the title.

Field:
Table:
Sort:
Show:
Criteria:
or:
(4 marks)
[ Total = 8 marks]
8. A programmer wants to test that the readings from 2000 electricity meters are greater than 400
units and less than 900 units. The programmer uses selection and repetition statements as part of
the program.
Explain, using programming statements, how selection and repetition could be used in this
program.
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[ Total = 4 marks]
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