FUTURE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT [CC 148 ]

CA-3 ASSESSMENT – COURSE: IT SEM:6th

Paper Name: Distributed Systems Paper Code: PEC-IT601B
TIME : 50 Minutes FULL MARKS: 25

GROUP A

1. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS [ANSWER ANY 5] [ 1 X 5 = 5]

i).What is a DDBMS? a) A database management system that manages a distributed database b) A database
management system that manages a centralized database c) A computer network that manages a distributed
database d) A computer network that manages a centralized database
ii).What is the advantage of a DDBMS? a) Improved availability b) Improved security c) Improved performance
d) All of the above
iii)What is the disadvantage of a DDBMS? a) Complexity b) Security vulnerability c) Data consistency
d) All of the above
iv)Which of the following is a problem area in DDBMS? a) Data replication b) Data fragmentation c) Distributed
query processing d) All of the above
v)Which architecture model does DDBMS use? a) Client/Server architecture b) Peer-to-peer architecture c)
Multi-tier architecture d) All of the above
vi)What is the main component of DDBMS? a) A distributed database b) A centralized database c) A distributed
DBMS d) A centralized DBMS
GROUP B

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS [ANSWER ANY 4]

2. Explain the three rules of fragments? (5)
or
What are the advantage and disadvantage of replication? What is auxiliary program.(3+2).

3. Consider the following global,fragmentation,and allocation schema: (5*3=15)

Global schema: STUDENT(NUMBER,NAME,DEPT)

Fragmentation schema: STUDENT 1=SL DEPT="EE"STUDENT

STUDENT 2=SL DEPT="CS"STUDENT

Allocation schema: STUDENT1 AT site 1,2

STUDENT2 AT Site 3,4

(Assume that "EE" and "CS" are the only possible value for DEPT)

a) Write an application that requires the student number from the terminal and outputs the name and
department at level 1,2 and 3 of transparency.