Operating System
Operating System
, of lages 03
Total No, of Questions : 07
BCA (Sem-4)
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Subject Code :UGCA-1923
M.Code : 79727
Date of Examinatlon: 02-06-2023
Time : 3 Hrs, Max, Marks : 60
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
SECTION-A ls COMPULSORY conslating of TEN quoatlons carrying Tw0 marks
each.
2 SECTION-B contalns SIX questions carrying TEN marke each and sludonts have
to attempt any FOUR questions.
SECTION-A
1. Write Briely :
A. List and explain the functions and services of an operating system.
Can traps be generated intentionally by a user program? If so, for what purpose?
: What are the five major activities of an operating system with regard to process
management?
What are the three major activities of an operating system with regard to memory
managemcnt?
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SECTION-B
Consider the following set of process arrival time and burst time, larger priority number
has a higher priority.
Jobs Arrival Time ms Burst Time ms Priority
6 4
3
J3 3 3 6
J4
5
Draw the Gantt chart circulate waiting time and turnaround time
using :
a) FCFS
b) Preemptive priority
scheduling algorithm.
3
Consider the methods used
whenever needed, as given below.processes P1 and P2 for accessing their critical sections
The initial values of shared Boolean variables SI and
S2 are randomly
assigned.
Method used by P, Method used by P2
While (S, ==S); While (S, != S2);
Critical Section Critical Section
S- S, S==!S,
Explain by taking different values of S, and S,
represented by mutual exclusion and not progress. that above mentioned properties are
4 Consider a reference string: 4,7,6, 1, 7, 6, 1,2, 7, 2. The number of
is 3. Find out the number of page faults frames in the memory
respective to:
a) Optimal Page Replacement Algorithm
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What is Remote File System (RES) in File
RS. What is the maximum length of the Management? Explain Client-Server Model in
does not support more than one flename in DOS? Name operating system tha
program at a timne.
. Define a Distributed System. Mention a few real time examples of distributed systems.
What are the models that are followed in distributed systems? List the characteristics of a
distributed system. Mention the advantages of a distributed computing environment over
Standalone applications. What is the security mechanisms used in distributed computing?