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This document contains an exam for a distributed systems course, with 8 questions and 3 subquestions each. The exam covers topics like characterizing distributed systems, internetworking, interprocess communication, remote procedure calls, operating system support, file services, directory services, transactions, faults, and distributed shared memory. Students are instructed to answer any 5 of the 8 questions in detail within the 3 hour time limit.

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Jntuworld: Code: 9f00405a

This document contains an exam for a distributed systems course, with 8 questions and 3 subquestions each. The exam covers topics like characterizing distributed systems, internetworking, interprocess communication, remote procedure calls, operating system support, file services, directory services, transactions, faults, and distributed shared memory. Students are instructed to answer any 5 of the 8 questions in detail within the 3 hour time limit.

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Code: 9F00405a

MCA IV Semester Supplementary February 2014 Examinations
DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
(For 2009, 2010 & 2011 admitted batches only)

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60

Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1 (a) Write down the characterisation of distributed system.
(b) How is internetworking done in distributed system?
(c) Write a short note on networking principle in distributed system.

2 (a) Write a short note on IPC for interprocess communication.
(b) Explain marshaling for IPC.
(c) Give a brief description on API for internal protocol.

3 (a) Explain the basic RPC operation.
(b) What are events and notification in distributed object communication?
(c) What is remote invocation?

4 (a) Differentiate the terms threads and processes.
(b) What is communication and invocation in operating system support?
(c) Give a brief description on operating system support.

5 (a) Short note on Andrew file system.
(b) What is file service architecture?
(c) Explain sun network file system.

6 (a) What is directory service?
(b) Explain logical clock algorithm.
(c) What is concurrency control in distributed file transaction?

7 (a) Why are transactions needed in a file service?
(b) Explain digital signature with respect to distributed system.
(c) What are hierarchical and group masking of faults?

8 (a) Write a short note of MACH.
(b) Give a brief description on distributed memory
(c) In short explain design issues of distributed shared memory.
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