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Operating Systems July 2022

This document contains questions that will be asked in an Operating Systems exam for a B.Tech program. It covers 10 questions across 2 sections, with each question worth 7 marks. The questions address a wide range of topics related to operating systems, including how they are used, their functionalities, processes, memory management, file systems, security models, and more.

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Operating Systems July 2022

This document contains questions that will be asked in an Operating Systems exam for a B.Tech program. It covers 10 questions across 2 sections, with each question worth 7 marks. The questions address a wide range of topics related to operating systems, including how they are used, their functionalities, processes, memory management, file systems, security models, and more.

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Code No: R2021052 R20 SET - 1

II B. Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, July - 2022


OPERATING SYSTEMS
(Com to CSE, CST, IT, CSE(CS),IOTCSBT,IOT,CS)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE Questions each Question from each unit
All Questions carry Equal Marks
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1 a) i.Explain how operating systems are used in a variety of computing [7M]


environments?
ii. What are the main differences between operating systems for mainframe
computers and personal computers?
b) What are the functionalities of Operating Systems? Explain in detail [7M]

Or
2 a) i. What is operating system? Explain multiprogramming and time sharing [7M]
systems.
ii. Explain different operations performed by the operating system.
b) i. Explain different categories of system calls with suitable example. [7M]
ii. State and explain the process of executing system calls.

3 a) i. Explain scheduling criteria used to compare scheduling algorithms. [7M]


ii. Explain fine Process state model and types of process schedulers used in
each state.
b) Describe dining-philosopher problem? Write an algorithm to solve the problem [7M]
using semaphores?
Or
4 a) What is Semaphore? Explain the usage &implementation of monitors. Give the [7M]
solution to Reader’s – writers problem.
b) Explain the basic concepts of process synchronization. How message passing [7M]
mechanism is working inwards communication of processes?

5 a) Compare Paging with Segmentation with respect to the amount of memory [7M]
required by the address translation structures in order to convert virtual
addresses to physical addresses.
b) i. Explain about Swapping and memory management module. [7M]
ii. What is Thrashing? Explain the Causes of Thrashing.
Or
6 a) Consider the page reference string 1,2,3,4,2,1,5,6,2,1,2,3,7,6,3,2,1,2,3,6 [7M]
Determine how many page faults would occur for Optimal page replacement
algorithm? Assume three, four frames are initially empty.
b) Explain the terms in Memory Partitioning with examples: [7M]
i) Fixed Partitioning ii) Dynamic partitioning.

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7 a) i)Consider t following snapshot of a system: [10M]


Processes Allocation Max Available
A B C D A B C D A B C D
P0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0
P1 2 0 0 0 2 7 5 0
P2 0 0 3 4 6 6 5 6
P3 2 3 4 5 4 3 5 6
P4 0 3 3 2 0 6 5 2
Answer the following questions using the banker’s algorithm:
a) What is the content of the matrix Need?
b) Is the system in a safe state? Why?
c) Is the system currently deadlocked? Why or why not?
d) Which process, if any, or may become deadlocked if this whole request is
granted immediately?
b) Illustrate the functions of file and file implementation. [4M]
Or
8 a) Compare the performance of write operations achieved by a RAID level 5 [7M]
organization with that achieved by a RAID level 0 organizations?
b) Explain the following with relevant diagrams: [7M]
i. Single level directory structure.
ii. Tree-structured directory structure

9 a) Describe the system security model. How the cryptography ensures system [7M]
security? Discuss.
b) Explain Capability-Based Protection system. How it achieves the goals of the [7M]
protection system?
Or
10 a) What is access matrix? What are various methods to implement it? [7M]
b) Discuss about revocation of access rights and their role in system protection. [7M]

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