Winter 2011 Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) Semester 3 BC0042 Operating Systems

(Book ID: B0682)

4 Credits

Assignment Set 1 (60 Marks)

Answer All Questions and they carry Equal Marks 1. What is kernel? What are the main components of a kernel? 2. Which Operating systems are best suitable for following devices? a) Weather forecasting, animated graphics, Exploring petrol mines b) Inventory systems, Centralized billing systems c) Home Computers, Standalone systems d) Micro wave ovens, Washing machines e) Mobile Phones, Handheld devices

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1. Which Operating system has this architecture? 2. Identify the names of four layers: 3. Identify the components of each layer

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1. Which Operating system has this architecture? 2. Identify the names of each layers:

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4. Use First Come First Serve algorithm to schedule process given: Process P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 5. What do you mean by deadlock? 6. What is mutual exclusion? What are its requirements? Burst Time 7 5 8 2 3

Winter 2011 Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) Semester 3 BC0042 Operating Systems
(Book ID: B0682)

4 Credits

Assignment Set 2 (60 Marks)

Answer All Questions and they carry Equal Marks 1. What are the two types of fragmentations? Illustrate them with block diagrams. 2. Write a note on Livelock and Killing Zombies. 3. List out the conditions that result in Deadlock situations. Illustrate deadlock situation with a simple graphical notation. 4. Discuss the file structure? Explain the various access modes. 5. With an example illustrate file access modes: Sequential, Indexed and Random modes. 6. What is the advantage of Direct Memory Access? Briefly explain the timing mechanisms that can be used in data transfer through DMA.