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1 (a)
Explain the reasons why the use and popularity of distributed systems rapidly increasing despite the increased complexity and difficulty of building it.
10 M
1 (b)
Explain how transparency is achieved in Remote Procedure Calls.
10 M
2 (a)
With neat diagrams explain Failure handling mechanisms in message passing.
10 M
2 (b)
Compare stateful and stateless servers.
10 M
3 (a)
What are the commonly used semantics of ordered delivery of multicast messages?
10 M
3 (b)
Define Thrashing. What are the methods used for solving Thrashing problems?
10 M
4 (a)
Explain distributed algorithms for Clock synchronization.
10 M
4 (b)
What are the common strategies used for handling deadlocks in distributed systems?
10 M
5 (a)
Explain different Load estimation policies and process transfer policies used by Load balancing algorithms.
10 M
5 (b)
With neat diagrams, explain the commonly used ways in which threads of a process are organized.
10 M
6 (a)
What are the main approaches to verify the validity of cached data in DFS?
10 M
6 (b)
Compare characteristic features of System Oriented Names and Human Oriented Names.
10 M
Write short notes on (any two)
7 (a)
Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)
10 M
7 (b)
Heterogeneous DSM
10 M
7 (c)
Election Algorithms
10 M
7 (d)
Fault Tolerance in DFS
10 M
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