Code No: 54224/MT

NR
M.Tech. – II Semester Regular Examinations, September, 2008

ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEMS

(VLSI System Design)

Time: 3hours Max. Marks:60

Answer any FIVE questions

All questions carry equal marks
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1. What are the various types of operating systems? Discuss them

briefly.

2.a) Explain clearly about file systems in UNIX.

b) What is meant by file permissions? Explain them with a suitable
example.

3.a) What are the basic commands is UNIX? Discuss them clearly.
b) Discuss about input/output redirections in UNIX.

4. What is meant by system calls? Discuss indetail about various

system calls in UNIX operating system.

5. What is meant by inter process communication? Discuss about

UNIX domain protocols, and socket system calls.

6.a) What is meant by a socket? Describe the socket programming in

UNIX with an example.
b) Write brief notes on socket addresses.

7. Compare the UNIX and LINUX operating systems.

8. Write short notes on the following:

a) file structure in LINUX
b) Shared Memory in UNIX
c) Memory Management systems calls in UNIX.

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