CS/B.

TECH(N)/EVEN/SEM-6/6596/2023-2024/I019
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL
Paper Code : EC602/PCC-CS602/PCCCS602 Computer Networks
UPID : 006596

Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks :70

The Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidate are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable

Group-A (Very Short Answer Type Question)

1. Answer any ten of the following : [ 1 x 10 = 10 ]
(I) What is DNS in computer network?
(II) Which multiplexing technique shifts each signal to a different carrier frequency?
(III) What is the Hamming Distance between two equal codewords?
(IV) What are autonomous systems in computer networks?
(V) TCP assigns a sequence number to each segment that is being sent. The sequence number for each segment is
the number of the _______ byte carried in that segment.
(VI) What are the transmission modes in FTP?
(VII) In synchronous TDM, for n signal sources of the same data rate, what will be the number of slots in each frame?
(VIII) In bit stuffing when is an extra 0 bit stuffed to the data section of the frame?
(IX) What are the number of bits required for IPv4 addresses when expressed in binary?
(X) In the ____ bucket algorithm, bursty chunks are stored in bucket and sent out at an average rate.
(XI) Why is PGP needed?
(XII) The point where the secure internal network and untrusted external network meet and a firewall is installed is known as______ .

Group-B (Short Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 5 x 3 = 15 ]
2. How does FTP Work? [5]
3. Describe the functions of session layer of the OSI reference model. [5]
4. What is piggybacking? Discuss its advantages. [5]
5. What is the first address of a block of classless addresses if one of the addresses is 12.2.2.76/27 [5]
6. Suppose that the UDP receiver computes the Internet checksum for the received UDP segment and finds [5]
that it matches the value carried in the checksum field. Can the receiver be absolutely sure that no bit
errors have occurred? Explain. Would things be different with TCP?

Group-C (Long Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 15 x 3 = 45 ]
7. (a) What are the functions of MAC sublayer? [4]
(b) Discuss the working principle of pure ALOHA and slotted ALOHA. What is the vulnerable time in [ 3+2 ]
pure and slotted ALOHA?
(c) With diagram explain Go-Back-N protocol. [6]
8. (a) What do you mean by private IP address? Why is it needed? [5]
(b) Explain the DHCP state transition diagram. [6]
(c) A block of 16 addresses is granted to a small organization. If one of the addresses is [4]
205.16.37.39/28, what are the first and last addresses in the block?
9. (a) With diagram explain three way handshaking in TCP. [6]
(b) What is the importance of port number? Consider a TCP connection between Host A and Host B. [ 2+1 ]
Suppose that the TCP segments travelling from Host A to Host B have source port number x and
destination port number y. What are the source and destination port numbers for the segments
travelling from Host B to Host A?
(c) Explain briefly how the leaky-bucket and token bucket algorithm works. How can these two [ 4+2 ]
algorithms (leaky -bucket and token-bucket) be combined to get the most optimized quality of
service?
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10. (a) How does a packet filter firewall work? [7]
(b) With a block diagram explain symmetric key encryption. [8]
11. (a) Explain the two node instability problem in Distance vector routing. [5]
(b) Discuss the possible solutions of the two node instability problem in Distance vector routing. [5]
(c) Assume a packet has to visit two routers during transmission from source to destination. Determine [5]
how many times the packet has to visit the network layer and the data link layer.

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 CS/B.TECH(N)/EVEN/SEM-6/6621/2023-2024/I019
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL
Paper Code : HM-601/HM-EE601/HM-EEE601/HM-HU601/HS-HU601 Economics for Engineers
UPID : 006621

Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks :70

The Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidate are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable

Group-A (Very Short Answer Type Question)

1. Answer any ten of the following : [ 1 x 10 = 10 ]
(I) Which fixed assets do not depreciate?
(II) What is Defender?
(III) Write down the full form of PCEPI.
(IV) What is an Annuity?
(V) What is Profitability Index?
(VI) Which index is helpful for measuring inflation?
(VII) How are risks and returns of an asset mathematically related?
(VIII) A machine worth Rs. 1,00,000 is purchased by paying Rs. 20,000 as down-payment and the remaining amount is
paid in 12 monthly instalments of Rs. 8,000 each. What is the book cost at the time of purchase?
(IX) What is the relation between the slope of the Total Cost (TC) curve and the slope of the Total Revenue (TR)
curve?
(X) What is Capital Recovery Factor?
(XI) What is meant by contribution margin?
(XII) What is deflation?

