H.T.

No: Course Code: 201CS3T03

ADITYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE (A)

B.Tech – III Semester End Examinations Regular & Supplementary (AR20) – JAN 2023

OPERATING SYSTEMS
(Common to CSE & IT)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer ONE question from each unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the questions must be answered at one place only
UNIT – I
1 a Define operating system and list the basic services provided by operating K2 CO1 [8M]
system.
b Differentiate among the following types of OS by defining their essential K2 CO1 [6M]
properties. i) Time sharing system ii) Parallel system
OR
2 a Draw and explain about structure of operating system. K2 CO1 [7M]
b What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the same system call K2 CO1 [7M]
interface for manipulating both files and devices?
UNIT – II
3 a Explain process states and process control block in details. K4 CO2 [7M]
b Explain typical elements of inter process communication models. K4 CO2 [7M]
OR
4 a Explain CPU scheduling algorithms with example. (RR time K4 CO2 [7M]
quantum=10ms)
b Define a Thread. Explain various Multithreading models. K4 CO2 [7M]
UNIT – III
5 a What is a semaphore? Explain its usage and implementation and solution K2 CO3 [7M]
to the Bounded-Buffer problem using semaphores.
b Explain the usage and structure of monitors with an example. K2 CO3 [7M]
OR
6 a What is a deadlock? How deadlocks are detected? K2 CO3 [6M]
b Explain Banker's deadlock-avoidance algorithm with an illustration. K2 CO3 [8M]
UNIT – IV
7 a What is Thrashing? What is the cause of Thrashing? How does the K3 CO4 [7M]
system detect Thrashing? What can the system do to eliminate this
problem?
b What is paging? Explain the hardware support given for paging. K3 CO4 [7M]
OR
8 a Consider the reference string: 7, 0, 1, 2, 0, 3, 0, 4, 2, 3, 0, 3, 2, 1, 2, 0, 1, K3 CO4 [8M]
7, 0, 1 for a memory with three frames. Trace Optimal, and LRU page
replacement algorithms.
b What are the advantages and disadvantages of recording the name of the K3 CO4 [6M]
creating program with the file's attributes? Explain in detail.
UNIT – V
9 a In detail explain the structure of disk with a neat diagram. How to attach K2 CO5 [7M]
to the existing memory resource?
b Discuss in detail about RAID technology. K2 CO5 [7M]
OR
10 a Why is System protection important? Also bring out the goals of K2 CO5 [7M]
protection methods.
b Discuss the LINUX components system. K2 CO5 [7M]
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