Distributed Computing Question Papers CUSAT

As I am looking for CUSAT CAT previous year question papers of Cochin University of Science & Technology of Distributed Computing subject, can you tell me from where I can get the question paper? Will it be available on the official site of Cochin University of Science & Technology?

Hello sir, where from I can get Distributed Computing Question Papers for CUSAT. Please provide me Distributed Computing Question Papers CUSAT?

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CUSAT is provides its old question papers for B.Tech (2012 Ad) Information Technology VIII Semester Exam Distributed Computing.

Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems.

A distributed system is a system whose components are located on different networked computers, which then communicate and coordinate their actions by passing messages to each other.

Distributed Computing Question Papers CUSAT:

PART A
(Answer ALL questions)
(8 5 = 40)
I. (a) Explain inter process communication in UNIX.

Write short notes on external data representation and marshalling.

Explain the design requirements of a distributed file system.

Differentiate monolithic kernel and micro kernel.

What is the need for clock in distributed system? Differentiate clock skew and clock drift.

Explain how clock synchronization is achieved in Christian method.

Explain distributed database design.
(h) What do you mean by optimistic concurrency control?

PART B

II Discuss the challenges of distributed system.
OR

III. Explain client server communication.

IV Describe processes and threads in detail.
OR

V Explain SUN NFS in detail .

VI. What is mutual exclusion? Explain any one algorithm to implement mutual exclusion.

Explain the basic architectural model for the management of replicated data.
OR

VII. Explain logical time and logical clocks.
What is network time protocol?
Explain the deadlocks in a distributed system in detail.
OR
Explain transaction recovery in detail .



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