Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2024 examination

GTU 3170719 Distributed System (DS) Summer 2024 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 7 · Subject code 3170719
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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 marks
Give difference between parallel systems and distributed systems.
(b)
4 marks
What is the need of distributed systems? Explain cluster computing.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Discuss
i)object based
ii)data centered and
iii)event based architectures of distributed systems.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2c, Summer 2025 Q1c

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Give advantages and disadvantages of virtual machine.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Discuss issues of code migration in heterogeneous systems.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4b, Summer 2025 Q2a

(c)
7 marks
Explain message oriented transient and persistent communication.
(c)
7 marks
Explain stream oriented communication.

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
What is name space? Give hierarchy of name servers.
(b)
4 marks
Explain distributed hash table name resolution mechanism.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers

What is Clock Synchronization? Explain lamport time-stamp algorithm in detail.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5a, Winter 2025 Q3c OR, Summer 2025 Q3c OR

(a)
3 marks
Explain LDAP in detail.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Briefly explain iterative name resolution technique.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers

Why mutual exclusion is more complex in distributed systems? Categorize and compare mutual exclusion algorithms.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q3b

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain monotonic - read consistency model.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Discuss Byzantime agreement problem of process resilience.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q4b OR

(c)
7 marks
Explain two phase commit protocol.
(a)
3 marks
Explain monotonic - write consistency model.
(b)
4 marks
Discuss failure detection of process resilience.
(c)
7 marks

Explain absolute ordering, total ordering and casual ordering of reliable group communication.

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain public key crypto systems: RSA.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Discuss digital signature in detail.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q5b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Explain Distributed File System in details.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3c OR, Winter 2025 Q5a OR

(a)
3 marks
Explain hash function: MD5.
(b)
4 marks
Discuss Kerberos in detail.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Explain Distributed Web based System in details.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3a OR, Summer 2025 Q5c OR

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Distributed System (DS) (Summer 2024, 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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