LAGOS CITY POLYTECHNIC, IKEJA

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
2018/2019 SEMESTER EXAMINATION

COURSE TITLE: OPERATING SYSTEM I NO OF QUESTIONS : 6

COURSE CODE: COM 311/CTE 223 TIME ALLOWED: 2 HRS
FOR WHOM: ND II CE FT INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER
ANY FOUR
HND I CS
QUESTIONS

1. (a) Network operating systems are not fundamentally different from single processor
operating system. Discuss.

(b) Distinguish between Network OS and Distributed OS

(c) List the major features of Multi-user OS

2. (a) Disk operating system can be the operating system itself or not. Discuss.

(b) Distinguish between DOS that is the OS itself and the one that is not.

(c) Give two examples each of DOS that are the OS itself and DOS are the extension
of the OS.

3. (a) Memory allocation is even more critical in a Real time operating system than in
other
operating systems.Discuss.

(b) Name some of the environment in which the Real Time operating systems can be
found

(c) Describe how intercrosses communication and resource sharing are implemented
in the
Real Time operating systems.

4. (a) What do you understand by the term Process?

(b) Distinguish between a process and a program

(b) List and explain the possible states of a process

5. (a) Describe a process control block (PCB)

(b) What are the possible information that a PCB will contain

(c) Describe process creation and process termination

6. (a) What do you understand by process scheduling?