IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING

SUBJECT: O.S. (2140702)

SR. NO. QUESTIONS

1 What is Operating System? Give the view of OS as Resource Manager and User
Interface.
2 List the types of different Operating System. Explain any four in detail.
3 Define a process. Explain the process state transition with a neat diagram.
4 What is critical section? What is Mutual exclusion? Explain Peterson’s solution for
mutual exclusion problem.
5 Explain IPC Problems: Dining Philosopher Problem, Producer-Consumer Problem
6 What is Deadlock? List the conditions that lead to deadlock. How Deadlock can be
prevented?
7 Explain the following allocation algorithms: 1) First-fit 2) Best-fit 3) Worst-fit
8 What is fragmentation? What is the need of fragmentation? Explain the difference
between internal and external fragmentation.
9 Explain paging and Demand Paging.
10 Explain RAID.
11 What is “inode”? Explain File and Directory Management of Unix Operating
System.

NOTE: FAIL STUDENTS: 3 TIMES

>= 20 STUDENTS: 2 TIMES
>= 25 STUDENTS: 1 TIME