T.J.S.

ENGINEERING COLLEGE
EXAMINATION: CAT I
SUBJECT NAME : DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SUBJECT CODE : CS3551
YEAR : III- A& B SEC SEMESTER : V
DEPT : CSE DATE : 12/09/2023
MAX MARKS : 100 Marks TIME : 10 AM TO 1 PM
FACULTY NAME: Ms. Pavithra V
PART - A — (10 × 2 = 20 Marks)
Q.No QUESTION MARK

1 What do you mean by message passing? 2

2 Define distributed program. 2
3 What do you mean by synchronous and asynchronous execution? 2
4 List out the features of distributed systems. 2
5 What is distributed system? 2
6 Write down the principals of distributed systems. 2
7 State the objectives of resource sharing model. 2
8 Define transparency. What are its type? 2
9 Differentiate between buffering and caching. 2
10 What is the role of middleware in a distributed system? 2
PART - B — ( 13× 5= 65 Marks)
11 a. Explain how a parallel system differs from a distributed System. 13
(OR)
11 b. What are the primitives of distributed system. Explain in detail 13
12 a. Illustrate the difference between message passing and shared memory process
communication.
(OR)
12 b. (i)Difference between Synchronous and Asynchronous execution 7
(ii)Discuss the Global State of Distributed System in detail 6

13 a. Discuss the design and challenges in distributed system from a system perspective. 13
(OR)
13 b. List out the applications of Distributed computing in detail 13
14 a. Define Distributed system. What are the disadvantages of DS. 13
(OR)
14 b. Discuss about A model of Distributed computations: A distributed Program in detail. 13
15 a. Discuss about the Relation to computer system components with neat diagram. 13
(OR)
15 b. (i)Write in detail about A model of Distributed Executions. 7
(ii)Models of Communication Networks 6
PART – C — ( 15 × 1 =15 Marks)
16 a. Discuss about the motivation of distributed system in detail. 15

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