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FORM TP 2011163 C, MAY/SUNE 2011
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
COMPUTER SCIENCE
UNIT 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
PAPER 02
24% hours
13 MAY 2011 (a.m.
‘This examination paper consists of THREE sectio
Problem Solving with Computers and Programming.
: Computer Architecture and Organisation,
Each section consists of 2 questions
‘The maximum mark for each section is 50.
‘The maximum mark for this examination is 150,
This examination consists of 7 printed pages.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1, Do NOT open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
2. Answer ALL questions from the THREE sections.
Copyright © 2009 Caribbean Examinations Council
All rights reserved.
02115020/CAPE 2011 SECTION A
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANISATION
Answer BOTH questions,
(a) ‘The following is the truth table of a certain circuit:
z
1
1
0
0
Using only primary logic gates, design and draw the circuit [6 marks]
(b) Write down the truth table (ic. list all possible input bit patterns and their corresponding
outputs) for the circuit in Figure 1.
Pp
q
Do
Figure 1
ft [4 marks]
(©) Explain what is meant by the terms:
(@) — Flip-flop ‘4 {2 marks]
(i) Multiplexor _ [2marks]
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE @
e)
@
@
(b)
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@
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(i) Drawa clearly labelled block diagram of a 2-to-4 line decoder. [3 marks]
(ii) A circuit is required for a television game show. The circuit must control four
light bulbs, BI, B2, B3, and B4, Only ONE of the light bulbs can be on at any
time,
State how a 2-to-4 line decoder can be used in the circuit and explain how the
bulbs are switched on, [3 marks]
Find the 4-bit two’s complement of -6. [2 marks}
Consider the following floating point representation:
1-bit sign, 3-bit exponent, S— mantissa,
Calculate the decimal representation of 001000101
(Show all working.) [3 marks}
‘Total 25 marks
Name and state the function of THREE registers found in the Central Processing Unit
(CPU). [6 marks]
‘Compare main memory and TWO storage devices in terms of capacity and access speed
cae - [6 marks}
Besides registers, name TWO other components in the CPU and state the function of
EACH, [4 marks]
Define the term ‘cache memory’ and explain how it increases the efficiency of data
retrieval, [4 marks]
(® State what is an ‘instruction format’ [1 mark }
Gi) Name and describe TWO addressing modes. [4 marks]
Total 25 marks
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE -4-
SECTION B
PROBLEM SOLVING WITH COMPUTERS
Answer BOTH questions,
(a) Describe any THREE stages in the problem solving process.
[6 marks}
(b) The algorithm below finds the average age of a set of students. Construct a flowchart
to represent the algorithm,
Algorithm)
AverageAge
Sum =0
Counter =
Read Age
While Age !=0
‘Sum = Sum + Age
Counter = Counter + 1
Read Age
End while
avertige ='Sum/Counter
Print Average
End
[11 marks}
(©) The algorithm betow is designed to print a table of squares of all the even numbers
between | and 100 (inclusive). However, there are errors in the algorithm.
jel
while j < 100
print “Even Number Square”
NOV eepe
end while
print j, square
By referring to the specific line number, identify and correct the errors in the algorithm
so that it will achieve its obj
[8 marks]
Total 25 marks
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 4. (a)_ State THREE properties of a well-designed algorithm, [ 3marks}
(b) Trace through the execution of the following algorithm and draw the output in your
answer booklet exactly as it would be generated by the algorithm. You should carefully
note the following:
+ printSpaces(n} prints n spaces from the current cursor position; use a dash ‘~" to
indicate a space in your answer booklet.
+ print() continues output on the current line from the current cursor position.
+ printin() continues output on the current line from the current cursor position
but any subsequent output begins on a new line
SIZE = 10
begin
i=SIZE-1
0) {
printSpaces (i)
print (***)
y=(SIZE-i-1)*2
printSpaces (y)
printin (*"
isi-l ee -
}
for (i=:
print ("
2*SIZE; i=i+1)
‘)
printing)
end
[11 marks}
(©) @_ Write an algorithm that uses iteration to print the sum of ALL multiples of 11
(integers) between 0 and 5 000, inclusive. [ Smarks]
(i) Indicate whether ‘bounded’ or “unbounded” iteration was used in your response
for 3 (c) (i) and state ONE reason for its use. [ 3marks]
‘Total 25 marks
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE fa)
(b)
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@
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SECTION C
PROGRAMMING
Answer BOTH questions.
Apart from intermediate code generation, list TWO other stages of the translation
process. [2 marks]
Give TWO advantages of using a modular approach in programming. [2 marks]
‘Write a C function which accepts an integer array and an integer variable indicating the
size of the array. The function should return the sum of all the numbers in the array that
are NOT greater than 100, [6 marks}
A gymis having a contest. Members are asked to guess the number of jellybeans in
a jar. The winner is the member who accurately guesses the number of jellybeans or
Whose guess is closest to this value without going over.
All the information related to the contest is stored in a file ‘[Link]”. The first line of
the file gives that actual number of jellybeans in the jar. Each line thereafter contains
the guess of a member followed by his/her member identification code (which is a four
digit integer). Data is terminated by — 1 (which appears on a line by itself)
Write aC program that determines and outputs to a file, “winner txt”, the winning guess
and the winner’s identification code.
‘You may assume all guesses are unique and a winner exists, You may not use arrays in
your solution, [15 marks)
‘Total 25 marks
GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE @)
(b)
©
@)
@
Explain the term ‘white space’ [2 marks]
Define the term ‘debugging’ [2 marks]
Explain why programmers should practise proper indentation. [2 marks]
For any THREE integer values the following rules apply:
— The values cannot be the sides of a triangle if any value is 0 or negative and, if
any value is greater than the sum of the other two.
— The values can represent the sides of an equilateral triangle if all the values are
equal
— The values can represent the sides of an isosceles triangle if two values are equal,
— The values can represent the sides of a scalene tiangle if all the values are
ifferent.
‘Write @ C program that prompts the user for THREE integers and prints to the standard
‘output what triangle is represented, If no triangle is represented print “No triangle is
represented.” [1 marks]
(@ In your answer booklet show the output generated by the following segment of
code.
inti, js . 7