CSC 205 Introduction to Computer Science Exam 2024

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CSC 205: First Semester Examination, Friday 26/01/2024 (instructors Dr. Achankeng P.), University of Buea: Section A, 27 MCQs on computer generations, system/application software, operating systems, ethical/legal/cultural/environmental classification of IT issues, UK-style IT legislation (Data Protection Act, Computer Misuse Act, Copyright Designs and Patents Act), open-source/proprietary software, computer ethics, and networking fundamentals (nodes, media, protocols, duplex modes, LAN types, user interfaces, APIs, operating systems); Section B, two optional 10-mark questions (legislation-matching table plus operating-system-type matching table; memory/storage-type matching table plus network-terminology fill-in-the-blank) -- both solved for completeness; Section C (35 marks): a 12-blank fill-in-the-paragraph exercise on data representation/CPU architecture/data transmission security, binary/hex/BCD/IEEE-754 single-precision conversions, 2-D parity / checksum / CRC (generator $x^3+1$) error-detection calculations, and a 3-variable greenhouse-controller Boolean DNF/Karnaugh-map/circuit exercise (identical in structure to Tutorial Sheet 2's Q.3, with variables relabelled i/w/h). This paper's content is identical to file5.pdf (a clean, unmarked re-scan of the same examination), which is accordingly skipped as a duplicate.