Course Code : 15CT1110/2015 R-2015 Reg.

No :

GAYATRI VIDYA PARISHAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)

Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam
Affiliated to JNT University – K, Kakinada
B.Tech. V-Semester Regular Examinations, Oct./Nov. 2017
Operating Systems
(Professional Elective-II)
(Electronics & Communication Engineering)

Date : 08-11-2017 Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 70

1. Answer ONE Question from each UNIT
2. All parts of a Question must be answered in one place to get valued.
3. All questions carry equal marks.

UNIT-I

1. a) Explain different operating system services. 8 Marks

b) What is computer system architecture? Explain different types of computer system 6 Marks
architecture.
2. a) What do you mean by system calls? Explain about different types of system calls. 8 Marks
b) Write short notes on Distributed Systems and Special purpose systems. 6 Marks

UNIT-II
3. Suppose the following jobs arrive for processing at the times indicated. What is the average 14 Marks
turnaround time for these jobs and draw the Gantt chart using FCFS, Shortest-job-First, and
Round-Robin.(Time quantum =2ms)
Job Burst Time Arrival Time
1 8 0
2 4 1
3 1 2
4. a) Define process? Explain the concept of process scheduling with neat diagram. 8 Marks
b) Explain Inter process Communication? 6 Marks
UNIT-III
5. a) What do you mean by dead lock? Explain about dead lock prevention in detail. 8 Marks
b) Write about need for virtual memory management. 6 Marks

6. a) Describe the Banker’s Algorithm. 6 Marks

b) Describe Fragmentation and its types. 8 Marks

UNIT-IV
7. a) Describe the different file accessing methods. 7 Marks
b) Describe Directory Structure. 7 Marks

8. a) What are different methods by which free-space management done? Explain each of them. 6 Marks
b) Explain different RAID levels? 8 Marks

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UNIT-V
9. a) Explain goals and principles of protection. 7 Marks
b) Discuss about Revocation of Access Rights 7 Marks
10. a) Discuss about system security problem. 7 Marks
b) Explain about program threats and network threats. 7 Marks

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