Skip to content
InsemOct 20242019 patternTE IT

Operating System (OS) SPPU Insem Question Paper Oct 2024

All 4 questions from this SPPU insem paper, as printed. Read them here or open the PDF.

Open the PDFMost repeated OS questions
Subject code
314442
Pattern
2019 pattern
Exam
Insem
Session
Oct 2024
Max. marks
30
Time
1 Hour
Semester
I
Paper code
[6360]-56

Printed for: T.E. (Information Technology) (Insem)

Instructions to the candidates

  1. Attempt Q1 or Q2, Q3 or Q4.
  2. Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
  3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
  4. Assume suitable data, jf necessary.

Questions

  1. Q1

    1. a)

      What is multiprogramming, multitasking and multiprocessing? Discuss with an example.

      [5]
    2. b)

      Define operating system. Discuss objectives and functions of operating system.

      [5]
    3. c)

      Discuss following command with an example - pwd, ps, touch, fork, uniq.

      [5]

  2. Q2

    1. a)

      Explain serial processing OS and simple batch OS.

      [5]
    2. b)

      Write a shell script to identify whether the given string is palindrome or not.

      [5]
    3. c)

      Describe the read and echo commands with various options in BASH scripting. Provide an example of how you can use it. 2

      [5]

  3. Q3

    1. a)

      How does a process more between different states in an operating system. Explain with the help of state transition diagram.

      [7]
    2. b)

      This part has equations that don’t show as text. Open the PDF to read it.

      [8]

  4. Q4

    1. a)

      Illustrate the difference between process and thread. Explain the typical entries in PCB and thread control block.

      [7]
    2. b)

      Explain the various types of processor schedules with the help of process state transitions. 

      [8]