SEMESTER: V sem BRANCH: III YR CSE “B”

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING

Question Bank
(ODD Semester 2023-24)

Prepared by
Ms.S.SUGASHINI, [AP/CSE]
Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
Kingston Engineering College.
 DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
QUESTION BANK
Year/Sem: III /V SEM Batch: 2021-25
Subject Code/Name: CS3551-DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Introduction: Definition-Relation to Computer System Components – Motivation – Message -Passing
Systems versus Shared Memory Systems – Primitives for Distributed Communication – Synchronous
versus Asynchronous Executions – Design Issues and Challenges; A Model of Distributed Computations: A
Distributed Program – A Model of Distributed Executions – Models of Communication Networks – Global
State of a Distributed System

Unit 1 Part- A

1.What is meant distributed computing?(Apr-May-19)

2. What are the significance of distributed Computing?(Apr-May 22)
3. Why we do you need distributed Computing?(Apr-May-21)
4. List Examples of distributed system?
5. What are the two type of resource sharing?(Apr-May-18)
6. What do you mean by message passing?(Nov-Dec 22)
7. What is meant by Asynchronous communication?dc
8. What is meant by Synchronous communication?
9. .List out types of Architecture in distributed computing?
10. Write the benefits of distributed computing?
11.Difference between as Asynchronous and Synchronous execution. (Nov-Dec 22)
12.State the objectives of resource sharing model.
13.Name the various paradigms used in distributed systems.
14.What is meant by group communication in distributed systems

Part B

1. Discuss the purpose of message ordering paradigms and provide example for
asynchronous execution communication in detail.
2. Explain the essential characteristics in distributed computing systems? And its relation
with computer system components.
 3. Discuss the design issues and challenges in distributed system

PART B

1. Discuss in detail about Evolution of Cloud computing technology

2. Explain about various features of Cloud computing with an example (Apr/May-2021)
3. Discuss about advantage and disadvantages of Cloud computing
4. Discuss the underlying parallel and distributed computing principles
adopted by cloud in the IT sector and brief the drawbacks incurred(Nov-Dec-2021)
5. Elaborate on Cloud Architecture in details.
6. Formulate stage-by-stage evolution of cloud with neat sketch and formulate any three
benefits, drawbacks achieved by it in the banking and insurance sectors(Nov-Dec-2021)
7. Outline the computing platforms and technologies for the development of cloud computing
applications.(Nov-dec-2020)
8. Discuss the underlying parallel and distributed computing principles Adopted by cloud in
the IT sector and brief the drawbacks incurred.(Nov-dec-2020)
9. Describe in detail about practical examples of cloud systems exist across market segments.

10. Briefly explain each of the cloud computing services. Identify two cloud providers by

company name in each service category.

11. Formulate different computing paradigms. Discuss in detail different system models for

distributed and cloud computing.

12. What are the components of distributed system? Draw and explain its layered view
architecture.
13. How does cloud development differentiate from traditional software development
 UNIT II CLOUD ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
Service Oriented Architecture – REST and Systems of Systems – Web Services –
Publish - Subscribe Model – Basics of Virtualization – Types of Virtualization –
Implementation Levels of Virtualization – Virtualization Support and Disaster
Recovery.

UNIT II PART A

1. What is Service Oriented Architecture

2. What is a Web Service? Give any four examples(Nov-Dec-2021)
3. Define the role and benefit of virtualization in cloud.
4. What is disaster recovery? (Nov-Dec-2021)
5. What is REST?
6. What is virtualization in cloud computing?
7. List the implementation levels of virtualization(Apr/may-2021)
8. Illustrate the three structures of virtualization
9. Differentiate full virtualization and para-virtualization(Nov-dec-2020)
10. What are the two types of hypervisor?
11. What is CPU virtualization?
12. What are the design issues in virtual cluster.
13. Outline the role of a VM
14. List the Advantages and disadvantages of virtualization
15. Define Application virtualization.
16. What are the advantages of private cloud(Apr/May-2021)
17. Define memory virtualization
18. What are the major roles within SOA?
19. State the responsibilities of VMM.
20. How will you implement storage virtualization at the server level?
21. Write a short note about desktop virtualization
22. Analyze the relative merits of virtualization at various levels
23. Illustrate the CPU virtualization.
24. Discuss operating system level of virtualization.
25. Comment on REST Architectural Elements.
26. List some core WS-Specification areas.
27. Define virtual machine monitor
 28. Express host based virtualization.
29. Explain hardware abstraction level of virtualization?
30. Give the sample REST Request-Response for creating a S3 Bucket

