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    HITEC UNIVERSITY

    Heavy Industries Taxila Education City, Taxila Cantt-Pakistan


    Department of Electrical Engineering

    BS Electrical Engineering Program


    1st Semester (Session-2013), Sessional-I Examination (Section C & D), Fall-2013

    Subject: CE-101 Computer Fundamentals October 30, 2013


    Max Marks: 30 Max Time: 45 mins

    Instructions:
     All questions are compulsory and must be attempted on answer sheet
     Please attach question paper with your answer sheet

    Q2: As an engineer at I.T. department of HITEC University, you are asked to purchase computer
    systems for newly established I.T. Lab. Explain how the following key parameters affect your
    decision to select a particular computing system, [10]

    a) Speed of processor
    b) Size of cache
    c) Word size
    d) Speed of front side bus
    e) Choice of operating system for clients/server

    Ans:

    a: Speed is measured in Hz. Sytem Clock decides this. Compare among available systems

    b: Role of cache, its different levels which will determine the choice

    c: CPU register size, 16,32,64 bit. Compare these and draw a conclusion.

    d: what determines the speed for the front side bus. Its clock. How is that different from
    processor’s clock? Compare and explain.

    f: Windows or any other for clients and UNIX or other network OS for servers.

    Q3: There is a running process on Linux and the physical memory space is 4 bytes only. Suppose
    the process needs to load the numbers in memory (one number in one byte), in the following order:
    1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 5. [5+2]

    a) What is the action called when the physical memory space is full and a number is selected
    to be replaced by number 5? And how it works?
    b) Which is the number to be replaced by number 5?

    a: Virtual memory. Data from RAM is copied to hard drive in a swapping process where least
    recently used data is swapped.

    b: 2 will be replaced by 5 as it is least recently used number.

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    HITEC UNIVERSITY
    Heavy Industries Taxila Education City, Taxila Cantt-Pakistan
    Department of Electrical Engineering
    Q4: If you are asked to establish a campus area network, which ‘network topology’ and ‘network
    media’ you will deploy and why? Consider important factors like security, cost and performance
    besides other. [8]

    Ans: Star topology is one of the feasible choices. You may select any and provide a logic for
    your choice. Wired media with any type of cable is fine. Even optical cable is fine if you can
    prove its cost is worth spending depending on the use and system requirements.

    Q5:

    a) ASCII represents upto 128 alphanumeric symbols. Those can be accommodated by 7 bits,
    then how do we efficiently use 8-bits reserved for ASCII code? [2]
    b) RAM is an example of volatile memory. Can we make a computer fast by increasing the
    size of RAM? Comment. [3]

    a: By making use of rest 128 symbols using extended ASCII.

    b: Yes, but there is a certain limit. If we increase RAM too much the random search
    mechanism loses its strength.

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