NARAYANA ENGG.

, COLLEGE, NELLORE, GUDUR

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Academic Year: 2019-2020

SUBJECT: DISCRETE MATHEMATICS YEAR: II.B.TECH - I SEMESTER

BRANCH: CSE STAFF: D.V.BHARATH/B.SUNILKUMAR

OPERATING SYSTEMS QUESTION BANK

UNIT-I
S.No. Question CO BL Marks Year
1. What is principle disjunctive normal form? obtain the 1 1 10 2017
PDNF of P  (( P  Q)  (Q  P))
2. What is principle conjunctive normal form? OBLain the 1 2 10 2016
PCNF of (P  R)  (Q  P)
3. Demonstrate that “R” is a valid inference from the 1 2 10 2017
premises P→Q, Q→R and P.
4. Show that 1 2 10 2015
(x)(P(x)→Q(x))^(x)(Q(x)→R(x))=>(x)(P(x)→R(x)
5. Show that (S v R) is a tautologically implied by ( p v q ) ^ ( 1 1 10 2016
p → r) ^ ( q → s)
6. Show that the following set of premises are inconsistent 1 1 10 2017
using proof by contradiction: P→(QvR), Q→~P, S→~R,
P=>P→~S.
7. Use indirect method of proof to prove that 1 1 10 2017
(x)( P( x)  Q( x))  (x) P( x)  (x)Q( x)
8. Show that the following set of premises is inconsistent 1 2 10 2014
using indirect method (CO 1) (BL 2) (5 M)
of proof: PQ, QR, ~(P^R), PvR=> R.

9. Show the validity of the following argument with reasons. 2 10 2015

u → r (r ∧ s) → (p ∨ t) q → (u ∧ s) ¬t ∴q → p
10. Show that R  ( P  Q) is a valid conclusion from the 1 2 10 2016

premises(CO 1) (BL 2)
P  Q, Q  R, P  MandM
 UNIT-II
S.No Question CO BL Marks Year
.
1 Explain about the properties of a Binary relation in a set with 2 2 10 2018
suitable examples
2 If R is a relation defined on the set Z by a R b if a-b is a non 2 2 10 2017
negative even integer. Explain if R define a partial order and
total order
3 Define a partial order relation. Let A be a given finite set and 2 2 10 2017
P(A) its power set. Let <= be the inclusion relation on the
elements of P(A). Draw Hasse diagrams of (P(A),<=)
for 1) A={a,b) 2) A={a,b,c,d}
4 What is a poset? Draw the hasse diagrams of all 2 2 10 2016
the lattices with 5 elements
5 What is a partial order relation? Let S={x,y,z} and consider 2 2 10 2014
the power set P(S)
with relation R given by set inclusion. Is R a
partial order.
6 Define a lattice . Explain its properties 2 2 10 2018
7 What is a compatibility relation? Explain the procedure 2 2 10 2015
to find the maximal compatibility
blocks
8 Let A={1,2,3,4,5} and R={(a,b) | a,bε A and a>=b}. Write the 2 1 10 2016
relation matrix of R
9 Given the relation R={(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4)} 2 2 10 2017
,decide whether it is reflexive or symmetric or anti-symmetric or
transitive
10 Let Z be the set of integers and let R be the relation called 2 2 10 2016
congruence modulo 3 defined by:

UNIT-III
S.No. Question CO BL Marks Year
1. Explain Groups, Subgroups with examples ? 3 1 10 2015
2. Define Monoid , Semi group with an example ? 3 2 10 2016
3. Define semi group . verify which of the following are semi 3 2 10 2017
groups. (CO 3) (BL 1)(4 M)
i. (S,o), aob=a
 ii.(Z,o), aob=a+b –ab

4. Prove that “Every cyclic is abelian, but the converse is not 3 2 10 2018
true”.
5. Prove that the group < Z4, +> is cyclic find all its 3 2 10 2014
generators?
6. Let G = {1, -1, i, -i) be a multiplicative group. Find the order 3 2 10 2015
of every element
7. Define a Coset. Prove Lagrange’s theorem 3 1 10 2016
8. Explain the number of assignments of the Boolean 3 2 10 2016
variables w and y that will result in the value 1 for the
following expressions when the value of x is 1. (CO 3)
(BL 2) (10 M)
(i) xy + w
(ii) xy + xw
(iii) xy + w (iv) x + xy + w

9. Let G = {2, 4, 6, 8} and the binary operation be 3 2 10 2018

multiplication modulo 10. Verify that H = {4, 6} is a
subgroup of group (G, Θ10).
10. If G is a group such that (ab) m =am bm for three 3 2 10 2016
consecutive integers m for all a,bε G , show that G is
abelian

UNIT-IV
S.No. Question CO BL Marks Year
1. Define isomorphism of graphs. Prove that the graphs 4 2 10 2017
are isomorphic.
2. Show that if G has an Eulerian circuit then G has an 4 2 10 2016
Hamiltonian circuit using an example
3. Explain minimal spanning tree with an example 4 2 10 June-
2019
4. Prove that in any non directed graph there is even no 4 2 10 2016
of vertices of odd degree
5 Is there a graph with degree sequence (1,3,3,3,5,6,6) 4 2 10 2017
6 Explain the algorithm for BFS traversal of a graph 4 2 10 2016
7 Explain about the MERGE SORT Algorithm 4 2 10 2016
8 Prove that a tree with n vertices has exactly n-1 4 2 10 2018
edges
9 4 2 10 2018
Explain DFS algorithm with an example.
10 4 2 10 2018
Discuss about the graph coloring.
 UNIT-V
S.No. Question CO BL Marks Year
1. Find a formula to express 0 +1 +2 ….+n as a
2 2 2 2
5 2 10 2018
function of n
2. A committee of eight is to be formed from 16 men 5 2 10 2018
and 10 women. In how many ways can the committee
be formed if: (i) There are no restrictions? (ii) There
must be 4 men and 4 women. (iii) There should be an
even number of women. (iv) More women than men.
(v) At least 6 men.
3. In how many ways can the 26 letters of the alphabet 5 1 10 2017
be permitted so that none of the patterns car, dog, pun
or byte occurs?
4. Use generating functions to determine how many four 5 2 10 2017
elements subsets of s={1,2,3,….15}contains no
consecutive integers.
5. 5 2 10 2018
How many arrangements can made out of the
letters of the word ‘Mathematics’?
6. 5 2 10 2018
36 cars are running between two places P and Q.
In how many ways can a person go from P to Q
and return by a different car
7. How many number of arrangements of the letters is 5 2 10 2014
TALLAHASSEE ?
8. In how many ways can we distribute seven bananas 5 2 10 2015
and six oranges among four children so that each child
receives at least one banana ?
9. How many different license plates are there that 5 2 10 2017
involve 1 or 2 or 3 letters followed by 4 digits ?
10. In how many ways can we distribute seven bananas 5 2 10 2017
and six oranges among four children so that each child
receives at least one banana ?

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