Group-B (Short Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 5 x 3 = 15 ]
2. What are the advantages of simulation? Discuss. [5]
3. Ratio Analysis has certain inherent limitations. Discuss. [5]
4. Dimpy Co., a radio manufacturing company finds that the existing cost of a component, Z 200, is Rs. 6.25. [5]
The same component is available in the market at Rs. 5.75 each, with an assurance of continued supply.
The breakup of the existing cost of the component is:
Rs.
Materials 2.75 each
Labour 1.75 each
Other variables 0.50 each
Depreciation and other Fixed cost 1.25 each
Total 6.25
i) Should the company make or buy? Present the cases where (a) the firm cannot utilize the capacity
profitably elsewhere and (b) when it can. Will your answer change if the supplier has offered the
component at Rs. 4.50 each?
5. A student took an education loan of Rs. 7 Lakhs @ 9% p.a. for 5 years, in 2013. Calculate the amount of [5]
money to be repaid after 5 years under compound interest (compounded annually). Find out the effective
interest rate.
6. Life of a dam is 50 years. Initial Cost = Rs. 25,000, I=10%, Find E(PW). [5]
Life (Years) 6 9
Probability 0.67 0.33
Profit (Rs) 5000 8000 10000
Probability 0.3 0.6 0.1

Group-C (Long Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 15 x 3 = 45 ]
7. (a) What is meant by demand-pull inflation? What are its causes? [4]
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 (b) What is meant by cost-push inflation? What are its causes? [3]
(c) Discuss the measures that the government may take to control inflation. [8]
8. (a) Distinguish between Depreciation and Obsolescence. [4]
(b) A company purchased a machine on 1st April 2012 for Rs. 2,60,000; Shipping and forwarding [6]
charges: Rs. 10,000; Import duty: Rs. 12,000; Installation charges: Rs. 10,000; Depreciation is to be
charged under diminishing balance method at
1st year – 10% p.a.; 2nd year – 20% p.a., 3rd year – 30% p.a.
Calculate the amount of depreciation each year.
(c) An asset purchased at Rs. 17,000 has a life time of 5 years and salvage value of Rs. 2,000. If [5]
depreciation is computed using straight line method, calculate the book value of the asset at the
end of 3 years.
9. The following is the Trial Balance of Durga Industries Ltd. as on 31st March, 2018 and other information. [ 15 ]
Prepare a Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended on 31st March, 2018 and a Balance
Sheet as on 31st march, 2018.
Trial Balance of Durga Industries Ltd. as on 31st March, 2018
Dr. Cr.
Particulars Rs. Particulars Rs.
Investment 35,000 Share Capital 4,00,000
Calls on arrear 1,000 Sales 3,00,000
Land & Building 45,000 Sundry Creditors 17,000
Machinery 3,00,000 General Reserve 25,000
Furniture 15,000 Profit on consignment 13,000
Customs Duty 3,800 Loan from Bank 45,000
Wages 31,400 Dividend 3,000
Salaries 45,200
Insurance 2,800
Purchase 1,60,000
Bills Receivable 21,200
General Expenses 6,900
Sundry Debtor 60,000
Opening Inventory 65,000
Cash at bank 8,800
Cash in hand 900
Director’s fees 1,000
8,03,000 8,03,000
The following further information is to be taken into consideration:
i) Closing Inventory Rs. 86,000
ii) Depreciate Machinery at 10%
iii) Outstanding Salary Rs. 4,000
iv) Transfer Rs. 5,000 to General Reserve
v) The authorized capital of the company is Rs. 6,00,000 divided into Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each
Provision for income tax @ 30%
10. A manufacturing unit is considering launching a product and is in trial production. Time taken to make a [ 15 ]
unit is 200 hrs and past experience reveals a learning curve of 90 % applies. Calculate the average time
and incremental time required for 1 unit, 2 units, 3 units , 5 units ,6 units and 8 units respectively.
11. (a) Auto parts Ltd., has an annual production of 90,000 units for a motor component. The component [7]
cost structure is as below, The purchase manager has an offer from a supplier who is willing to
supply the component at Rs. 540. Should the component be purchased from outside or
manufactured internally?
Rs.
Materials 270 per unit
Labour (25% fixed) 180 per unit
Expenses:
Variable 90 per unit
Fixed 135 per unit
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 Total 676 per unit
(b) Discuss the Importance and Relevance of Capital budgeting. [8]

