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1 - B.Tech - CS3603 - Distributed Operating System - Unit 1

This document contains 25 multiple choice and long answer questions about operating systems topics including: 1. Errors handled by the OS, OS memory location, real-time OS, DOS filename length, single tasking OS, distributed system design issues, Linux classification, client-server programming, and the history of client-server architectures. 2. The functions of the OS and its main purpose of managing computer hardware and software resources. 3. Benefits of multiprocessor systems for computation-intensive tasks and the use of diagrams to explain their structure.

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1 - B.Tech - CS3603 - Distributed Operating System - Unit 1

This document contains 25 multiple choice and long answer questions about operating systems topics including: 1. Errors handled by the OS, OS memory location, real-time OS, DOS filename length, single tasking OS, distributed system design issues, Linux classification, client-server programming, and the history of client-server architectures. 2. The functions of the OS and its main purpose of managing computer hardware and software resources. 3. Benefits of multiprocessor systems for computation-intensive tasks and the use of diagrams to explain their structure.

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MFT

(1) Which one of the following errors will be handle by the operating system?

a) lack of paper in printer


b) connection failure in the network
c) power failure
d) all of the mentioned

(2) Where is the operating system placed in the memory?


a) either low or high memory (depending on the location of interrupt vector)
b) in the low memory
c) in the high memory
d) none of the mentioned

(3) Which of the following is not an operating system?

a) Windows

b) Linux

c) Oracle

d) DOS

(4) Which one of the following is not a real time operating system?
a) RTLinux
b) Palm OS
c) QNX
d) VxWorks

(5) What is the maximum length of the filename in DOS?

a) 4

b) 5

c) 8

d) 12
(6) Which of the following operating systems does not support more than one program
at a time?

a) Linux
b) Windows
c) MAC
d) DOS

(7) What are design issues in distributed system structure?

a) Scalability

b) Failure Tolerance

c) Security

d) All of the above

(8) Linux is a/an _________

a) Application Software

b) Word Processor

c) Database Management System

d) Operating System

(9) A typical __________ program obtains a remote reference to one or more remote objects
on a server and then invokes methods on them.

a) Server
b) Client
c) Thread
d) Concurrent

(10) The first client/server architectures developed were file servers.

a) True

b) False
Long Answer

(11) Explain about Operating system and its functions.

(12) Explain the importance of operating system and define the main purpose of an operating
system.

(13) Explain the benefits of multiprocessor system with the help of a diagram. Also describe
for which type of working environment it is best suited.

(14) Define the limitations of a distributed operating system.

(15) Describe how time sharing operating system differs from multi-programmed operating
system. Give your justification with the help of suitable example.

(16) Explain the various challenges of distributed operating system.

(17) Describe in detail about client - server communication.

(18) Explain the concept of Process Management.

(19) Describe about how operating system deals with Memory Management.

(20) What is a File Management? Explain how OS takes care of file management.

(21) Define the role of Heterogeneity in design issue of DOS.

(22) What are the disadvantages of context switching?

(23) Explain the concept of Client-Server architecture.

(24) Define the computer network. Explain physical and logical topology.

(25) Define the components of Computer Network. Draw suitable diagram, if needed.

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