February 2010

Master of Computer Application (MCA) – Semester 2

MC0070 – Operating Systems with Unix – 4 Credits
(Book ID: B0682 & B0683)
Assignment Set – 1 (60 Marks)

Answer all Questions Each question carries TEN marks

Book ID: B0682

1. Describe the following operating system components:
A) Process Management B) Main Memory Management
C) File Management D) I/O System Management

2. Describe the following:

A. Layered Approach B. Micro Kernels C. Virtual Machines

3. Describe the concept of Paging and Segmentation with respect to Windows Operating
System.

Book ID: B0683

4. Describe the following with respect to UNIX operating System:
A) Unix Architecture B) Process Control
C) Environmental Variables and Shells D) Unix Operating System Layers

5. Describe the following:

A) Unix File System Types B) Mounting and Unmounting File Systems
C) Boot Procedure

6. Explain the following with respect to Interprocess communication in Unix:

A) Communication via pipes B) Named Pipes
C) Message Queues D) Message Structure
 February 2010
Master of Computer Application (MCA) – Semester 2
MC0070 – Operating Systems with Unix – 4 Credits
(Book ID: B0682 & B0683)
Assignment Set – 1 (60 Marks)
Answer all Questions Each question carries TEN marks

Book ID: B0682

1. Describe the following with respect to Deadlocks in Operating Systems:
A) Deadlock Avoidance B) Deadlock Prevention

2. Explain the following:

A) Requirements for mutual exclusion B) Mutual exclusion by using lock variables
C) Semaphore Implementation

3. Describe the following with respect to Space Management:

A) Bock Size and Extents B) Free Space
C) Reliability D) Back – up dumps

Book ID: B0683

4. Explain the following with respect to Unix file system:
A) Unix File Tree Structure B) File and directory names
C) Working with Files

5. Explain the following with respect to data files in Unix:

A) Using Metacharacters When Referring to Filenames
B) File Substitution methods

6. Describe the following with respect to Unix:

A) Making Calculations with dc and bc
B) Various Commands for getting user information
C) Switching Accounts with su