ACS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
#207, Kambipura, Mysore road, Banglore-74
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Assignment -1
Max Marks: 05
Academic Year 2018– 2019
Semester / Scheme VI / [Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) scheme]
Subject Code 15CS64
Subject Title OPERATING SYSTEMS
Faculty In-charge/Designation/Dept. Aswini. S / Asst. Professor / CSE
Dated: 25/2/2019 To be submitted on or before 4/3/2019
Qn. Questions CO
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1 Define Operating System. With a neat diagram, explain the dual-mode operation of CO1
operating system.
2 Explain the services of operating system that are helpful for user and the system. CO1
3 What are system calls? Briefly point out its types. CO1
4 Explain the layered approach of operating system structure, with supporting diagram. CO1
5 What are virtual machines? Give its implementation and benefits. Explain VM-WARE CO2
architecture with a neat diagram.
6 What is a process? With a neat diagram, explain the different states of a process and CO2
explain the componenets of PCB.
7 What is interprocess communication? Explain the two major models of inter process CO2
communication.
8 What are the different categories of system program? Explain. CO1
Note: Average of three assignments is considered to award 5 marks as a part of internal assessment.
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Signature of the Faculty HOD, CSE