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COURSE CODE: DCAP103

COURSE TITLE: Principles of OS
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Date of Exam:- 11 Sept Session:-1:30-4:30
Time Allowed : 3 hours Max. Marks: 80
1. This paper contains 10 questions divided in two parts on 1 page.
2. Part A is compulsory.
3. In Part B (Questions 2 to 10), attempt any 6 questions out of 9. Attempt all parts of the
questions chosen.
4. The marks assigned to each question are shown at the end of each question in square brackets.
5. Answer all questions in serial order.
Part – A

Q1.
i) What do you mean by system calls and kernel in operating system? [2].
ii) What are the various types of OS? [2]
iii) What functions are performed by OS? [2]
iv) What is Inter process communication? [2]
v) What is the main purpose of multithreading? [2]
vi) Define segmentation and paging. [2]
vii) How files can be managed in OS? [2]
viii) What is the structure of secondary storage? [2]
ix) How the data can be secured by OS? [2]
x) Write down various goals of system protection. [2]
Part – B
Q2: How cryptography can be used as a security tool? Explain. [10]
Q3: Explain the secondary storage structure in detail. [10]
Q4: Explain the concept and implementation of deadlocks in OS. [10]
Q5: How memory can be managed in OS? Explain its various ways. [10]
Q6: Write in detail about the various types of scheduling. [10]
Q7: What is process management? Explain process scheduling. [10]
Q8: How security defenses can be implemented? Explain. [10]
Q9: Write a note on system security. [10]
Q10: What is Operating system? Write down about its supervisor & user mode. [10]