Elective III-410252C-Embedded and Real Time Operating Systems

Question Bank
1. List and Explain software tools used for designing of an embedded system.
2. With neat diagram, explain Embedded hardware units and devices in a system.
3. What are different characteristics and challenges of embedded system?
4. List and explain various types of embedded system processors
5. What the main characteristics of CAN bus standards? Draw and explain the CAN data
frame format
6. What is Embedded System on Chip (SoC)? Explain all components embedded in SoC.
7. Explain in detail ARM Processor Architecture with core architectural block diagram.
8. Enlist various Wireless and mobile system Protocols and explain any one with its features
and diagram.
9. What is HDLC? Explain different frame types and data transfer modes of HDLC.
10. Compare ISA and PCI buses based on their features such as data rate, data size, connector
size and applications.
11. Differentiate: A. Serial and Parallel communication. B. Synchronous and asynchronous
communication.
12. Draw and Explain Parallel ports and its interfacing with the stepper motor.
13. What is the use of ROM image in Embedded system? Draw a structure of ROM image and
explain various components embedded inside it.
14. How does ARM micro-controller differ from a SHARC processor? Justify your answer
15. Describe in detail different forms of memories and their use in embedded systems.
16. To design sophisticated embedded systems for high computing performance, which
performance metrics are used? Explain.
17. Explain types of serial communication with examples.
18. Enlist various Internet enabled system protocols and explain one with its features.
19. Explain why PCI/X buses are used for high speed data transfer? List the major features of
PCI/X bus.
20. Describe and compare RS232C and SDIO Devices.
21. How to represent Precedence constraints and data dependency among real-time tasks?
Explain with diagram.
22. How Rate Monotonic (RM) algorithm checks the schedulability of tasks? What are
limitations of RM algorithm.
23. What is RTOS? Differentiate Hard versus soft real-time systems and their timing
constraints.
24. Differentiate between fixed priority and dynamic priority scheduling algorithms in real-
time systems. Give one example of each.
25. What are various Temporal parameters of real-time processes? List and explain.
26. What are various Real-time requirements in the domain of Signal processing or Multimedia
27. With the help of example, demonstrate the concept of critical section.
28. What is priority inversion problem in real-time systems? How this problem can be solved?
Give details.
29. What is interrupt latency? Justify its role in handling interrupts in RTOS environment.
30. Explain with example Resource conflicts and blocking.
31. What is Semaphore? How does it help in resource sharing in RTOS Kernel?
32. How interrupts are handled in RTOS environment?
33. Draw and explain model of real-time communication with related terminologies.
34. Explain priority-based service disciplines for switched networks in multiprocessor systems
for real-time communication.
35. Describe the embedded software development process.
36. What are issues in resource reservation? Explain Resource reservation protocol with
diagram.
37. Explain with example Validation and debugging in an embedded system.
38. List capabilities of commercial real-time operating systems. Enlist the features of RTLinux.
39. Explain block diagram of Embedded systems?
40. Explain timing diagram of Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)?
41. Explain ZigBee protocol in detail?
42. Explain register architecture of ARM?
43. Explain Serial protocol RS-232C in detail with neat diagram?
44. Write short notes on ISA and PCI?
45. Explain Hard versus soft real -time systems and their timing constraints.
46. Explain Latest - Release - Time (LRT)?
47. Explain Precedence constraints and data dependency among real -time tasks.
48. Explain Earliest- Deadline - First (EDF)?
49. Explain shared data problem in interrupts handling?
50. Explain semaphores message queues, mailboxes?
51. Explain priority inversion with neat diagram?
52. Explain with example Interrupts enabling and disabling in system? Embedded system?
53. Explain Architecture and design of an embedded system?
54. Write short notes on Microc/OS -II, Windows CE?
55. Write short notes on RT Linux, Vx Works?
56. Explain Validation and debugging of embedded systems?

Mr. Vishal Kisan Borate

Subject In-charge