Reg. No.

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13603

Fourth Semester B.Tech. Engineering Degree Examination, August ZA07

CS 2KltT

(Nerv Scheme, Regular)

2K 402 : SYSTEMS PROGRAMMTNG

Time : 3 Hours

Max. Marks : 100

Instruction

Answer all questions.

l. a) Suppose that AI-PHA is an array of 100 words. Write a sequence of instruction

for SIC-XE machine to ser all the elements to zero.
b/ What is the need for relocation of the program ? With example explain how

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relocation can be done.

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c) Explain data srructure used in linkrng loader.

d) With example explain conditional macro expansion.
e)

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Explain hardware and software f'eature to support batch processing.

fw Differentiare

bet'ffeen muiti-orogramming anci multi-processor operating

s;,istern. Give an examille for both.

g)

Write a note on kernel data structure.

How file system rs organized in UNIX

II, a)

With reference to SIC-XE machine explain

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i) Registers
ii) Instruction formar
iii) Addressing modes.
OR

II. al) Enlist various machine

dependent and machine independent feature

of

Assembler.
b 1)

Explain the algorithm for one pass of two pass assembler

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III. a)

Explain with block diagrarn how object program can be processed in

i) Linking loader
ii) Linkage ediror.
b) Write a shorr note on absolute

loader.

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III. al) Describe bnefly the following:

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i) Concatenatron of macro parameters.

ii) Generatron of unique lables.
IV.

bI)

Write a short note on lvlASM rnacro processor.

a)

Explain virtual machine with neat block diagram. Explai;r virtual

implementation.

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OR
IV.

al) \&'hat is an interrupt ? Explain interrupt

processing. With example explairr ali

classes cf interrupt on a SIC/XE machine.

a) Expiarn LINIX Kerrrcl stack aird User stack.

b) What are different process state in LINIX ? Explain with state transition.
OR

V. a1) Write a short note on kernel data structure.

b1) Explain all rhe services provided by kernel of operating system.

cl) With the reference to LIMX write

a note on e.xception and intenupts.

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