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BT-7/D-21 47308
OPERATING SYSTEM
Paper : ECO-11A

Time : Three Hours] [Maximum Marks : 75

Note : Attempt any five questions selecting at least one from

each unit. All question carry equal marks.

UNIT–I
1. What do you understand by Operating System? Why we
need for an Operating System? With suitable examples
explain the types and Evolution of various Operating System.
(15)

2. Elaborate the essentials of Operating System as a Resource

Manager for computing system. (15)

UNIT–II
3. What is an interrupt? Why they are essential for computer
OS? Discuss different types of interrupts alongwith detailed
description of about interrupt cycle. (15)

4. Elaborate in detail the essential features of software resources

and interaction with operating system in main frame system.
(15)

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 UNIT–III
5. What do you mean by process? Discuss essential features of
process concept. With suitable representation explain process
control block in detail. (15)

6. What is concurrency? How mutual exclusion helps in

software support, explain. (15)

UNIT–IV
7. Write short note on following :
(i) CPU scheduling.
(ii) Resource allocation.
(iii) Scheduling queues. (15)

8. What do you understand by deadlock and starvation? What

policies are used in operating system to handle with
deadlocks? Explain in detail. (15)

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