Code: R7410509

R07

B.Tech IV Year I Semester (R07) Supplementary Examinations December/January 2013/14 ADVANCED COMPUTING CONCEPTS
(Common to CSE, IT & CSS)

Time: 3 hours Answer any FIVE questions All questions carry equal marks
1 2 ***** Illustrate the grid Architecture with a diagram. (a) What is autonomic computing? Explain. (b) What are goals of autonomic computing?

Max. Marks: 80

(a) What is a heterogeneous cluster? Give its features. (b) What scenarios are provided by OSF distributed computing. Explain. (a) Write the difference of scheduling in distributed homogeneous and heterogeneous system. (b) What are the strategies of scheduling in clustering? Illustrate the configuration of COMPas with a neat diagram. What are its components? (a) Explain pervasive computing infrastructure with the help of a neat diagram. (b) What is meant by virtual home? What functions are required to support it. What are pervasive devices? Explain how they are used in business applications. What is a logic gate? When can you say a logic gate is reversible? Give some examples. *****

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