MOGADISHU UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT

COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPT.

SAMPLE FINAL EXAM

MOBILE COMPUTING
Full name: __________________________________________________________ID#_____

Instructions: This Final Exam contains two parts attempt all parts

PART A: Attempt any five [ 5 * 3.0 = 15.0 points]

Questions
1. Discuss how RFID can increase the control of checkout systems in stores?
2. List only fiur (4) areas of Wireless LAN in terms of its:-

i. Applications iii. Spectrums iv. Transmission Techniques

ii. Requirements for infrared LANs

3. Explain the difference between datagram and virtual circuit operations in the packet switching.
4. Comparing and contrasting the wired and wireless LANs. What unique concerns must be addressed by the
designers of a wireless LAN network?
5. What is the relationship between the bandwidth of a signal before and after it has been encoded using spread
spectrum technique?
6. List five major attributes of mobile computing
7. List briefly the error correction schemes used in Bluetooth baseband?
8. Discuss how mobile computing can solve some of the problems of the digital divide (the gap within a country
or between countries with respect to people’s ability to access the Internet
9. Discuss how can a GPS help find a stolen car, a parking place and the closest petrol station?
10. Describe briefly your understanding perspectives about the Mobile Computing field.

PART B: Attempt any five [ 5 * 9.0 = 45.0 points]

Questions

1. Using the Autocorrelation method with:-

a. 12-bit Barker sequence equivalent to (41,025)10 as a function of . Find the autocorrelation of R(5) and
R(7)
b. 7-bit Barker sequence as a function of . Find the autocorrelation of R(3) and R(5)

2. What signal-to-noise ratio is required to achieve a capacity of:

a. Channel with an intended capacity of 20 Mbps and channel bandwidth of 3 MHz.
b. Channel with an intended capacity of 16 Mbps and channel bandwidth of 7 MHz.

3. Consider four different cellular systems that share frequency bands from 825 to 845 MHz for mobile unit
transmission and 870 to 890 MHz for base station transmission. A duplex circuit consists of one 30-kHz

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 channel in each direction. The systems are distinguished by the reuse factor, which is 4, 7, 12, and 19,
respectively.
a. Suppose that in each of the systems, the cluster of cells (4, 7, 12, 19) is duplicated 16 times. Find the
number of simultaneous communications that can be supported by each system.
b. Find the number of simultaneous communications that can be supported by a single cell in each
system.
c. What is the area covered, in cells, by each system?

4. Using Shannon’s method for channel capacity, Compute the Capacity of Mobile Radio and signaling levels If
Spectrum of the channel lies between 2 KHz, 8 KHz and 10 KHz with SNR = 12dB

5. A cellular system uses FDMA with a spectrum allocation of 12.5 MHz in each direction, a guard band at the
edge of the allocated spectrum of 10 kHz, and a channel bandwidth of 30 kHz. What is the number of
available channels?

6. For the 16-PPM scheme used for the 1-Mbps IEEE 802.11 infrared standard,
a. What is the period of transmission (time between bits)?
b. What is the average time between pulses?
c. What is the minimum time between adjacent pulses?
d. What is the maximum time between pulses

7. Using SNR concept:

a. Calculate +15dB
b. Re-calculate the obtained result from (a) to obtain the original +15dB

8. Using GSM Concept, Design the framing structure for the half-rate speech channel if T used for traffic,
which could be speech; S for signaling; with 3 slots and 20 burst allocation

9. Assume a network with an input of 5mW and a gain of +9dB.What power level in mW would we expect if
we measure the output port using :-

a. Serial Method b. Parallel Method

10. Using One way algorithm, what is the cipher code if Secret code = 2, Random number = 16 and N = 7.

END OF SAMPLE FINAL

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 MOGADISHU UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT

MOBILE COMPUTING

SAMPLE FINAL EXAM

Full name:
_______________________________________________________ID#_____

Instructions: This FINAL contains fifteen questions, attempt any ten questions

[ 10 * 8 points = 80 Marks]

Questions

1. List five major attributes of mobile computing

2. Discuss how mobile computing can solve some of the problems of the digital
divide (the gap within a country or between countries with respect to people’s
ability to access the Internet
3. How can you use a GPS to help you find a stolen car, a parking place, or the
closest gas station?
4. List Wireless LAN

v. Applications vi. Requirements vii. Spectrum Categories

5. Discuss Physical Media Defined by Original 802.11 Standard in terms of

i. Spectrum used ii. Operating iii. Data rates

speed (Bandwidth)

