Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2025 examination

GTU 3170725 Digital forensics (DF) Summer 2025 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 7 · Subject code 3170725
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Total
70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Explain Challenges of Digital Forensics.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3a OR

(b)
4 marks
Explain the role of a cyber forensic investigator.
(c)
7 marks
Explain Main Memory and Auxiliary Memory with example.

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain Flynn’s Classification of computer.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Differentiate Live and Dead system forensic

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3c

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Explain Locard’s Exchange Principle with suitable scenario.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q1c

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Explain Digital Forensic Process.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2c OR, Summer 2024 Q1b

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain the term “chain of custody” in the context of digital forensics.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Explain forensic cloning of evidence.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q3a, Summer 2024 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Explain Hashing concepts to maintain integrity of evidence.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q3c OR

(a)
3 marks
Explain Digital evidence.
(b)
4 marks

What is the difference between digital evidence, electronic evidence, and computer evidence?

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers

Explain, how hashing concepts to be used for maintaining the integrity of evidence?

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q3c OR

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Define sleep, Hibernation and Hybrid sleep.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q5a OR

(b)
4 marks
Explain the relevance of metadata with reference to collected evidence.
(c)
7 marks
Explain most important legal features about digital evidence.
(a)
3 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers
Differentiate a restore point and a shadow copy.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4c, Winter 2025 Q3b OR, Summer 2024 Q4b

(b)
4 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers
Discuss techniques of finding deleted data.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4b, Winter 2025 Q4a, Summer 2024 Q4a

(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers
Discuss legal aspects and their impact on digital forensics.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4b OR, Winter 2025 Q4c, Summer 2024 Q4c

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Define Hardware and Software tools for digital forensics.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Explain tool validation in context of quality assurance.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5b OR, Winter 2025 Q4b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Discuss e-mail header forensic in brief.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3b, Winter 2025 Q5a OR

(a)
3 marks
Explain branches of digital forensics.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Explain various tool selection methods in context of digital forensic.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5c OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Explain the use of digital forensic in social networking sites.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q4c OR

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Digital forensics (DF) (Summer 2025, B.E. · Computer Engineering, Sem 7). Features complete 70-mark regular & remedial examination pattern, official marking distribution across all 5 questions, and direct 1-click official PDF download.

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