ASSIGNMENT

DRIVE SPRING- 2018

PROGRAM MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATION
SEMESTER II
SUBJECT CODE & NAME MCA211 – OPERATING SYSTEM
BK ID B1405
NUMBER OF ASSIGNMNETS, 2, 4 Credits, 30 marks each
CREDITS & MARKS

Note –The Assignment is divided into 2 sets. You have to answer all questions in both sets.
Average of both assignments score scored by you will be considered as your IA score. Kindly
note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question
is followed by evaluation scheme.

Assignment Set -1 Total

Q.No Marks
Questions Marks
1 Differentiate between Sequential access and Direct access 10
methods. 10
2 Differentiate between Daisy chain bus arbitration and 10 10
Priority encoded bus arbitration.
3 Explain LRU page replacement algorithm with example 4+6 10

Assignment Set -2 Total

Q.No Marks
Questions Marks
1 Define operating system. Explain any four major functions 2+8
of Operating system. 10
2 Explain the different process states. 10 10
3 Define Deadlock. Explain necessary conditions for 2+8 10
deadlock.