6. List Bluetooth Radio Specification of Classes of Transmitters

7. What is the difference between a virtual channel and a virtual path?
8. Consider sending a message of a variable packet size on virtual circuit from
station W through nodes X and Y to station Z. The message to be sent
comprises 200 octets, and each packet contains 7 octets of control
information which is placed at the beginning of each packet and is referred to
as a header. Calculate transmission speed:-
i. If the entire message is sent as a single packet
ii. If the entire message is sent as two packets
iii. If the entire message is sent as five packets

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 iv. If the entire message is sent as ten packets
9. Using Shannon’s formula, What is the Capacity of Mobile Radio If Spectrum of
a channel between 3 KHz and 7 KHz, SNR = 98dB and How many signaling
levels are required
10. A network has an input of 5mW and output of 30mW. What power level
would we expect to measure at the gain

11. Using General sine wave of s(t ) = A sin(2ft + ) shows by drawing the
effect of varying each of the three parameters
i. A = 1, f = 1 Hz,  = 0; thus T = 1s
ii. Reduced peak amplitude; A=0.5
iii. Increased frequency; f = 2, thus T = ½
iv. Phase shift;  = /4 radians (45 degrees)

12. List the key parameters to be considered from user and operator points of
view when comparing different GSM systems

13. Network has an input of 6mW and a gain of +15dB. What power level in
mW would we expect to measure at the output port

14. List and discuss Problems with Wi-Fi and compare with WiMax

15. Calculate SNR+29dB

END OF SAMPLE FINAL EXAM

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 MOGADISHU UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

MOBILE COMPUTGING
SAMPLE FINAL
Name:___________________________________________________________________ID#:______
Note: This FINAL contains three Parts . Attempt any two (2) parts only.

Part One [ 25 points ]

1. Describe how GIS and GPS are related in using them help find a stolen car, a parking place, or the
closest gas station?
2. List Wireless LAN in term of:-
a. Applications b. Requirements c. Spectrum Categories
3. Discuss how mobile computing can solve some of the problems of the digital divide (the gap within a
country or between countries with respect to people’s ability to access Internet )
4. What is the difference between a virtual channel and a virtual path?

Part Two [ 25 points ]

1. List the key parameters to be considered from user and operator points of view when comparing
different GSM systems
2. Fill in the missing elements in the following table with approximate power ratios for the given dB levels.
Decibel (dB) 5 7 10
P Loses
1
P Gain
2
3. List and discuss Problems with Wi-Fi and compare with WiMax
4. A network has an input of 6mW and a gain of +18dB. What power level in mW would we expect to
measure at the output port if computed in:-
i. Serial Arrangement b. Normal Arrangement

Part Three [ 25 points ]

1. List types of spectrum used in Wireless LAN Categories
2. List Bluetooth Radio Specification for at least two Classes of transmitters
3. Using Mobile Computing Value Chain, show the process involving a number of operations and entities
of Mobile Computing paradigm
4. Using Shannon’s formula, What is the Capacity of Mobile Radio If Spectrum of a channel between 4
KHz and 12 KHz, SNR = 82dB and How many signaling levels are required

End of Final

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 MOGADISHU UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT

MOBILE COMPUTING

SAMPLE RE EXAM

Full name: ____________________________________________ID#_____

Instructions: This RE EXAM contains fifteen questions, attempt any ten questions

[ 10 * 8 points = 80 Marks]

Questions

5. How can you use a GPS to help you find a stolen car, a parking place, or the
closest gas station?
6. List Wireless LAN

viii. Applications ix. Requirements x. Spectrum Categories

ii. List five major attributes of mobile computing

iii. Discuss how mobile computing can solve some of the problems of the digital
divide (the gap within a country or between countries with respect to people’s
ability to access the Internet
16. Discuss Physical Media Defined by Original 802.11 Standard in terms of

iv. Spectrum used v. Operating vi. Data rates

speed (Bandwidth)

17. List Bluetooth Radio Specification of Classes of Transmitters

18. What is the difference between a virtual channel and a virtual path?
19. List the key parameters to be considered from user and operator points of
view when comparing different GSM systems

