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Distributed Systems Exam Paper

This document is an exam for a Distributed Systems course covering topics like limitations of distributed systems, definitions, types of resource sharing, distributed system challenges, security challenges, differences between RMI and RPC, group communication, characteristics of multicast communication, middleware architecture, properties of indirect communication, challenges of distributed systems, trends in distributed systems, examples of distributed systems, resource sharing challenges, models of communication, TCP and UDP communication, Java RMI process and architecture, RPC architecture components, purpose of external data representation and marshaling, and publish-subscribe systems. The exam is divided into three parts testing short answers, longer explanations, and an in-depth discussion question.

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Distributed Systems Exam Paper

This document is an exam for a Distributed Systems course covering topics like limitations of distributed systems, definitions, types of resource sharing, distributed system challenges, security challenges, differences between RMI and RPC, group communication, characteristics of multicast communication, middleware architecture, properties of indirect communication, challenges of distributed systems, trends in distributed systems, examples of distributed systems, resource sharing challenges, models of communication, TCP and UDP communication, Java RMI process and architecture, RPC architecture components, purpose of external data representation and marshaling, and publish-subscribe systems. The exam is divided into three parts testing short answers, longer explanations, and an in-depth discussion question.

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Reg No.

Agni College of Technology


Thalambur, Chennai 600 130
Office of Examcell
Internal Test-1
Sub Name : Distributed Systems
Sub Code : CS6601 Department : CSE
Date : 18.01.2019 Year & Sec : III – A&B
Timing : 12:45 pm to 3:45 pm Max Mark : 100 Marks
PART – A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
1. List the limitations of distributed system. [CO1]
2. Define distributed system. [CO2]
3. What are the two type of resource sharing? [CO3]
4. List the distributed systems challenges? [CO4]
5. What are the security challenges? List them. [CO5]
6. Differentiate between RMI and RPC? [CO1]
7. What is meant by group communication? [CO2]
8. Write the characteristics of multicast communication [CO3]
9. Draw the Middleware Architecture. [CO4]
10. Mention the properties of indirect communication. [CO5]

PART – B (5 x 13 = 65 Marks)
11. (a) State and explain the challenges of distributed systems. [CO1]
[13]
(Or)
(b) Elucidate the trends in distributed systems. [CO1]
[13]

12. (a) Write in detail about the examples of distributed systems. [CO1]
[13]
(Or)
(b) Summarize in detail about resource sharing and the challenges [CO1]
involved in it. [13]

13. (a) Explain in detail about the fundamental model of communication in [CO1]
distributed systems. [13]
(Or)

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(b) Illustrate the TCP and UDP communication with suitable example [CO1]
programs. [13]

14. (a) Write down the steps in javaRMI and explain it with suitable [CO1]
programs. [13]
(Or)
(b) Explain in detail the RPC architecture with the functionality of [CO1]
components. [13]

15. (a) What is purpose of external data representation and marshaling? [CO1]
Discuss. [13]
(Or)
(b) Explain in detail about publish-subscribe system. [CO1]
[13]

PART – C (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
16. (a) Discuss MPI. [CO1]
[15]

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ACT/OoE_[2]

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