Gujarat Technological UniversityWinter 2025 examination

GTU 3170721 Parallel and Distributed Computing (PDC) Winter 2025 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 7 · Subject code 3170721
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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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16 of 25 questions on this paper were also asked in other years. Each is marked below with the years it appeared.See all 19 repeated 3170721 questions, most asked first

Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

Write the differences between sequential computing and parallel computing.

(b)
4 marks

Define the term : parallel processing, and also write various applications of parallel processing.

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers

Elaborate Flynn’s classification based on instruction stream and data stream.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q1c, Summer 2024 Q1c

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Enlist issues and challenges in parallel computing.
(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers

What is Uniform Memory Access (UMA)? How it differs from Non- Uniform Memory Access (NUMA)?

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q2b, Summer 2024 Q3b

(c)
7 marks
Write a detailed note on array processors.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers
Write a detailed note on pipelined computers.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q4c OR, Summer 2024 Q2b

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 3 papers
Discuss systolic architecture with neat diagram.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q2c

(b)
4 marks
Write characteristics of tasks, based on task generation and task size.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers
Discuss various performance metrics in parallel computing in detail.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3c, Summer 2024 Q3c

(a)
3 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers
Explain dataflow architecture in brief with neat diagram.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q2c OR, Summer 2024 Q2c OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers
Write a brief note on load balancing.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3a, Summer 2024 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marks
Elaborate various parallel algorithm models.

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 3 papers
List down design issues of distributed computing.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q4c

(b)
4 marks
Explain consistency and atomicity in brief.
(c)
7 marks
Enlist various distributed systems and explain any one in detail.
(a)
3 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers

State the differences between synchronous and asynchronous communication.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3a OR, Summer 2024 Q4a

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 3 papers
Write advantages and disadvantages of distributed computing.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q4b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers
How scalability and cache coherence work in multiprocessor systems?

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3c OR, Summer 2024 Q4c OR

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers
Discuss divide and conquer strategy in parallel processing in brief.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q4c, Summer 2024 Q3c OR

(b)
4 marks

List and explain the different types of communication paradigms used within distributed systems.

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers
Draw and explain Apache Hadoop Architecture.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q5c OR, Summer 2024 Q5b OR

(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 3 papers
Write the differences between parallel systems and distributed systems.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q1b

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 3 papers
What is CUDA? Explain in brief.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q5b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 3 papers

Explain pthread_t, pthread_create, pthread_kill, pthread_exit APIs of POSIX thread library.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q5b OR, Summer 2024 Q5c OR

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