Smcs Questions
Smcs Questions
Smcs Questions
1. In manufacturing a certain component, two types of defects are likely to occur with
respective probabilities .05 and 0.1. What is the probability that a randomly chosen
Component?
(a) Does not have both kinds of defects?
(b) Is defective?
(c) Has only one kind of defect given that it is found to be defective?
(2)State and prove Bayes’ theorem.
(3)Describe a sample space for each of the following experiment:
(a) A box of ten chips is known to contain one defective and nine good chips.
Three chips are chosen at random from the box and are tested.
(b) An If…Else statement is Executed four times.
(4)A series of n jobs arrive at a computing centre with n processors.Assume that each of
n possible assignment vectors are equally likely.Find the probability that exactly one
processor will be idle?
(5)A certain firm has plants A,B and C producing resp. 35%,15% and 50% of the total
output.The probabilities of a non-defective product are resp. .0.75,0.95 and 0.85.A
customer receives a non-defective product.What is the probability that it came from plant
C?
(6)
9. If contents of three urns are: 1 white,2 red ,3 green balls;2 white,1 red ,1 green; 4
white,3 red ,3 green balls.Two balls are drawn from an urn chosen at random.these are
found to be 1 white and 1 green .find the probability that balls so drawn came from the
third urn.
10. If a three-digit decimal number is chosen at random ,find the probabity that exactly k
digits are ≥ 5,for 3 ≥ k ≥ 0.
11. Define Expectation. Prove that E [ XY ] = E [ X ] E [ Y ] , X and Y are independent
random variable.
13. If X is a non negative, continuous random variable with Markov property, then show
that distribution of X is exponential.
16. Define the term Stochastic process. Explain briefly the classification of Stochastic
process.
20. A mischievous student wants to break into a computer file, which is password
protected. Assume that there are n equally likely passwords and the student chooses
password independently and at random tries them. Let N n be the number of trials
requested to break into the file. Determine the pmf of N n
(a) If unsuccessful passwords are not eliminated from the further selection and
(b) If they are.
21. For a standrazied normal variable prove that FZ (− z ) = 1 − FZ ( z ) .
22. Given that for a particular value of x of normal random variable X, the corresponding
x−µ
value of standardized variable Z is given by z = .Then prove that
σ
x−µ
FX ( x) = FZ .
σ
23.Let X be a random variable denoting time to failure of component. Suppose the
distridution function of X is F ( x) . Use this distribution to express the probability of
the following events
(a) 9 < X < 90
(b) X < 90
(c) X > 90 when X > 9 .
24. Given that n ≥ 1 arrivals have occurred in time interval (0, t ] the conditional joint pdf
of the arrival times T1 , T2 ,...Tn is given by
n!
f t1 , t2 ,..., tn : N ( t ) = n = n .
t
25. Explain the concept of
(a) Superposition of Poisson processes
(b) Decomposition of Poisson processes.
Note: Attempt five questions by selecting at least one from each unit.
UNIT-I
1(a) A series of n jobs arrive at a computing centre with n processors.Assume that each
of n possible assignment vectors are equally likely.Find the probability that exactly
one processor will be idle?
(b) A certain firm has plants A,B and C producing resp. 35%,15% and 50% of the total
output.The probabilities of a non-defective product are resp. .0.75,0.95 and 0.85.A
customer receives a non-defective product.What is the probability that it came from
plant C?
(c) In a party of five persons, compute the probability that at least two have the same
birthday, assuming a 365-day year?
UNIT-II
(b) Show that the failure rate h(t ) of the hypoexponential distribution has the property
lim h(t ) = min { λ1 , λ2 } .
t →∞
UNIT-III
5(a)Explain the concept of
(i) Superposition of Poisson processes
(ii) Decomposition of Poisson processe
(b) Given that n ≥ 1 arrivals have occurred in time interval (0, t ] the conditional joint pdf
of the arrival times T1 , T2 ,...Tn is given by
n!
t1 ,2 ,...,
f t t N
:t
n n ( ) == .
tn
6(a) Explain Renewal process and derive
(i)Fundamental renewal equation (ii) renewal equation
(b) Define the term Stochastic process. Explain briefly the classification of Stochastic
Process.
UNIT-IV
7(a)Explain briefly the significance of chapman kolmogorov equation
(b)Given a two state Markov chain with the transition probability matrix
1 − a a
P= , 0 ≤ a, b ≤ 1,|1 − a − b |< 1
b 1− b
Show that the n step transition probability matrix P (n) = P n is given by
b + a (1 − a − b) n a − a (1 − a − b)n
a+b a+b
P ( n) =
b − b(1 − a − b) n a + b(1 − a − b)n
a+b a+b
8(a)Explain the concept of Discrete parameter Birth-Death Process.
(b) Consider a system with two components .We observe the state of the system every
hour.A given component operating at time n has probability p of failing before the
next observation at time n+1.A component that was in failed condition at time n has a
probability r of being repaired by time n+1,independent of how long the component
has been in afailed state.The component failure and repairs are mutually independent
events.Let X n be the number of components in operation at time n, { X n |n=0,1,….}
is a discrete parameter homogeneous markov chain with the state space I={0,1,2}
Determine its transition probability matrix P,and draw the state diagram.Obtain the
steady state probability vector,if it exists.