DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. (S.E.) Years Integrated) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
MAY 2016.
DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Write short notes on resource sharing.
2. Write short notes on the different types of networks.
3. Briefly discuss on group communication.
4. Explain briefly about OS layers.
5. Write short notes on digital signatures.
6. Write an overview on cryptography pragmatics.
7. Explain briefly about directory services.
8. What are nested transactions? Discuss.
SECTION B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Briefly discuss on internet protocols.
10. What is Remote Method Invocation? Discuss.
Sub. Code
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DE-3923
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wk 3
11. Briefly discuss on Remote Procedure call.
12. Give an overview on cryptographic algorithms.
13. Give detailed notes on Sun Network File system.
14. Write detailed notes on atomic commit protocols.
15. Discuss briefly on distributed deadlocks.