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    B.TECH - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA


    SCIENCE

    PART – A

    1. What are the objectives of operating system?


    2. What are privileged instructions?
    3. Differentiate process and threads.
    4. List the criteria for scheduling a process.
    5. What do you mean by critical section problem?
    6. What are the conditions for a deadlock?
    7. What is belady’s anomaly?
    8. Define page fault.
    9. What is the responsibility of kernel in Linux operating system?
    10. List the functionality of a hypervisor.
    PART – B

    11 (a) In the realm of operating systems, elaborate system calls and system programs.
    (Or)
    11 (b) Enumerate the various operating systems structures and provide a detailed explanation
    of each, accompanying an illustrative diagram.

    12 (a) In the context of operating systems, explain the significance of Process Control Block
    (PCB) and provide a detailed list of the data fields commonly found within a PCB.
    (Or)
    12 (b) Consider the following set of processes, with the length of the CPU – burst time in
    given ms:

    Process BrustTime ArrivalTime


    P1 8 0.00
    P2 4 1.001
    P3 9 2.001
    P4 5 3.001
    P5 3 4.001
    Draw four Gantt charts illustrating the execution of these process using FCFS, SJF, Priority
    and RR (quantum=2) scheduling. Also calculate waiting time and turnaround time for each
    scheduling algorithms.
    13 (a) Discuss in detail the critical section problem and also write the algorithm for
    ReadersWritersProblem with semaphores.
    (Or)
    13 (b) Consider a system that contains five processes P1,P2,P3,P4,P5 and the three resource
    types A,B and C.Following are the resources types : A has 10, B has 5 and the resource type
    C has 7 instances.

    Process Allocation Max Available


    A B C A B C A B C
    P1 0 1 0 7 5 3 3 3 2
    P2 2 0 0 3 2 2
    P3 3 0 2 9 0 2
    P4 2 1 1 2 2 2
    P5 0 0 2 4 3 3

    Answer the following questions using the banker’s algorithm:

    i. What is the reference of the need matrix?


    Ii.Determine if the system is safe or not.
    iii. What will happen if the resource request (1, 0, 0) for process P1 can the system accept
    this request immediately?

    14 (a) Consider the following page reference string 1,2,3,4,2,1,5,6,2,1,3,7,6,3,2,1,3,6. How


    many page faults would occur for the following replacement algorithms, assuming three and
    four frames? Apply LRU replacement, FIFO replacement and Optimal replacement.

    (Or)
    14 (b) Explain in detail the concept of files and the various allocation methods used in file
    systems.

    15 (a) Explain the structure of Linux and how its core part, the Linux kernel, works? With a
    neat sketch show the main parts of the Linux system.
    (Or)
    15 (b) Elaborate the concept of virtualization, providing a comprehensive overview of its
    significance, underlying principles, various types, and practical applications within
    computing environments.

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