Total No. of Questions : & | Note: 1 (a) ©) © 2 «) ) 3 @) ) a [ Total No, of Printed Pages :2 RGPVONLINE.COM MCA-502 M. C. A. (Fifth Semester) EXAMINATION, Nox-Dec,, 2007 UNIX AND SHELL PROGRAMMING MCA— $02) Time : Three Hours Maximum Masks + 100 Minomuam Pass Marks : 49 Attempt any five questions. All questions carey equal marks, Discuss in brief UNIX file system structure. 6 What is BUFFER CACHE ? How i improves the performance of a system ? 8 ‘What should happen if the Kernel attempts awaken atl processes sleeping on an event, but no processes are Asleep on the event at the Lime of the wake up? ‘What is In-Core Inode ? Discuss an algorithm for allocation of In-Core Inode. 10 Wite an algorithm 10 convert a path name to an node, 10 What is super block ? Discuss the fields associated with super Block, 4 What is context switch ? Where it is used ? ‘ Discuss Directory siructure of UNIX file system. Write an algorithm for eanversion of byte offset to block number in file system. 2 re) What is lnk system call) Dspuss the algerithin for liking Be 1” (OY Describe the mounting and unenouating of le system. 0 4 (0) 5. (8) Differentiate between named and unmamed pipes, Discuss the pipe sytem call, 2 (b) What is U-ates ? 4 (©) Describe all condinions where the reference count of an inode cam be greaer than 1, 4 6 (@)_ Discuss the algorithm for “fork gptem cal. 10, (©) What is IPC? Esplin the gwem:V IPC packages. § (©) Whats UNIX Zowic proces snd wy she concept necessary ? s Diseuss diffrent feaures of LINUX operating ster. (0) What azo aw but in variables? 3 (€)Wite«proprzy th rit the owner, le ype, acess emissions acd access times of fies supplied as pararzters [fe & a rectory th program shock! ead the diecary and peat he above information fo2 all Ges inthe dreary. 10 8. White short aotes on any four f the following: 5 eat! (The SHELL (3) Bemory Mansgemeat (iy SUAT aad FSTAT (i) File permissions (9) Process states transitions McA=S02 RGPVONLINE.COM 4200