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               SRM VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
                               (An Autonomous Institution)
                      B.E. / B.Tech. End semester Examinations
                               Seventh semester (R2013)
                          Computer Science and Engineering
                     CS6703 – GRID AND CLOUD COMPUTING
Time: Three hours                                           Maximum Marks: 100 marks
                                 Answer ALL Questions
                               Part - A - (10 x 2 = 20 marks)
 1.   How Grid computing differs from cloud computing?
 2.   List and brief the primitive operations of virtual machine.
 3.   Differentiate OGSA and OGSI.
 4.   Brief about the security concerns associated with grid.
 5.   What is the need of virtualization?
 6.   Compare the deployment models of cloud.
 7.   Give the significant use of GRAM.
 8.   What is the purpose of heartbeat in Hadoop?
 9.   State the key privacy issues in cloud.
 10   Write a brief note on challenges faced in grid environment.
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                                 Answer ALL Questions
                               Part - B - (5 x 13 = 65 marks)
11 a. (i) Describe the infrastructure requirements for grid computing.             (7)
      (ii) What are the issues in cluster design? How can they be resolved?        (6)
                                       OR
   b.      Illustrate the architecture of virtual machine and brief the primitive (13)
           operations of VM with neat diagram.
12 a.         What is OGSA? Explain open grid service architecture in detail with (13)
            the functionalities of the components.
                                         OR
    b. (i) Discuss the data intensive grid service models with suitable diagrams.     (8)
       (ii) Summarize the grid service migration using GSH and GSR.                   (5)
13 a.       With a neat diagram, discuss the various deployment model and (13)
            reference models of cloud computing.
                                        OR
    b. (i) Compare and Contrast Para virtualization and Full Virtualization.           (5)
       (ii) Outline the issues to be addressed with respect to virtualization for data (8)
            centre automation.
14 a.       Discuss the key components and programming model of GT4 with neat (13)
            diagram.
                                     OR
    b.      Explain Map and Reduce programming model with an example.         (13)
15 a. (i) Explain the key privacy issues in cloud environment.                (5)
      (ii) Define IAM and describe the functional architecture of IAM with an (8)
           illustration.
                                      OR
   b.      What is the purpose of GSI? Describe the functionality of various (13)
           layers in GSI.
                            Answer ALL Questions
                         Part - C - ( 1 x 15 = 15 marks )
16 a.       Explain the differences between hypervisor and para-virtualization and (15)
            give one example VMM (virtual machine monitor), that was built in each
            of the two categories.
                                        OR
    b.      Discuss in detail the Cloud Infrastructure Security at Network, Host and (15)
            application Level by discussing their pros and cons.