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Elective — DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks
Answer ALL questions.
SECTION A — (10 x 1 = 10 marks)
Fill in the blanks : (1-5)
1, computing is that server software
accepts requests for data from client software and
returns the results to the client.
2. architecture moves the client
intelligence to a middle tier.3. One of the middleware standard, which suppa@pd
by different vendor is
4, database system, data is physically
stored across several sites, and each site is typically
managed by a DBMS.
5. application forward their requests
to other enterprise services.
Choose the best answer : (6-10)
6. Accluster of machines that closely work together
called
(a) loosely coupled
(b) tightly coupled
(c) synchronous system
(d) parallel system
7. If data is distributed but all servers run the same
DBMS software called,
(a) homogeneous distributed database system
(b) heterogeneous distributed database system
(c) multidatabase system
(d) none of the above
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|8. ® The Telnet protocol used for
(a) Remote procedure call
(b) Asynchronous transmission
(c) Remote Login
(d) Mail transfer
9. __ ss server manages a work group’s
applications and data files
(a) Application server
(b) Data server
(c) -File server
(d) Print cerver
10. provides automatic information
exchange between applications
(a) Dynamic Link Libraries
(b) Dynamic Data Exchange
(c) Object Linking and embedding
(d)_ None of the above
3 1210SECTION B — (5 x 5 = 25 marks) @
11. (a) Explain about distributed computing
environment.
Or
(b) Write short notes on Interconnection
structure.
12. (a) Write short notes on distributed hash table
architecture.
Or
(b) How to manage distributed resources?
Explain.
13. (a) Describe 3-tier distributed architecture
design.
Or
(b) Write short notes on database decision trees.
14. (a) Discuss the need for print server.
Or
(b) Discuss the concept of e-mail server.
4 1210i (a) What are tho difforont typos of distributed
database system?
Or
(b) List’ out tho principlos of distributed
databases.
SECTION C — (5 x 8 = 40 marks)
16. (a) Discuss about the fully distributed systems.
Or
(b) How to design a Distributed processing
system? Discuss.
17, (a) Discuss about the advantages and
disadvantages of distributed processing.
Or
(b) Explain in detail about partitioning
allocation process.
18. (a) Explain about Ratio Analysis and Line
Loading in detail.
Or
(b) Explain in detail Synchronization of N/W
databases.
5 121019. (a) Explain in detail about client-server netwo
model.
Or
(b) Explain in detail about the File server.
20. (a) Discuss about distributed database design.
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(b) Explain in detail about various levels of
transparency in distributed databases.