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Unit Test : I

UNIT TEST – January 2011 Branch: IT

SUB CODE : CS2254 Year : II

SUB NAME : OPERATING SYSTEMS Semester : IV

STAFF IN-CHARGE : MS R.PAVITHRA L/IT Date : 11- 01-2011

Total: 50

PART A: (2x5=10)

1. Distinguish between Multiprogramming & Multiprocessing?


2. What is an Operating system?
3. What are the different types of multiprocessing?
4. What is graceful degradation?
5. What is meant by context switch?

PART B: ((2x16) + (1x8) =40)

1. What are the two methods of IPC? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the two approaches?

OR (16)
2. What is the main advantage for an OS designer of using Virtual-machine architecture? What is the
relationship between a guest OS & a host OS in a system like VMware? (16)

3. Explain in detail about the threading issues and types of treads? (16)
OR
4. (i) Write about the various System Calls with Example (6)
(ii) How the communication is implemented in Client-Server model (10)

5. Discuss the process Concept, process Scheduling & Operation on Processes (8)

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