Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of IGNOU CS13 Operating Systems December 2001

MCA (III Yr)
Term-End Examination

December, 2001

CS13 : Operating Systems

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 75

1(a) Write an algorithm/program using the file system calls (open, creat, read, write, break, close, unlink) That determines the lenght of a file without using a loop in the code.

(b) Explain the following 3 primary forms of explicit interprocess interaction:
(1) Interprocess synchronization
(2) Interprocess signaling
(3) Interprocesscommunication.

Also discuss the need for Interprocess synchronization.

(c) What is Translation lookaside buffer (TLB)? Describe the functions of TLB in a paging system and also discuss the issues and operations involved in TLB management by the operating system.

2 (a) Explain how “threads” approch improves performance of operating system.

(b) “Any syncronization problem that can be solved with sempaphores can be solved with messages and vice versa”. Explain the reasoning you need to come up with your answer.

3 (a) Discuss the Multiprocessor classification based on Flynn’s caheme. Also mention the advantages of multiprocessor.

(b) Explain the merits and demerits of distributed processing.

4(a) Compare contiguous allocation and Non contiguous allocation with respect to following measures:
(i) Wasted memory
(ii) Time complexity
(iii) Memory Access overhead.

(b) Explain the role of file map table (FMT) in the management of virtual memory.

5 (a) Explain the following with respect to the Disk space management :
(1) Chaining
(2) Indexing.

(b) Explain the Saltzer and Schroeder’s general design principles for protection mechanisms.

6 Write short notes on:
(1) Artifact based Authentication
(2) Hyper cubes
(3) Remote procedure Calls
(4) Distributed shared memory.