Reg. No.

B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS

MODEL EXAMINATIONS-MARCH/APRIL, 2015
Fourth Semester
Computer Science and Engineering
CS6301 – Operating Systems
Time : Three Hours Max. Marks: 100
Answer ALL questions

PART- A (10 × 2 = 20 Marks)

1. Define system process

2. What is an interrupt?
3. What is Context Switch?
4. What is Co-operative Process?
5. Define Memory Management Unit
6. Define swapping.
7. What is seek time?
8. What is bad block?
9. What is domain name system?
10. What is firewall management?

PART- B (5 × 16 = 80 Marks)

11. a) i) Explain cache memory in detail with neat sketch. [8]

ii) Explain memory hierarchy. [8]

(OR)

b) i) Explain in detail about instruction execution. . [8]

ii) Explain in detail about interrupts. [8]
12. a) i) Explain in detail about IPC. [8]
ii) Explain in detail about producer consumer problem. [8]

(OR)

b) Explain in detail CPU scheduling algorithms. [16]

13. a) Given memory partitions of 100kb, 500kb, 200kb and 600kb. Show with neat sketch how
would each of the first fit, best fit and worst fit algorithm place the process of 412kb, 317kb, 112kb
and 236kb. Which algorithm is most efficient in memory allocation?

(OR)

b) What do you mean by paging? Discuss in detail about structure of page tables with example.

14. a) i) Explain various file allocation method with neat sketch. [8]
ii) Discuss various file directory structures with neat sketch. [8]

(OR)

b) i) Discuss the various levels in RAID. [8]

ii) Write a note on free space management in file system. [8]

15. a) i) Explain system administration requirement for Linux system administrator. [8]
ii) Explain setting up a Linux multifunction server. [8]

(OR)

b) i) Explain the basic concepts of Virtualization. [8]

ii) Explain in detail about setting up Xen. [8]