Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2025 examination

GTU 3170719 Distributed System (DS) Summer 2025 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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14 of 25 questions on this paper were also asked in other years. Each is marked below with the years it appeared.See all 20 repeated 3170719 questions, most asked first

Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Define Remote Procedure Call (RPC), Virtualization and Replication.
(b)
4 marks
What is Distributed System? List out goals of distributed system.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Briefly explain different architectural styles of distributed system.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2c, Summer 2024 Q1c

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Discuss issues of code migration in heterogeneous systems.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4b, Summer 2024 Q2b

(b)
4 marks

What is Name Server? Describe the features for Good Naming System.

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Discuss the desirable features of a good message-passing system.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q1c

(c)
7 marks

What is Process migration? What are the main steps involved in process migration?

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Enumerate various issues in clock synchronization.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
What is flat naming and structured naming?

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Discuss and compare various election algorithms.

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

(a)
3 marks
Explain the objective of Election algorithm in Distributed System.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Briefly explain iterative name resolution technique.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers
Explain any one method of logical clock implementation using example.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5a, Winter 2025 Q3c OR, Summer 2024 Q3c

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain causal consistency.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Briefly explain distributed commit and recovery in distributed systems.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5b, Winter 2025 Q5b

(c)
7 marks

Differentiate between load distribution and balancing. Explain any technique of load distribution or balancing.

(a)
3 marks
Explain Backward and Forward recovery strategies.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Discuss Byzantine agreement problem of process resilience.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q4b

(c)
7 marks
Explain the technique to avoid the faults in distributed systems

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Explain the common approaches to user authentication.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5c OR, Winter 2025 Q4b OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Discuss digital signature in detail.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q5b

(c)
7 marks
Explain the DSM system architecture with its diagram.
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Discuss about the motivations for replication.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q3c

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
What is Denial of Service? Explain briefly.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q2b, Winter 2025 Q4a OR

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

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3a OR, Summer 2024 Q5c OR

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