Government Gordon College, Rawalpindi

Department of IT
Mid Term Exam: Spring-2021
Course Title: Operating Systems Course Code: IT-205
Class: BSIT-4th Semester Teacher Name: Muhammad Suhail Badar

Time: 90 Minutes Marks: 20

 Attempt all questions on good quality legal size narrow line paper.
 Use last page of your answer sheet for rough work.
 Attempt paper neat and clean.
INSTRUCTIONS

 Scan your answer sheet with cam scanner and create a non-editable PDF file.
 Submit your PDF file to your teacher through WhatsApp.
 Also Email your PDF file at suhail1173@gmail.com
 Submit your PDF file within 20 minutes after finish time.
 On any delay beyond stipulated time 1 marks per 1 minute.
 If the answers of any student is copied from any other student then all such answer sheets of
students will be awarded zero marks on the basis of cheating case.
 Answers are only acceptable if they are given book and course slide any google answer will
be awarded zero marks.

Give short answers of the following questions: 2 x 10 = 20 Marks

1. What is Operating System by definition? What does it do?
2. Describe OS Structure? Briefly narrate dual mode operation?
3. Describe Kernel Data Structures?
4. Differentiate Microkernel System Structure and Hybrid Systems?
5. Draw Process States. Also explain PCB?
6. Describe schedulers? Why context switch is considered as an overhead to system?
7. Explain Communications in Client-Server Systems?
8. Explain Virtualization Computing?
9. Compare SJF and RR?
10. Compare Real-time and Priority-based Scheduling?