Operating Systems

OS III IA Question Bank 2022-23

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Chapter 7 :Deadlocks
1. Explain necessary conditions for deadlock to occur.
2. Explain Resource-Allocation Graph with a neat diagram.
3. List and explain data structured used for banker’s algorithm.

Chapter 10: File System

4. Explain different file attributes.
5. List and explain common File Types, Extension and function.

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6. Explain different access Methods for files.
7. Explain different Directory Structure in brief.
8. Explain file system mounting with neat diagram.

Chapter 11: Implementation of File System

9. Explain layered file system with a neat diagram.
10. Explain a typical file control block.

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11. Draw and explain the virtual file system.
12. List and explain the allocation methods for disk space.

Chapter 12: Secondary Storage Structures

13. Problems based on Disk Scheduling (FCFS, SSTF, SCAN, C_SCAN, LOOK,
C_LOOK)
14. Explain the structure of moving head Disk mechanism with a neat sketch.
15. Explain (i) NAS (ii) SAN with neat sketches.
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Chapter 14: Protection
16. Explain the operations w.r.t. access matrix with an example for each. (copy, owner,
control)
17. Explain revocation of access rights
18. Explain access matrix with an example. Discuss access matrix with domains as
objects.
19. Explain different ways of implementation of access matrix.

Chapter 21: The Linux Operating System

20. Explain the components of Linux OS with a neat sketch.