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 CS/B.TECH(N)/EVEN/SEM-6/6753/2023-2024/I019
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL
Paper Code : OE-EC604A Electronic Measurements and Measuring Instruments
UPID : 006753

Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks :70

The Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidate are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable

Group-A (Very Short Answer Type Question)

1. Answer any ten of the following : [ 1 x 10 = 10 ]
(I) Lissajous pattern are used to measure ____________ and _____________.
(II) The ____________ of a strain gauge varies with applied strain.
(III) Maxwell bridge is used to measure____________.
(IV) Trueness from the referrence measureds __________.
(V) What is harmonics in a signal?
(VI) CRO can not be used to measure __________________.
(VII) ___________ transducer required an additional energy source.
(VIII) What is data acquisition system?
(IX) The D' Arsonval galvanometer is a moving _________ instrument.
(X) ______________ instrument is useful in measuring signal levels of individual harmonics in an unknown
waveform.
(XI) in CRO, _____________ is not a part of the verticle deflection system.
(XII) What is the thermoelectric effect?

Group-B (Short Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 5 x 3 = 15 ]
2. What are the difference between active and passive transducers? [5]
3. What is Data Acquisition System? What do you mean by signal conditioning in Data Acquisition System? [5]
4. Explain the role of the shunt resistor connected across PMMC. [5]
What are the advantages of moving iron-type instruments?
5. Design the block diagram of the AF wave analyzer with a proper explanation. [5]
6. Derive the expression for deflecting torque of PMMC-type instruments. [5]

Group-C (Long Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 15 x 3 = 45 ]
7. (a) Explain static characteristic of an instrument. [5]
(b) Write difference between accuracy and precision. [5]
(c) How can we minimize the error in measurement? [5]
8. (a) What do you mean by the repetition rate, pulse triggering, and pulse delay in the pulse generator? [5]
(b) What is the difference between audio and radio frequency? [5]
(c) Explain the harmonic distortion analyzer with a proper block diagram. [5]
9. Explain the Data Acquisition system with proper schematic diagram. [ 15 ]
10. (a) Explain how a magneto-restrictive transducer works with a proper diagram [7]
(b) Explain how a thermocouple works with a proper diagram. [8]
11. (a) How the measurement of various parameters can be done using the Lissajous figure. [9]
(b) Draw lissajous figure obtain by x=A*sinω t and y=A*sin(ω t+pi/4) [6]

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 CS/B.TECH(N)/EVEN/SEM-6/6751/2023-2024/I019
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL
Paper Code : PE-EC603C CMOS VLSI Design
UPID : 006751

Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks :70

The Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidate are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable

Group-A (Very Short Answer Type Question)

1. Answer any ten of the following : [ 1 x 10 = 10 ]
(I) What is ASIC ?
(II) In a MOS, current becomes invariable with Drain to Source voltage in ______ region.
(III) Stick diagram carries out the information about ______ area of the device.
(IV) How Pseudo NMOS logic provides less no. of transistor count in comparison with Static CMOS logic?
(V) What is Iterative Placement?
(VI) Define Moore's Law.
(VII) When VGS>VT , pMOS operates in Cut-Off region. True or False ?
(VIII) Positive photoresist becomes insoluble in Developer solution , if exposed to UV-light. True or False?
(IX) The equivalent (W/L) of two nMOS transistors with (W1/L) and (W2/L) connected in parallel is
(a) (W1/L) + (W2/L) (b) (W1/L). (W2/L) (c) 1/(L/W1 + L/W2) (d) (W1/L)/(W2/L)
(X) What is netlist in vlsi?
(XI) The design flow of VLSI system is
1. Architecture design 2. market requirement 3. logic design 4. HDL coding.
Arrange in proper order.
(XII) Electron drift velocity saturation is a Short Channel Effect. True or False ?