PART-B

1. Explain implementation levels of virtualization/Discus how virtualization

is implemented in different layers (Nov-dec-2021)
2. Explain virtualization structure with diagram
3. Explain virtualization of CPU, Memory and I/O devices (Apr/may-2021)
4. Outline the problems in virtualizing in CPU, I/O and memory devices and suggest how it
could be overridden for efficient utilization of cloud services.(Nov-dec-2021)
5. Discuss in detail about the types of virtualization.
6. Explain in detail about Virtualization for data centre automation./What do you mean by
centre automation using Virtualization (Apr/may-2021)
7. What are the types of cluster and explain about virtual clusters and Resource Management
8. Explain about Virtualization for Linux and Windows and NT Platform. Design the
Process of Live Migration of VM from one host to another(Nov-Dec-2020)
9. Explain the different phenomenon that has gained an interest towards virtualization
technologies. (Nov-Dec-2020)
i. Mention about virtual machine manager.
ii. Illustrate the three major components of virtualized environment
10. Describe in detail about the REST a software architecture style for distributed systems.
11. Explain what you understand the technologies that make up the core of today’s web
services.
12. Illustrate the following Virtualization in detail
i. CPU virtualization
ii. Memory Virtualization
iii. I/O Devices
13. Explain the differences between hypervisor and para-virtualization and give one example
VMM (virtual machine monitor), that was built in each of the two categories.
14. Explain about Virtualization for Linux and Windows and NT Platform. Design the
process of Live Migration of VM from one host to another.
 UNIT III CLOUD ARCHITECTURE, SERVICES AND STORAGE
Layered Cloud Architecture Design – NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture –
Public, Private and Hybrid Clouds - laaS – PaaS – SaaS – Architectural Design Challenges –
Cloud Storage – Storage-as-a-Service – Advantages of Cloud Storage – Cloud Storage
Providers – S3.

UNIT-III PART A

1. What are Cloud deployment models?

2. What is public deployment model?
3. What is private deployment model?
4. What is hybrid deployment model? (Nov-Dec-2021)
5. What is community deployment model?
6. List categories of cloud computing?/three layers of cloud computing?.
7. Define PaaS?(Apr/May-2017)
8. Define IaaS?
9. Define SaaS? (Apr/May-2017)
10 List some of public cloud offerings as PaaS? (Apr/may-2021)
10. List some of public cloud offerings as IaaS?
11 What are the Benefits of deployment model? (Apr/may-2021)
11. Why do we need hybrid cloud (Nov/Dec 2016).
12. List the design objectives of cloud computing?
13. Mention the characteristics features of the cloud(Apr/May 2017).
14. Diff Public Cloud and private cloud(Nov-dec-2020)
15. Outline the key challenges associated in the process of storing images in
cloud. (Nov-Dec-2021)
16. State any two service provider of SaaS.
17. Summarize the benefits and drawbacks of using “Platform as a Service”. (Nov-dec-2020)
18. List some of the disadvantages of cloud computing?
19. State the types of clouds with proper examples?
20. Define short notes on Community cloud.
21. List out the characteristics of SaaS.
22. Tabulate examples provided by platform as a service.
23. Why does one choose public cloud over private cloud? Analyze.
24. Point out the role of cloud auditor in cloud.
25. Draw the diagram for conceptual reference model for cloud
26. Identify the key features of S3.
27. Summarize the benefits and drawbacks of using “Platform as a Service”
28. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using “Infrastructure as a Service”
29. Demonstrate the types of cloud storage.
30. Compare service aggregation and service arbitrage.
31. Define cloud storage.
32. Differentiate cloud consumer and provider
33. Discuss any three features of IaaS
34. Show the interaction between the Actors in the cloud computing.
35. Express the characteristics of private cloud

