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T No: R15 Course Code: A2435

CMR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

(UGC AUTONOMOUS)
B.Tech VII Semester Regular & Supplementary Examinations March -2021
Course Name: REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEMS
(Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Date: 05.03.2021 FN Time: 3 hours Max.Marks:70
(Note: Assume suitable data if necessary)
PART-A
Answer all TEN questions (Compulsory)
Each question carries TWO marks. 10x2=20M
1. Explain the importance of kernel in an operating system. 2M
2. What does 'ps' command do in Unix? 2M
3. State some applications of a message queue 2M
4. What is Context switching? 2M
5. Define signal operations. 2M
6. Construct any two steps to accomplish uniform I/O operations at the application- 2M
level.
7. Compare interrupts with Exceptions 2M
8. What is soft Timers? 2M
9. List the key components of android architecture 2M
10. What is Task Suspension? 2M

PART-B
Answer the following. Each question carries TEN Marks. 5x10=50M

11. A). Explain the function of the following: 10 M

i) lseek ii) vfork iii) waitpid iv) exec v) write

OR
11. B). Explain in detail how a process is created and terminated in an Operating System. 10M
12. A). What are tasks and their states, and how are they implemented in RTOS? 10M
OR
12. B). Discuss the binary semaphore and counting semaphore in detail. 10 M
13. A). Explain Component configuration in RTOS services. 10 M
OR
13. B). Explain in detail the concepts of Pipes, Events and registers in kernel objects. 10 M
14. A). (i)Discuss the Operation of a Real time clock with relevant schematic diagram [6] 10 M
(ii)Elaborate the duties of ISR [4]
OR
14. B). Explain the operation of program interrupt controller in RTOS. 10 M
(P.T.O….)
15. A). Explain the case study of coding for sending application layer byte streams on a 10 M
TCP/IP network using RTOS Vx works.
OR
15. B). Discuss about the features, components and task scheduling in MicroC/OS II 10 M

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