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MURANG’A UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION


TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY ORDINARY EXAMINATION

2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR


FOURTH YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE IN BSE AND BIT

SIT 409 – EMBEDED SYSTEMS

DURATION: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. Answer question one and any other two questions.


2. Mobile phones are not allowed in the examination room.
3. You are not allowed to write on this examination question paper.

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SECTION A: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Explain four (4) characteristics of embedded systems. (4 marks)
b) Describe two (2) types of embedded systems. (2 marks)
c) Explain four components of embedded systems. (4 marks)
d) Explain two (2) importance of embedded systems. (2 marks)
e) Discuss four application areas of embedded systems. (4 marks)
f) Differentiate CISC and RISC in relation to embedded systems. (2 marks)
g) Differentiate between microprocessor and microcontroller based on the following parameters
i. Memory
ii. Timers / counters and interrupts (4 marks)
h) Describe four software development tools in an embedded system. (4 marks)
i) Explain two advantages and two disadvantages of using assembler when programming
embedded system. (4 marks)

SECTION B – ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION


QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
a) Describe five (5) advantages of the co-design methodology. (5 marks)
b) You are working for a company which has over a period of time gradually increasing
complexity. Describe programme or product characteristics which would indicate that it is
appropriate to consider the use of an RTO. (5 marks)
c) In the context of an RTOS, explain the following terms (10 marks)
i. Task
ii. Priority scheduling
iii. Idle
iv. Round robin scheduling
v. Pre-emptive scheduling

QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)


a) Explain real time operating system (RTOS). (4 marks)
b) Discuss the three main components of embedded systems. (6 marks)
c) With an aid of a diagram, explain embedded system product development life cycle.
(10 marks)

QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)

a) Define embedded microcontroller. (2 marks)


b) Distinguish between timers and counters in embedded system. (2 marks)
c) Highlight the first three steps in describing a system’s a system’s behaviour as a state
machine. (3
marks)
d) State three classifications of embedded system. (3 marks)
e) Explain the four real time models of computational model. (10 marks)

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