PART B

1. What are the services provided by cloud with deployment model?

Explain in detail (Nov/Dec 2017)
2. List the cloud deployment models and give a detailed about them (Nov/Dec 2016/Nov-
dec-2021)
3. Explain in detail about cloud delivery (Services) model.(Apr/May-2021)
4. Explain the various Layered Cloud Architectural Development design for effective
cloud computing environment.(Nov-dec-2020)
5. Demonstrate the architectural design of compute and storage clouds.(Nov-dec-2020).
6. Explain NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture in detail.
7. Describe the Layered Cloud Architecture Design in detail.
8. Describe the storage structure of S3 bucket with neat sketch and write
rules in order to make the bucket available for public access. (Nov-dec-2021)
9. List and discuss the principles for designing public cloud, private cloud and hybrid cloud.
10. Demonstrate three architectural design of compute and storage clouds.
i. Explain the features of software as a Service.
ii Discuss in detail about SaaS with example
11.i. List out the Cloud Storage Providers.
ii.Explain in detail about Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).
12. Generalize the following in detail
i. Google Bigtable Datastore
ii. Mobile Me.
 13. There are various companies which are offering different applications and services.
How the services/applications help a user for business? Explain the economical and
operational benefits.
14. Describe the following techniques or terminologies used in cloud computing and cloud
services .Use a concrete example cloud or case study to explain the addressed technology.
i. Green information Technology
ii. Multitenent technique

UNIT IV RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY IN CLOUD

Inter Cloud Resource Management – Resource Provisioning and Resource
Provisioning Methods – Global Exchange of Cloud Resources – Security Overview –
Cloud Security Challenges – Software- as-a-Service Security – Security Governance –
Virtual Machine Security – IAM – Security Standards.

UNIT IV PART A
1. Define Inter cloud.(Nov-Dec-2021)
2. What are the challenges of intercloud?
3. What is Resource Provisioning in cloud?(Apr/may2021)
4. What are the types of resource provisioning methods?
5. What is Demand Driven resource provisioning?
6. What is Event-Driven Resource Provisioning?
7. What is Popularity-Driven Resource Provisioning?
8. What are the Extended Cloud Computing Services
9. Name any two security challenges associated with cloud in today’s digital
scenario(Nov-Dec-2021)
10. List the security issues in cloud.
11. What are the baseline security practices for the SaaS environment?
12. Define Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SecSDLC).
13. List the phases of SecSDLC.
14. Identify the uses of application security(Nov-Dec-2020)
15. Point out the layers in security architecture design(Nov-Dec-2020)
16. What is Vulnerability Assessment?
17. List the frame works in Data Governance
18. Define Virtual Machine Security
19. What are the types of cloud players?
 20. State the Cloud Differences in Perspectives of Providers, Vendors, and Users.
21. What are the security challenges in cloud computing?
22. Give the different security threats in implementing SAAS.
23. Define VM security.
24. Analyze the security awareness in cloud.
25. Point out the layers in security architecture design.
26. State the third party risk management.
27. Show the uses of application security.
28. List the security issues in cloud.
29. Design a suitable security architecture for cloud.
30. Summarize password assurance testing
31. What is mean by vulnerability assessment?
32. Identify the phases of SecSDLC.
33. Illustrate anything as a service.
34. Give the diagram for evolution of cloud services.
35. Explain the issues in providing virtual machine security.
36. Discuss change management.
37. Illustrate the security images.
38. Assess in detail the Cloud Infrastructure Security at Network
39. List the different types of services offered by cloud.
40. Describe in detail about Extended Cloud Computing Services

PART B

1. Explain in detail about cloud resource provisioning methods.

2. Write short note on cloud security challenges.(Apr/May2021)
3. Write short notes on data security and Virtual machine security. (Nov-Dec-2020)
4. Represent the structure of inter-cloud resource management and explain
why two or more clouds need to interact with each other. Provide an
Example for the same(Nov-Dec-2021)
5. Describe the Secure Software Development Life Cycle with neat diagram
(Nov-Dec-2020)

6. Discuss different ways for cloud service providers to maximize their revenues
7. What is IAM and detail the segregation roles carried out by IAM when
services of multiple organizations are maintained within the same
 geographical location? (Nov-Dec-2021)
8. i. What is resource provisioning?
ii. Discuss different types of resource provisioning.
9. Discuss in detail about the security architecture of cloud.
10. Discuss Virtual Machine Creation and Management in detail with suitable diagram
11. Explain in detail about Global Exchange of Cloud Resources.
12. Recommend a model to provide resource management among multiple cloud providers.
13. Explain the baseline Identity and access Management (IAM) factors to be practiced by the
stakeholders of cloud services and common key privacy issues likely to happen in the
environment
14. Compare and Contrast the Key privacy issues in Cloud and explain the steps to overcome
the issues with necessary examples.
15. Explain the security architecture design of a cloud environment and relate how it can be
made possible to include such measures in a typical banking scenario.

