Birla Institute of Technology (BIT Mesra) 2007 MS Software Engineering Distance learning - No- SS ZG531(Pervasive Computing) - Question Paper

Nature of examination : Closed Book
Weightage: 40%
Duration :2 Hours




Note:
1. PLease follow all the instructions to Candidates provided on the cover page of the ans book.
2. All parts of a ques. should be answered cosecutively. every ans should begin from a fresh page.
3. Mobile phones and computers of any type should not be brought inside the exam hall.
4. Use of any unfair means will outcome in severe disciplinary action.

Q1 (a) What do you understand by the phrase "Pervasive Computing Environment"? Why is it called so? How do we, if at all , distinguish such an environment from any other computing environment? Please discuss in brief with the help of a suitable example.
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Q2 What is the difference, if any, ranging from the design objectives of a general purpose static class operating system and an operating system for pervasive computing devices? Please discuss with the help of a simple example. [7]

Q3 What is the cause that a designer of a pervasive computing system for a passenger ship require integration of an OSGi gateway into the embedded info system designed for ship ? (5)

Q4 elaborate the principal design elements of the Operating Systems designed to work in Sm phones and pocket-Pc-Phones. Please also comment on the resulting trade-offs in every case. (8)

Q5 What is it that in many a mobile telephony devices like Smart-Phones no or limited support exist for handwriting and speech-recognition? What constraints and needs dominate the options in such cases and why? (7)

Q6 define the memory management, security, user-interface, user management, energy-awareness aspects of Symbian operating system for Smart phones. [8]

Earning:   Approval pending.