Sit 102:Operating System Question Paper
Sit 102:Operating System
Course: Bachelor Of Science In Computer Technology|Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology|Bachelor Of Science In Software Engineering
Institution: Muranga University Of Technology question papers
Exam Year:2018
QUESTION ONE
(a) Describe the five types of operating systems (5 marks)
(b) Describe the basic functions of a general purpose operating system (5 marks)
(c) Define the following terms as used in operating systems
i. Deadlock
ii. Process
iii. Thread
iv. Interrupt
v. Scheduling (10 marks)
(d) Kernel I/O subsystems is responsible to provide many services related to I/O. describe the service provided by kernel I/O subsystems. (10 marks)
SECTION B – ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION QUESTION TWO
(a) Describe four conditions required for a deadlock to occur and four strategies for dealing with deadlock (8 marks)
(b) File Access mechanism refers to the manner in which records of a file may be accessed. Discuss six ways to access files. (12 marks)
QUESTION THREE
(a) A process scheduler different process to be assigned to the CPU based on particular scheduling algorithms. Discuss five scheduling algorithms (10 marks)
(b) An operating system provides service to both user and to the programs. Discuss five common services provided by an operating systems (10 marks)
QUESTION FOUR
(a) Discuss the following operating systems security issues citing at least two examples of each (10 marks)
i. Authentication
ii. One time passwords
iii. Program threats
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