20. Network has an input of 6mW and a gain of +15dB. What power level in
mW would we expect to measure at the output port

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21. List and discuss Problems with Wi-Fi and compare with WiMax

22. Calculate SNR+29dB

23. Consider sending a message of a variable packet size on virtual circuit from
station W through nodes X and Y to station Z. The message to be sent
comprises 500 octets, and each packet contains 12 octets of control
information which is placed at the beginning of each packet and is referred to
as a header. Calculate transmission speed:-
i. If the entire message is sent as a single packet
ii. If the entire message is sent as two packets
iii. If the entire message is sent as five packets
24. Using Shannon’s formula, What is the Capacity of Mobile Radio If Spectrum
of a channel between 3 KHz and 7 KHz, SNR = 98dB and How many signaling
levels are required
25. A network has an input of 5mW and output of 30mW. What power level
would we expect to measure at the gain

END OF SAMPLE RE EXAM

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 MOGADISHU UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT

COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPT.

MOBILE COMPUTING

SAMPLE RE EXAM

Full name: ______________________________________________ID#_____

Instructions: This Final Exam Ten questions attempt all

[10 * 10.0 = 100.0 points]

Questions
11. Using Shannon’s method for channel capacity, Compute the Capacity of Mobile Radio and signaling levels If
Spectrum of the channel lies between 3 KHz, 7 KHz and 5KHz with SNR = 98Db

12. Using Convolutional Coding, what is the following octal output (7425)8

13. List Wireless LAN in terms of:-

i. Applications iv. Requirements v. Spectrum Categories

4. Using the Autocorrelation Equation, find only R(3) and R(5) autocorrelation for 11-bit Barker sequence as a
function of 

5. Using General sine wave of s(t ) = A sin(2ft + ) show by drawing the effect of varying each of the three
parameters
a. A = 1, f = 1 Hz,  = 0; thus T = 1s
b. Reduce the peak amplitude to A=0.5
c. Increase the frequency to f = 2
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6. List five major attributes of mobile computing

7. List briefly the error correction schemes used in Bluetooth baseband?

8. For the 802.11 scrambler and descrambler. Show the expression with exclusive-or operators that correspond
to the polynomial definition

9. Discuss how mobile computing can solve some of the problems of the digital divide (the gap within a country
or between countries with respect to people’s ability to access the Internet

10. Discuss how can a GPS help find a stolen car, a parking place, or the closest petrol station?

END OF SAMPLE RE EXAM

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 MOGADISHU UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

MOBILE COMPUTGING
SAMPLE RE EXAM
Name:___________________________________________________________________ID#:______
Note: This re exam contains ten questions. Attempt ALL

1. A network has an input of 2mW and output = 4mW.What power level would we expect to measure at
the gain.

2. Discuss and list the switching subsystems used in Cellular Radio Technologies
3. A network has an input of 6mW and a gain of +9dB. What power level in mW would we expect to
measure at the output port if computed in:-
i. Serial Arrangement b. Normal Arrangement

4. What is the Capacity and the signaling capacity of Mobile Radio If Spectrum of a channel between 3
MHz, 5 MHz and 7 MHz ND SNRdB = 14 dB

5. Compute and draw by sending a message of a variable packet size with virtual circuit from station A
through nodes 5, 6 and 7 to station C. The message to be sent comprises 600 octets, and each packet
contains 4 octets of control information, which is placed at the beginning of each packet and is referred
to as a header. Calculate transmission time:-
a. If the entire message is sent as a single packet
b. If the entire message is sent as two packets
c. If the entire message is sent as five packets
d. If the entire message is sent as eight packets
e. If the entire message is sent as ten packets
f. If the entire message is sent as twelve packets
6. Discuss Briefly the major elements of Base Station Subsystems
7. Describe how GIS and GPS are related in using them help find a stolen car, a parking place, or the
closest gas station?
8. List Wireless LAN in term of:-
b. Applications b. Requirements c. Spectrum Categories
9. Discuss how mobile computing can solve some of the problems of the digital divide (the gap within a
country or between countries with respect to people’s ability to access Internet )

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10. List Bluetooth Radio Specification for at least two Classes of transmitters

End of Sample Re exam

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