CS / IT 425 C (CR)

Total No. of Questions : 09] [Total No. of Pages : 02

IV/IV B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH/APRIL 2015
SECOND SEMESTER
CS/ IT
CLOUD COMPUTING
Time: Three Hours Maximum:70 marks

Answer Question No. 1 Compulsory (14x1=14)

Answer ONE question from each unit 4x14=56
1. Briefly explain following
a) How will you delete a datacenter?
b) Thin clients.
c) What are the risks of storing data in the cloud?
d) Microsoft application for cloud.
e) Intranet Vs Internet.
f) Features of Cast Iron Clod.
g) Thomson reuters.
h) Uses of cloud.
i) Examples of cloud storage providers.
j) Infrastructure needed for cloud.
k) Use of web browsers in cloud.
l) Cloud services for individuals.
m) What is a local cloud?
n) Future of cloud computing.

UNIT-I
2. a)What is cloud computing? Enlist and explain three service models, and four

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 deployment models of cloud computing.
b) Explain a user view of Google App Engine with suitable block schematic.
Or
3. a) Write a short note on IBM offerings towards cloud computing.
b) Discuss about the security concerns pertaining to cloud.

UNIT-II
4. a) How to manage the web based projects in cloud? Explain.
b) What is REST in web services? List the different benefits of REST.
Or
5. a) What are the issues in web based applications?
b) List the enterprise-level web-based expense reporting Applications.
UNIT-III
6. a) What is SaaS in cloud computing? Explain different categories of SaaS.
b) How the applications are managed in cloud? Illustrate with an example.
Or
7. List the prevalent companies and their offerings towards software plus services via
cloud computing.
UNIT-IV
8. a) Enlist and explain some of the common pitfalls that come with virtualization.
b) Explain the five distinct stages in the path of simple virtualization to cloud
computing.
Or
9. a) What is the difference between process virtual machines, host VMMs and
native VMMs
b) Discuss about cloud services aimed at mid-market.

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IV/IV B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, OCT/NOV- 2015

Second Semester
CS/IT
GRID COMPUTING
Time: Three Hours Maximum marks:70
Answer Question NO.1 Compulsory 14X1=14 M
Answer ONE question from each Unit 4X14=56 M
1. Briefly explain following
a) Features of grid service container.
b) How is grid computing different from cluster computing?
c) Types of hosting environment supported by GT3.
d) Relationship between OGSI and Web services.
e) Actors in CDC.
f) Define SOA.
g) What is stateful webservice?
h) Vision behind XML architecture.
i) What are OGSA basic services?
j) Functional requirements of CDC on OGSA
k) What is grid problem?
l) What are grid services?
m) Define use case.
n) What are distributed systems?
UNIT-I
2. a) Describe about the relation of grid architecture with other distributed technologies.
b) Explain the architecture of second generation grids with a neat diagram.
(OR)
3. Discuss about the organiizations developing grid computing toolkits and frameworks.
UNIT-II
4. a) What are the functional requirements of online media and entertainment on OGSA?
b) Discuss the main purposes of use cases defined by OGSA group.
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5. What are the service message description mechanism available? Explain.
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6. a) Discuss about grid services in OGSI
b) Describe the technical details of OGSI specifications.
(OR)
7. What are OGSA basic services? Explain each of them with necessary diagrams?
UNIT-IV
8. What extra services is needed in grid environment to manage data? Discuss the data
management and information services in GT3.
(OR)
9. Discuss about the types of scheduling used for GT3.

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IV/IV B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, MARCH/APRIL – 2015
SECOND SEMESTER
CS / IT
GRID COMPUTING
Time: 03 Hours Maximum Marks: 70

Answer Question No. 1 compulsory (14x1=14)

Answer ONE question from each unit (4x14=56)

Q1) Write a short note on:

a) Cluster
b) CMM
c) Middleware
d) Data replication
e) Enveloping
f) NFS
g) Grid services
h) Distributed logging
i) GT3
j) Metering
k) SOA
l) Service domain
m) OGSA
n) OGSI
UNIT – I
Q2) Explain clearly grid activities?
OR
Q3) List out any four applications of grid computing

UNIT – II
Q4) Bring out the relation between web service and grid service
OR
Q5) Explain about OGSA platform components?
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Q6) Explain naming and change management recommendations grid service?
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Q7) Explain distributed data access and replication?

UNIT - IV
Q8) Explain service programming model 1 of glossus GT?
OR
Q9) Explain Acme search service implementation in a top down approach.

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IV/IV B. TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, OCT / NOV - 2015
Second Semester
CS/IT
CLOUD COMPUTING

Time : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 70

Answer Question No. 1 Compulsory. 14x1=14 M
Answer ONE question from each Unit. 4x14=56 M

1. Briefly explain following :

a) Limitations of cloud.
b) Working principle of cloud computing.
c) What is trusted cloud computing?
d) Intranet Vs Internet.
e) How cloud helps reducing capital expenditure?
f) List the advantages and disadvantages of cloud service deployment.
g) What is trusted cloud computing?
h) What is cloud storage?
i) Purpose of Data Center.
j) What is self service provisioning?
k) Distributed systems Vs cloud.
l) What are thin clients?
m) Providers of service in cloud.
n) What is private cloud?
UNIT - I
2. a) With a neat diagram explain the cloud characteristics.
b) Explain the areas where cloud computing can be adopted.

(OR)

3. a) Define Cloud Computing, Enlist and explain essential characteristics of cloud computing.
b) Explain the services provided by the Amazon infrastructure cloud from a user
perspective.
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UNIT - II
4. a) Explain the role of web browsers in accessing the cloud.

b) List out the ways how cloud vendors are addressing the client challenges.

(OR)

5. Explain issues in cloud computing with respect to implementing real time application over
cloud platform.

UNIT - III
6. a) Explain any six benefits of software as service in cloud computing.

b) What are the cloud service requirements? Explain with an example.

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7. a) Explain the four major barriers to large scale adoption of cloud services.

b) Briefly explain about the trouble shooting in cloud application development.

UNIT - IV
8. a) What is virtualization in terms of cloud? Also indicate the results of virtualization.

b) Write a note on the benefits of adopting the cloud.

(OR)

9. a) Give the reasons for organizations migrating to cloud computing.

b) Explain the different models for cloud deployment.