What are the main differences between a network operating system and a distributed operating system?
Differentiate between the monolithic kernel and microkernel approaches for designing a distributed operating system. Discuss their relative advantages and disadvantages.
What are the main similarities and differences between the RPC model and the ordinary procedure call model?
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.
Differentiate between the terms "location transparency" and "location independency." Which is a more powerful feature and why?
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?
What are the commonly used methods for implementing an access matrix? Explain their relative advantages and disadvantages.
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