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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TEST – I, MARCH - 2023
Academic Year: 2022- 2023 (Even Semester)

CS8603 & DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS

Degree/Dept./Sem:B.E/CSE/IV Duration: 1.30 Hrs

Date & Session: 25.03.2023 & FN Max. Marks: 50

Course Outcome(s) Questions Numbers Blooms Taxonomy Level

RE – Remembering
UN - Understanding
1,2,3,4,5,6a / 6b,7a/b , 8 AP - Applying
CO1&CO2
AN - Analyzing
EV - Evaluating
CR – Creating

PART- A Answer ALL Questions (5*2=10 Marks)

1. Why do we need a Distributed Systems [UN]
2. List out the distributed systems challenges [AN]
3. Name the various message ordering paradigms used in distributed systems. [UN]
4. Define Causal Order Execution. [RE]
5. State and Sketch the Emulations in Distributed Systems. [UN]

PART-B Answer ALL Questions (2*13=26 Marks)

6. a) i) How do you classify a parallel system and brief them. (7) [AN]
a)ii) Compare synchronous verses asynchronous execution(6) [AN]
(OR)
b) What are the functions which must be addressed while designing and building a distributed system ?
Explain. (13) [RE]

7. a) Illustrate the necessary and sufficient conditions for causal ordering. (13) [AP]

(OR)
b)  Discuss in detail about Snapshot algorithms for FIFO channels. (13) [UN]

PART-C (1*14=14)

8. Explain the algorithm to optimally implement causal ordering of messages proposed by Kshemkalyani. (14)
[EV]

(Dr. S. D. PRABU RAGAVENDIRAN) (Dr. S. D. PRABU RAGAVENDIRAN)

Faculty in-charge HoD/CSE