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CP5153 Operating System Internals PDF

This document appears to be an exam question paper for the course "Operating System Internals". It contains 16 questions divided into three parts: Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 2 marks each. Part B contains 5 questions worth 13-18 marks each involving longer explanations. Part C contains 2 questions worth 15 marks each requiring design of algorithms or systems. The questions cover topics like memory management, processes, virtual file systems, pipes and process credentials.

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CP5153 Operating System Internals PDF

This document appears to be an exam question paper for the course "Operating System Internals". It contains 16 questions divided into three parts: Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 2 marks each. Part B contains 5 questions worth 13-18 marks each involving longer explanations. Part C contains 2 questions worth 15 marks each requiring design of algorithms or systems. The questions cover topics like memory management, processes, virtual file systems, pipes and process credentials.

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M. E.A{. Te ch. DE GREE EXAMINATI ON, JANUARY 20LB
First Semester
Computer Science and Engineering
CP 5153 _ OPERATING SYSTEM INTERNALS
(Common to M.E. Computer Science and Engineering (With Specialization in
Networks /NI. E . Multim e di a Te chnolo gyl}I. Te ch. Inform ation T echnology)
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pART-A (10x2=20Marks)

1. State the objectives of Operating System.

2. Differentiate between hard link and soft link.


3. Define thread.
4. Identify the functionality ofwait-Queue in Kernel.
5. Brief the role of Virtual File System (VFS) in a simple frle copy operation with

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7. Justify why "Linux adopts 4 KB page frame size as standard memory allocation
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8. Mention the importance of reserved page frame in memory management.


9. Give the usage of pipes.
10. Why process cred.entials are irnportant on rmrltiuser systems ?
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PART _ B (5x13=65 Marks)

11. a) Summarize and explain the issues of memory management. (r3)


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b) i) Outline the File handling system calls. (7)
ii) How kernel eontrol path is synchronized? Explain. (6)

12. a) Explain process identifrcation with suitable illustration. (r8)


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b) Demonstrate and explain the system calls used to create processes. (13)

13. a) i) With suitable sketch, explain the File model ofVirtual File System. (7)
ii) Explain in detail about namespaces. (6)
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b) i) Analyze the actions performed while unmounting a frle system. (7\
ii) Specify in detail about read 0 and write 0 virtual File System Calls. (6)

14. a) i) Examine in detail about Non-uniforrn memory access in memory


management. (6)
ii) Illustrate and explain the components of the zoned page frame allocator
with neat sketch. (7)
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b) Explain how memory allocation is carried out using buddy system. (13)

15. a) How reading from and writing to a pipe is done ? Explain with suitable system
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b) Describe the exec functions supported by Unix. (13)

PART-C (txt5=l5Marks)
16. a) Outline how VFS Data structures are used in File System with an example of
your choice. (18)
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b) Design a Buddy system algorithm to avoid external fragmentation problem
and suggest mechanism to improve the dividing and coalescing time. (fE)

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