Annamalai University 2007 M.Sc Computer Science DISTRIBUTED OPERATING SYSTEM - Question Paper

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M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2007
( COMPUTER SCIENCE )
( 2nd SEMESTER )
( PAPER - VIII )210. DISTRIBUTED OPERATING SYSTEM
May ]
[ Time : three HoursMaximum : 100 Marks
Turn over
ans any 5 ques..All ques. carry equal marks.
1.
(a)
discuss buffering and spooling.
(10)
(b)
explain critical part issue.
(10)
2.
What do you mean by scheduling ? Explainthe different CPU scheduling algorithms.
(20)
3.
(a)
discuss multiple partition memorymanagement with an example.
(10)
(b)
discuss any 2 disk schedulingalgorithms.
(10)
4.
discuss the different methods of deadlockprevention, avoidance, detection and recovery.(20)
5.
(a)
discuss the different file operations.
(10)
(b)
explain the various allocation methods.(10)
6.
(a)
explain process management in UNIX.(10)
(b)
discuss inter-process communication
in UNIX.
(10)
7.
(a)
explain system components ofWindows ·NT.
(10)
(b)
discuss networking in Windows ·NT.(10)
8.
(a)
define the network security in LINUXoperating system.
(10)
(b)
explain memory management in LINUXoperating system.
(10)
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