GTU Advance Computing Technology - June 2015 Exam Question Paper

GTU Computer Engineering (Semester 7)
Advance Computing Technology
June 2015

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INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary

1 (a) Discuss cluster categorization in detail.

7 M

1 (b) Which are the characteristics of a good resource sharing algorithm?

7 M

2 (a) Discuss the components used to build clusters.

7 M

2 (b) Answer the following questions.
1. What are the benefits of using heterogeneous clusters?
2. What is metacluster? How is metacluster made secure?

7 M

2 (c) Which are the services provided by resource management and scheduling?

7 M

3 (a) Define Grid Computing. Discuss building blocks of Grid in detail.

7 M

3 (b) Which design features are required at the data and computational fabric of the Grid?

7 M

3 (c) Explain the certification authority model of Grid.

7 M

3 (d) Discuss any three scenarios that accelerate the emergence of Virtual Organizations. Also mention the similarities and differences between these scenarios.

7 M

4 (a) Explain Grid applications in detail.

7 M

4 (b) Explain layered Grid architecture using diagram.

7 M

4 (c) Discuss Amazon EC2 in detail.

7 M

4 (d) Mention all the features that are expected from each PaaS solution.

7 M

5 (a) Which common features of Cloud Computing can benefit organizations? Discuss each feature in detail.

7 M

5 (b) Discuss private and public clouds along with similarities and differences.

7 M

5 (c) Which are the characteristics that have to be in place for SaaS to be commercially Viable?

7 M

5 (d) Discuss key areas related to security and privacy of data in cloud.

7 M

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