April 2013 (Summer drive) Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) Semester 3 BC0042 Operating Systems

(Book ID: B0682)

4 Credits

(60 Marks)

Answer All Questions and they carry Equal Marks 1. What is kernel? What are the main components of a kernel? [ 5 +5 marks] 2. What is mutual exclusion? What are its requirements? [ 5 +5 marks] 3. What are the two types of fragmentations? Illustrate them with block diagrams. [ 5 +5 marks] 4. List out the conditions that result in Deadlock situations. Illustrate deadlock situation with a simple graphical notation. [ 5 +5 marks] 5. Explain what is file structure? Explain the various access modes. [ 5 +5 marks]

6. With an example illustrate file access modes: Sequential, Indexed and Random modes. [ 3 +3+4 marks]