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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name:………………….
Third Semester B.Voc. Degree Examination, November 2016
First Degree Programme under CSS
Skill Course XI: (for Software Development)
AUSD373: Operating Systems
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in one or two sentences.
1. Write any two features of operating systems.
2. What does RAID stand for
3. What is meant by a boot sector
4. How can we add a new Hardware to Windows
5. How to install a new software 6. What is Watchdog Timer 7. What is a windows Defender 8. Give any one difference of Windows 2003 with XP. 9. Which option in the control panel manages password management 10. Expand the terms DOS and Windows XP.
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, not exceeding a paragraph of 50 words.
11. What is AMIDIAG 12. Why Linux known to be Free software 13. What are Windows APIs
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14. What is RecycleBinEx 15. What are the features supported by OS housekeeping 16. What is the duty of a device manager 17. Explain the feature Plug and Play. 18. What is the use of explorer in Windows 19. What is the file system supported by Windows 2003
20. What are the limitations of a Recycle Bin 21. Explain the setting of Screensavers. 22. What are diagnostic tools
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, in a page of 100 words. 23. Differentiate the Kernel and User mode of Operating System. 24. In what all respects the client and the server versions of Windows differ
25. Explain windows registry.
26. What are DLL files List some DLL files and explain its purpose. 27. Write note on: Preparation of Bootable CD and FD. 28. What are debugging tools Give example. 29. What are device drivers Why they are needed in a system environment 30. Discuss the features of DOS Operating System. 31. How Nortan Utilities contributes to system security
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, not exceeding four pages. 32. Explain in detail the role of Control Panel in system management. 33. Describe in detail the steps in the installation of any of the Windows Operating System. 34. Explain with appropriate diagrams the architecture of Windows XP. 35. Explain in detail the Windows based back up and restore procedures.
15 30 Marks)