UNIT V CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVANCEMENTS

Hadoop – MapReduce – Virtual Box -- Google App Engine – Programming
Environment for Google App Engine –– Open Stack – Federation in the Cloud –
Four Levels of Federation – Federated Services and Applications – Future of
Federation

UNIT V PART A
1. What is Google App Engine?
2. What are the key features in Google App Engine application environment?
3. What are the advantages of Google App Engine ?
4. Give the application lifecycle of Google App Engine.
5. What are the services provided by Google App Engine?
6. What is Hadoop?(Nov-Dec-2021)
7. Describe the services available in Blobstore services?
8. Describe the services available in Task Queues?
9. What are the different ways of storing application data in Google App Engine?
10. List some of the restrictions in Google App Engine.
11. What are the components of Google App Engine?
12. What is Amazon Web Service(AWS)?
13. What does Amazon Web Service offering? (Nov-Dec-2020)
 14. What is Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud(EC2)?
15. What is Amazon Elastic Block Store(EBS)?
16. What is Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)?
17. What is Amazon Elastic Map Reduce(EMR)?
18. What is Amazon Relational Database Service(RDS)?
19. Write a note on Federated services.(Nov-dec-2021)
20. Identify the development technologies currently supported by AppEngine(Nov-Dec-
2020).
21. Outline the main services that are offered by AWS.
22. List the functional models of GAE.
23. Give some of the Applications of GAE.
24. What is the use of cloud Watch in Amazon EC2?
25. Define SQS and SNS services of AWS cloud.
26. Analyze Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).
27. Analyze the open stack components.
28. Identify the development technologies currently supported by AppEngine.
29. Demonstrate the AWS Architecture.
30. Illustrate Amazon EC2 and its basic features.
31. List different Perspectives of cloud Providers, Vendors, and Users.
32. Express What is a bucket? What type of storage does it provide?
33. Discuss how a data is read from hadoop URL.
34. Create a DataStore. What type of data can be stored in it?
35. State and discover the core components of AppEngine.
36. Point out the use Amazon elastic block store.
37. Give the diagram for Google cloud platform and its major building blocks.
38. Identify the development technologies currently supported by AppEngine.
39. Describe Google Cloud Infrastructure
40. List the four levels of cloud federation.

PART B

1. Detail the structure of Openstack and explain each of its components.(Nov-Dec-2021)

2. Write detailed steps to set the google app engine environment for
 executing any program of your choice.(Nov-Dec-2021)
3. As a data center administrator, you are responsible to carry out the maintenance, operations,
infrastructure design and management. If a primary computer system fails in the data center,
elaborate the steps that must be carried out to overcome the failure. illustrate the same with
a neat sketch. . (Nov-Dec-2021)
4. Elaborate the working of MapReduce with an example.(Apr/may-2021)(Nov-Dec-2021)
5. i. Illustrate the functional Modules of GAE (6)
ii. Discuss in detail about GAE Applications (7)(Nov-Dec-2020)
6. List the four levels of cloud federation and explain in detail about the four levels of
Federation levels.(13) (Apr/may-2021)(Nov-Dec-2020)
7. Combine the role of a distributed file system in a job execution environment such as
MapReduce in a large-scale cloud system and explain in detail with suitable Illustrations.
(Nov-
Dec-2020)
8. Combine the role of a distributed file system in a job execution environment such as
MapReduce in a large-scale cloud system and explain in detail.
9. Integrate Map and Reduce functions, and explain how Input Splitting can be performed in
Hadoop Framework.
10. Elaborate HDFS concepts with suitable illustrations.
11. Explain Cloud federation, benefits and implementation with neat diagram

Prepared by: Approved by

Verified by:

Ms. S.Sugashini Dr. U.V ARIVAZHAGU

Dr. U.V ARIVAZHAGU
Asst.Prof/CSE Principal
HOD/CSE