Group-B (Short Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 5 x 3 = 15 ]
2. Discuss the working principle of nMOS. [5]
3. State the reasons for which Silicon is preferred over Germanium as wafer material. [5]
4. Design a Static CMOS Full adder circuit. [5]
5. Explain the differences between Slicing and Non Slicing Floorplan. [5]
6. Explain Drain Induced Barrier Lowering as a short channel effect. [5]

Group-C (Long Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 15 x 3 = 45 ]
7. (a) State Moore’s Law with the help of a graphical representation. [5]
(b) Differentiate between PAL and PLA. [5]
(c) Compare in between Channeled and channel less gate array based ASIC. [5]
8. (a) Compare I-V characteristics of NMOS and PMOS with mathematical equations valid for different [6]
modes of operation.
(b) Draw and explain cross sectional view of NMOS during Pinch-Off. [6]
(c) State the advantages of Constant Voltage Scaling. [3]
9. (a) Show the difference between Isotropic and Anisotropic Etching with diagram. [5]
(b) What is Annealing ? Discuss Rapid Thermal Annealing. [5]
(c) 'A class 10 clean room in British System is equivalent to M 2.544 in Metric System.' Justify the [5]
statement.
10. (a) A proximity printer operates with a 10 μm mask-wafer gap, and a wavelength of 430 nm. Another [5]
printer uses a 40 μm gap with wavelength 250 nm. Which offers higher resolution?
(b) Show that to grow an oxide layer of thickness x, a thickness of 0.44× of Si is consumed (Molecular [5]
weight of Si and SiO2 are 28.09 g/cm3 and 2.21 g/cm3)

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 (c) Draw Stick Diagram of F= (AB+CD)'. [5]
11. (a) Design an AOI based S-R latch using Static CMOS logic. [5]
(b) Design a 2 input XOR and XNOR gate using Pass Transistor Logic. [5]
(c) NMOS is efficient is passing 'Strong 0' but not efficient is passing 'Strong 1'. Explain. [5]

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 CS/B.TECH(N)/EVEN/SEM-6/6752/2023-2024/I019
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL
Paper Code : PE-EC603D Information Theory & Coding
UPID : 006752

Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks :70

The Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidate are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable

Group-A (Very Short Answer Type Question)

1. Answer any ten of the following : [ 1 x 10 = 10 ]
(I) Write the relation between nat and bits.
(II) Calculate the information in bits for a message of probability 1/16.
(III) What is the channel capacity of a lossless channel having M symbols?
(IV) In a binary system will the coding efficiency increase or decrease on probability of 0 approaching 0.5?
(V) What will be the relation between message rate (r) and information rate (R)?
(VI) Can you comment on code rate of any coding scheme, whether greater or less than unity?
(VII) What is the Hamming distance between equal code words?
(VIII) A binary memoryless system produces two messages with probabilities p and 1 – p. When will be the entropy
maximum?
(IX) Which parameter is called as Shannon limit?
(X) How many maximum shift registers are required in any linear feed forward path of a (4, 3, 2) convolution
encoder?
(XI) Explain the mutual information for a Binary Symmetric Channel?
(XII) What is the probability of error for M equally likely messages, M>>1, if the rate of information R > C?

Group-B (Short Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 5 x 3 = 15 ]
2. With a suitable example explain the concept of efficiency of the source encoder. [5]
3. (a) Define information (E) [5]
(b) Write the properties of information (E)

4. Show that 0 ≤ H ≤ log 2 m , where m is the size of the alphabet of X [5]

5. The generator matrix for a (6, 3) block code is given below. Find the code vector of the message bit 110. [5]
Calculate the weight of this code vector
⎧ 1 0 0 :0 1 1 ⎫
⎨ 0 1 0 :1 0 1 ⎬
⎩ ⎭
0 0 1 :1 1 0

