Question Papers of Tamil Nadu Open University Master of Computer Applications (MCA) - MCA617/MCA17 Operating System - January 2006

MCA-617
MCA-17
M.C.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION - JUNE 2006
Second Year
(For lateral entry candidates admitted in AY 2005-06 only)

OPERATING SYSTEM

Time : 3 hours
Maximum marks : 75

PART A (5x5=25 marks)

Answer any FIVE questions.

1. What is real time system? Explain its features.

2. Draw the process sate transitions.

3. Explain the significance of semaphores.

4. Describe the four conditions causing dead locks.

5 Describe swapping in detail.

6 Explain distributed file systems in detail.

7. Discuss any live UNIX commands.

PART B (5x10=50 marks)

Answer any FIVE questions.

8. Explain the various services provided by an operating system.

9. Explain the following CPU scheduling algorithms

(a) First come first serve

(b) Shortest remaining time next.

10. Discuss the significance of paging and segmentation.

11. What is meant by virtual memory? How can it be implemented?

12. Discuss security issues and Encryption.

13. Explain the various models ofdistributed system.

14. What is meant by parallel programming? Give an example.

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