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1 (a) (i)
What is a distributed System? What are the advantages of it?
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1 (a) (ii)
Compare the distributed computing models.
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1 (b) (i)
What is logical clock? What is its significance in a distributed system?
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1 (b) (ii)
What is process migration? What are the main steps involved in process migration?
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2 (a) (i)
What are threads? Differentiate between threads and processes.
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2 (a) (ii)
What is dead lock? List four necessary and sufficient conditions for a
deadlock to occur.
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2 (b)
Discuss the desirable features of a good message-passing system.
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2 (c)
What is the significance of RMI in distributed systems? Explain the
process of RMI execution.
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3 (a)
What is ordered message delivery? Discus different types of message
Ordering.
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3 (b)
Why mutual exclusion is more complex in distributed systems?
Categorize and compare mutual exclusion algorithms.
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3 (c)
Enumerate the various issues in clock synchronization and classify clock
synchronization algorithms.
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3 (d)
Define causal ordering. Explain how logical clocks are implemented in
distributed systems.
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4 (a)
Discuss the issues in designing load-sharing algorithms.
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4 (b)
What is consistency? Discus the various consistency models used in DSM
System
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4 (c)
Discuss the issues in designing load-balancing algorithms.
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4 (d)
What is coherence protocol? Explain how the MRMW protocol is implemented.
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5 (a)
What is a name server? What is namespace? Explain the name resolution.
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5 (b)
How the problem is specified using formal model? Discuss the formal models for message passing system.
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5 (c)
How object locating is carried out in Distributed System? Discus different
object-locating mechanisms.
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5 (d)
How the process is specified using formal model? Define the process execution and admissibility using formal model.
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