6. A Gaussian channel has a bandwidth of 1 MHz. Compute the channel capacity if the signal power to noise [5]
spectral density ratio (S/η) is 105 Hz. Also calculate the maximum information rate

Group-C (Long Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 15 x 3 = 45 ]
7. (a) Explain the terms and their significance: Self-information, Conditional Self-information, Average [ 2+2+2+2
Mutual information, Prefix code ]

(b) State and prove Kraft inequality. [7]

8. Write short notes on: (a) BSC, (b) BEC, (c) Noiseless channel [ 5+5+5 ]
9. (a) State and prove source coding theorem. [ 10 ]
(b) An analog signal band limited to 10 kHz is quantized in 4 levels of a PCM system with probabilities [5]
P(x1 )=0.5, P(x2 )=0.3, P(x3 )=0.1 and P(x4 )=0.1. Calculate entropy and the efficiency of the code.
10. (a) For (15, 10) cyclic code, given D = 1010001101, P = 110101. Calculate Frame Check Sequence in the [5]
received word, where the symbols have their usual meanings.
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 (b) A (7, 4) cyclic code is generated by g(X)=1+X+X3. Find the generator and parity-check matrix in [ 10 ]
systematic form.
11. (a) What is the use of syndrome and how is it computed? Compute the error syndrome for the (7, 4) [ 4+6 ]
linear code whose parity check matrix is
|1 0 0 1 0 1 1 |
H = |0 1 0 1 1 1 0 |
| |
|0 0 1 0 1 1 1 |

(b) Also design the syndrome circuit for the code. [5]

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 CS/B.TECH(N)/EVEN/SEM-6/6637/2023-2024/I019
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL
Paper Code : EC601 Control System & Instrumentation
UPID : 006637

Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks :70

The Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidate are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable

Group-A (Very Short Answer Type Question)

1. Answer any ten of the following : [ 1 x 10 = 10 ]
(I) What is natural frequency of oscillation?
(II) Control system uses _____________ feedback.
(III) What is zeta in time response?
(IV) In principle of Argument 'P' stands for ________________.
(V) What is state space?
(VI) A _______________ is a closed trajectory in phase space having the property that at least one other trajectory
spirals into it.
(VII) Frequency response of a RC circuit can be obtained from _____________ analyzer.
(VIII) Standart 2nd order closed loop system can be expressed as __________________.
(IX) Steady state error is eliminated by ____________controller.
(X) What are the general mathematical expression of quardratic roots?
(XI) -
e τs introduces ________________ in the system.
(XII) The state of the network at time t=0 is specified by the inductor current and capacitor voltage. The state space
representation will be homogeneous or nonhomogeneous?

Group-B (Short Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 5 x 3 = 15 ]
2. What is rise time of a 2nd order underdamped system.Find its expression. [5]
3. Explain gain and phase margin. [5]
4. s 2 + 3s + 1 [5]
 Obtain State model.
s + 2s 2 + 3s + 1
3

5. Expain the function of tacho generator. [5]

6. Find Tnansfer function of the following Bode plot. [5]

Group-C (Long Answer Type Question)

Answer any three of the following : [ 15 x 3 = 45 ]

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7. (a) If energy storage element is present in nonlinear element what is the characteristic of the decribing [5]
function?
(b) Explain the requirement of Describing function method? Obtain the generalized expression for [ 10 ]
describing function for a given non linear element.
8. (a) What is a CRO? Draw an label each part of CRO. [8]
(b) Explain briefly all the parts of CRO. [7]
9. (a) Explain the sufficient and neccessary conditions for Routh Stabilty criteria. [5]
(b) Discuss the importance of characteristic equation. [5]
(c) Examine the stability of the following system:s 5 + 2s 4 + 3 3 + 6s 2 + 2s + 1 = 0 [5]
10. (a) Obtain State space representation in phase variable form [8]

(b) Obtain State model of the following system [7]

11. (a) Obtain transfer function of a simple RC circuit without initial condition. [5]
(b) What is the order of the system. What is its type? Can you determine the time constant from the [5]
output response curve of the RC Circuit? How system response is affected by the Time constant?
(c) How physical model is developed? What is difference between physical and mathematical model? [5]

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