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Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2024 examination

GTU 2160710 Distributed operating system Summer 2024 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 6 · Subject code 2160710

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Total: 70 marks
To pass: 23 marks (33%)
Duration: 2.5 Hours 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Questions: 5 with internal choice

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Q.1

14 Marks

(a)

3 marksAsked in 2 of 2 papers

What are the main differences between a network operating system and a distributed operating system?

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2b

(b)

4 marksAsked in 2 of 2 papers

What are the major issues in designing a distributed operating system?

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q1c

(c)

7 marks

Differentiate between the monolithic kernel and microkernel approaches for designing a distributed operating system. Discuss their relative advantages and disadvantages.

Q.2

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

What is "piggybacking" of a message? How does it help in reducing network traffic?

(b)

4 marks

What are the main similarities and differences between the RPC model and the ordinary procedure call model?

(c)

7 marks

What is a "deadlock"? What are the four necessary conditions for a deadlock to occur? Give suitable examples to prove that if anyone of the four conditions is absent, no deadlock is possible.

(c)

7 marks

Prove with an example that an unsafe state is not a deadlock state.

Q.3

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

Differentiate between preemptive and non-preemptive process migration.

(b)

4 marksAsked in 2 of 2 papers

Describe the desirable features of a good naming system.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q4c OR

(c)

7 marks

Explain about various Thread Models in detail.

(a)

3 marks

List out the potential advantages and disadvantages of process migration.

(b)

4 marks

Differentiate between the terms "location transparency" and "location independency." Which is a more powerful feature and why?

(c)

7 marks

What load balancing? State the issues in load balancing algorithms.

Q.4

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

What is meant by distributed file system?

(b)

4 marks

Explain types of file sharing primitives.

(c)

7 marksAsked in 2 of 2 papers

Explain design and implementation issues of distributed shared memory.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5c

(a)

3 marks

What are the file system modules?

(b)

4 marks

What is the difference between replication and file caching?

(c)

7 marks

What are the main causes of thrashing in a distributed shared memory system? What are the commonly used methods to solve the trashing problem in a distributed shared memory system?

Q.5

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

Define the following:

1)Scalability

2)Global State.

(b)

4 marks

Explain Java RMI.

(c)

7 marks

What are the commonly used methods for implementing an access matrix? Explain their relative advantages and disadvantages.

(a)

3 marks

Define Datagram. What is the use of UDP?

(b)

4 marks

Explain sun network file system.

(c)

7 marks

Describe the access matrix model used for protection purpose.

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