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Distributed Computing System (DCS) Solved MCQs (Set-1)

This document contains 25 multiple choice questions about distributed computing systems. The questions cover topics such as the definition of a distributed system, middleware, types of distributed systems, process failures, grid computing, remote procedure calls, client-server architecture, message passing, and group communication. The answers to each question are also provided.

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Distributed Computing System (DCS) Solved MCQs (Set-1)

This document contains 25 multiple choice questions about distributed computing systems. The questions cover topics such as the definition of a distributed system, middleware, types of distributed systems, process failures, grid computing, remote procedure calls, client-server architecture, message passing, and group communication. The answers to each question are also provided.

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Distributed Computing System (DCS) MCQs

[set-1]

1. A distributed system is defined as a collection of autonomous computers linked


by a network with software designed to produce an integrated computing facility.
A. true
B. false
Answer: A

2. A “glue” between client and server parts of application


A. middleware
B. firmware
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C. package
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D. system software
Answer: A te
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3. The hardware of DS has two types
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A. multiprocessor system,multicomputer system
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B. multiprocessor system,unicomputer system
C. uniprocessor system,multicomputer system
D. uniprocessor system,unicomputer system
Answer: A

4. Process Fail - Stop in process omission faults


A. can be detected in synchronous system.
B. can be detected in asynchronous system.
C. can be detected in synchronous and asynchronous system.
D. can be detected in standalone system.
Answer: A

5. Distributed pervasive system is also known as


A. ubiquitous computing
B. user interface design
C. graphical user interface
D. peer to peer system
Answer: A

6. Type of cluster computing is


A. load sharing cluster
B. load holding cluster
C. load replication cluster
D. load balancing cluster
Answer: D

7. Type of grid computing is


A. collaborative grid
B. system grid
C. process grid
D. channel grid
Answer: A

8. Scaling transparency hides


A. system expansion
B. system collaboration
C. system failure
D. system security
Answer: A

9. Internet provides for remote login.


A. telnet
B. http
C. ftp
D. rpc
Answer: A

10. The header usually consists of the following elements in IPC I. Sequence
number II. Structural information III. Address IV. File mode(Read/ Write)
A. i,iii, iv
B. i,ii, iii
C. i, ii, iv
D. i,iv
Answer: B

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11. In RMI, the objects are passed by .
A. value
B. reference
C. value and reference
D. object
Answer: A

12. What are the exceptions which have to be handled in a RMI client program?
A. malformedurlexception
B. notfoundexception
C. arithmeticexception
D. class•not•found•excepti on
Answer: A

13. Transient communication done by layer


A. network
B. transport
C. physical
D. session
Answer: B

14. The local operating system on the server machine passes the incoming packets
to the
A. server stub
B. client stub
C. client operating system
D. binding agent
Answer: A

15. Machine that places the request to access the data is generally called as .
A. server machine
B. client machine
C. request machine
D. database server
Answer: B

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16. provides programmers a familiar programming model by
extending the local procedure call to a distributed environment
A. distributed environment
B. permanent procedure call
C. process and file
D. remote procedure call
Answer: D

17. An architecture where clients first communicate the server for data then
format and display it to the users, is known as
A. client/server architecture
B. three-tier architecture
C. two-tier architecture
D. peer-to-peer architecture
Answer: A

18. is an object acting as a gateway for the client side.


A. skeleton
B. stub
C. remote
D. server
Answer: B

19. Message passing provides a mechanism to allow processes to communicate and


to synchronize their actions
A. by sharing the same address space
B. without sharing the same address space
C. by sharing the same process number and process identifier
D. by sharing port number
Answer: A

20. Which of the following allocates/deallocates buffers


A. rrl
B. stub/skeleton layer
C. transport layer
D. networking layer
Answer: A

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21. OSI stands for
A. open system interconnection
B. operating system interface
C. optical service implementation
D. open service internet
Answer: A

22. Which address is used to identify a process on a host by the transport layer?
A. physical address
B. logical address
C. port address
D. specific address
Answer: C

23. In all reliable multicast group communication


A. n\ response expected from the receiver
B. response from any of the receiver required
C. response from \m\(1<m<n) of the \n\ receiver required
D. response needed from all the receivers
Answer: D

24. If processes p and q both receive messages m and m', then p receives m before
m' if and only if q receives m before m'.The order delivery is called
A. absolute ordering
B. consistent ordering
C. causal ordering
D. fifo ordering
Answer: B

25. What is close group in group communication?


A. only members can send messages to the group as a whole
B. processes that are not members (clients) can send message to the group.
C. the idea of groups is to support replicated servers
D. processes that are not members (clients) but close to the group can send message to the
group.
Answer: A

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