BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

FACAULTY OF COMMERCE

NAME OF STUDENT : VONGAI S DEAR

REGISTRATION NUMBER : B190728B

PROGRAMME : MARKETING

COURSE :INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE

COURSE CODE : CS101

LECTURER :MR MATOMBO

1ai) 1FFCB1116 - FEC9916

 16 16 16 16 16 16
1 15 15 12 11 1 116
- 15 14 12 9 916
14 15 13 14 7 816
14 15 13 14 7 816=1EFDE7819

ii) 10111012 + 111112 

1 1 1 1 1

1 0 1 1 1 0 12

+ 1 1 1 1 12

1111100

bi)10010101 in binary to octal

(1*20)+(0*21)+(1*22)+(0*23)+(1*24)+(0*25)+(0*26)+(1*27)
1+4+16+128=149

8 149

8 18 5

8 2 2

0 2

2258

bii) BD7 in hexadecimal to octal

B=11 D=13 7
11137
(7*160)+(13*161)+(11*162)
7+208+2816=3031
 8 3031

8 378 7

8 47 2

8 5 7

0 5

57278

b)GIVE TWO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN INTRANET AND THE INTERNET.

INTRANET INTERNET
Is a private network specific to an Is a global system of interconnected computer
organisation networks
Used to share sensitive information in an Information is shared throughout the world
organisation
Accessible to members of the organisation Accessible to everyone
only
Require password or username Does not require any password or username

Is regulated by an organisation Is not regulated by any authority

d)INTERNET HAS IMPROVED THE WAY BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED IN

ZIMBABWE. OUTLINE ANY THREE SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED OVER
THE INTERNET IN THE BUSINESS AND BANKING SECTORS.[10]
Paynow - mobile money transfer
Zipit - mobile money transfer
Ctrade - stock broker or stock trading
Payserv – bulk transaction handling platform
e)YOU HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO RECOMMEND A TOPOLOGY TO BE USED
WITHIN COMPUTER SCIENCE F10 LAB TO CONNECT 40 ON A NETWORK.
WHICH TOPOLOGY WOULD YOU RECOMMEND AND WHY?[4]
I would recommend star network topology because it can support heavy load, it makes it
easy to identify a fault within the network topology, it is easy to add a new device to the
network and also it is to manage.