Reg. No:…………………………….
KIGALI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUT DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIE
Avenue de l'Armée, B.P. 3900 Kigali, Rwanda
INSTITUTE EXAMINATIONS–ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013
END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION: SEMESTER II (SUPPLEMENTARY)
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
FOURTH YEAR – COMPUTER ENGINEERING FT
CIT 3422 UBIQUITOUS AND PERVASIVE COMPUTING
DATE:
/
/2013
TIME: 2 HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS = 60
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper contains Section A and Section B
2. Answer Question 1 in Section A and any TWO (2) questions in
Section B.
3. No written materials allowed
4. Write all your answers in the answer booklet provided.
5. Do not forget to write your Registration Number.
6. Do not write any answers on this question paper.
SECTION A
Question 1 (20 marks)
a) What can be Ubiquitous? (3 marks)
b) What is Ambient Intelligence? (3 marks)
c) What is pervasive computing? (3 marks)
d) What is ad hoc network? (4 marks)
e) What is an agent? (3 marks)
f) What is the privacy risk in using a mobile phone? (4 marks)
SECTION B
Question 2 (20 marks)
a) Compare mobility and embeddedness of Traditional, Mobile,
Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (4 marks)
b) Discuss the History of Computers in relationship to Ubiquitous
and Pervasive Computing (U/PC). (6 marks)
c) How is the future of U/PC going to be? (4 marks)
d) Distinguish between Context Pull and Push. (6 marks)
Question 3 (20 marks)
a) What is RFID? (3 marks)
b) How does RFID work? (8 marks)
c) What is a Computing Platform? (3 marks)
d) What is the link between Multi-Agent System (MAS) and
Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing (U/PC)? (6 marks)
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Question 4 (20 marks)
a) What is Grid Computing? (2 marks)
b) What are the components of a Computer Architecture? (5 marks)
c) What are the main Components of Ubiquitous and Pervasive
Computing Architecture? (10 marks)
d) What is the link between Multi-Agent System (MAS) and
Ambient Intelligence (AI)? (3 marks)
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