Kuvempu University 2008 B.Tech Information Technology BASICS OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE - Question Paper

I Semester B.Sc. (IT) Examination, November 2008
Directorate of Distance Education Course
BASICS OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE
Time: three Hours Max. Marks: 100
Notes: 1. Part -A is compulsory.
2. ans any 5 full ques. from Part-B.
PART - A
ans to all ques..
choose the suitable ans from the provided option. (5x1=5)
1. Pase two assembler uses___________for address references, creating the header,
text and end records for object program, writing listing.
a) SYMTAB b) OPTAB c) LOOKUPTAB d) INSTTAB
2. Stack performs___________operations
a) Push b) Pop c) Push and Pop d) None
3. Control parts must be linked together when___________ references are
present.
a) Internal b) External c) various d) All
4. The Loader pase one performs the true loading, relocation and linking of the
___________program.
a) Binding b) Accessing c) Relocation d) Allocation
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5. Any optimization is done, a simple, portable version of code is generated this is
known as an___________representation.
a) Intermediate b) Immediate c) Local d) Global
ans the subsequent ques.. (8x1=8)
6. What is language processor?
7. What is a production rule?
8. What is the function of location counter?
9. What is lexicon?
10. What is string pool?
11. What is collision resolution technique?
12. What is indirect forward references?
13. What is boot straping ?
ans the subsequent ques.. (6x2=12)
14. provide differences ranging from syntax and semantics.
15. Mention the differences ranging from compiler and interpreter.
16. provide informal definition of symbol table.
17. Describing 2 hashing functions.
18. describe 2 pass assembler.
19. provide differences ranging from run-time and compile time binding.
PART - B
ans any 5 ques.. (5x15=75)
1. a) What is an Assembler? How do you design the assembler? 8
b) What is MASM and TASM ? discuss with an example. 7
2. a) What is program environment? Briefly discuss the components of program
environment. 8
b) discuss the pentium pro-architecture. 7
3. a) What is Cisc? discuss its architecture. 8
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b) discuss the cray one architecture. 7
4. a) Write an algorithm of pase one and pase two assembler. 8
b) discuss the operations of loader with an example. 7
5. a) discuss the lexical details of EBNF. 8
b) discuss the TOP-DOWN parsing technique. 7
6. a) elaborate the functions of loaders? discuss with an example. 8
b) How memory allocations is done in the operating system ? 7
7. a) Write a semaphore solution for n - processes critical part issue. 10
b) define the function of symbol table and fault handling. 5
8. a) discuss anyone page replacement algorithm. 8
b) discuss the main operations of a device driver. 7

Earning:   Approval pending.