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

B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 7 · Subject Code: 3170719
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Total Marks70 MarksExternal theory exam
Passing Marks23 Marks33% minimum cutoff
Exam Duration2.5 Hours2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Paper Structure5 QuestionsWith internal OR choices
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Question 1

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Give difference between parallel systems and distributed systems.
3 Marks
(b)
What is the need of distributed systems? Explain cluster computing.
4 Marks
(c)
Discuss
i)object based
ii)data centered and
iii)event based architectures of distributed systems.
7 Marks

Question 2

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Give advantages and disadvantages of virtual machine.
3 Marks
(b)
Discuss issues of code migration in heterogeneous systems.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain message oriented transient and persistent communication.
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(c)
Explain stream oriented communication.
7 Marks

Question 3

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

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

7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Explain LDAP in detail.
3 Marks
(b)
Briefly explain iterative name resolution technique.
4 Marks
(c)

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

7 Marks

Question 4

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Explain monotonic - read consistency model.
3 Marks
(b)
Discuss Byzantime agreement problem of process resilience.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain two phase commit protocol.
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Explain monotonic - write consistency model.
3 Marks
(b)
Discuss failure detection of process resilience.
4 Marks
(c)

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

7 Marks

Question 5

14 MarksMedium
(a)
Explain public key crypto systems: RSA.
3 Marks
(b)
Discuss digital signature in detail.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain Distributed File System in details.
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Explain hash function: MD5.
3 Marks
(b)
Discuss Kerberos in detail.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain Distributed Web based System in details.
7 Marks
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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper and step-by-step solutions 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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