ANNA UNIVERSITY – PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER QUESTIONS

UNIT– I
OPERATING SYSTEM OVERVIEW

PART–A
CO
Q. No Questions BT Level Complexity
Mapping
1 What is an operating system? CO1 Understand Low
2 Define the functions of an operating system. CO1 Remember Low
What is the difference between system
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software and application software?
4 What is a kernel? CO1 Understand Low

5 List the concept of multitasking. CO1 Remember Low

6 List the types of operating systems. CO1 Remember Low

7 What is batch processing? CO1 Understand Low
8 Define the term real-time system. CO1 Remember Low
Define the role of an operating system in
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computer security.
What is the difference between single-tasking
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and multi-tasking?
11 Define the term virtual machine. CO1 Remember Low

12 What is an embedded operating system? CO1 Understand Low

13 List the goals of an operating system. CO1 Remember Low

What is the difference between a command-

14 line interface (CLI) and a graphical user CO1 Understand Medium
interface (GUI)?
What are the advantages of an OS that
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supports multi-user functionality?

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 PART–B
CO
Q. No Questions BT Level Complexity
Mapping
Explain the organization and architecture of
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a computer system.
2 Explain the types of operating systems. CO1 Understand Medium
Describe the primary operations of an
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operating system.
Discuss the concept of system calls and
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explain with an example.
Explain the kernel data structures in an
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operating system.
Compare different types of operating
6 systems: Batch, Time Sharing, and Real- CO1 Evaluate High
Time.
Describe the services provided by an
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operating system.

Discuss the design and implementation of an

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operating system.

Explain the process of building and booting

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an operating system.

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 UNIT– II
PROCESS MANAGEMENT

PART–A
CO
Q. No Questions BT Level Complexity
Mapping
1 What is a process? CO2 Understand Low

2 List the process states in process management. CO2 Remember Low

3 What is a process control block? CO2 Understand Low

What is the difference between a process and a
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program?
Define a thread and its advantages over
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processes.
6 What is process synchronization? CO2 Understand Low

7 Define a race condition. CO2 Remember Low

What is mutual exclusion in process
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synchronization?
9 Define context switching. CO2 Remember Low

10 What is a process state diagram? CO2 Understand Low

What are the differences between preemptive
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and non-preemptive scheduling?

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 PART–B
CO
[Link] Questions BT Level Complexity
Mapping
Describe the various states of a process with
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neat diagram.
2 Explain Process Control Block in detail. CO2 Understand Medium
Explain the difference between preemptive
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and non-preemptive scheduling algorithm.
Analyze the concept of process scheduling and
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why it is important in OS management.
Consider the following processes with their
arrival times and burst times (in milliseconds):

Arrival Burst
Process
Time Time

P1 0 5

P2 1 3

P3 2 8
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P4 3 6
Using FCFS scheduling, calculate the
following:
• Turnaround Time for each process
• Waiting Time for each process
• Average Turnaround Time
• Average Waiting Time
Consider the following processes with their
burst times:

Burst
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Time

P1 6

P2 8

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P4 3

Using Non-Preemptive SJF scheduling,

calculate:
• Completion Time for each process
• Waiting Time for each process
• Turnaround Time for each process
• Average Waiting Time
• Average Turnaround Time
Consider the following processes with their
burst times and priority values. Lower priority
numbers represent higher priority (i.e., 1 is the
highest priority).
Proces Burst
Priority
s Time

P1 6 2

P2 8 1

P3 7 3
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P4 3 4

Using Non-Preemptive Priority Scheduling,

calculate:
• Completion Time for each process
• Turnaround Time for each process
• Waiting Time for each process
• Average Waiting Time
• Average Turnaround Time

Consider the following processes with their

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burst times and a time quantum of 4 units:

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 Burst
Process
Time

P1 6

P2 8

P3 7

P4 3

Using Round Robin scheduling, calculate:

• Completion Time for each process
• Waiting Time for each process
• Turnaround Time for each process
• Average Waiting Time
• Average Turnaround Time

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 UNIT – III

MEMORY MANAGEMENT AND FILE SYSTEMS

PART–A

CO
Q. No Questions BT Level Complexity
Mapping
1 What is memory management? CO3 Understand Low
2 What is contiguous memory allocation? CO3 Understand Low
3 Define paging in memory management. CO3 Remember Low

4 What is segmentation in memory management? CO3 Understand Low

5 What are the page faults? CO3 Understand Low

6 What is virtual memory and how does it work? CO3 Understand Low
What is the difference between physical and
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virtual memory?
8 What is the principle of locality of reference? CO3 Understand Low

9 Define page replacement algorithm. CO3 Remember Low

What is the least recently used (LRU) page
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replacement algorithm?
11 What is thrashing in memory management? CO3 Understand Medium
12 What is the concept of dynamic partitioning? CO3 Understand Low
13 What is a page table? CO3 Understand Low
14 What are the advantages of segmentation? CO3 Understand Low
15 Define memory fragmentation. CO3 Remember Low

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 PART–B
CO
Q. No Questions BT Level Complexity
Mapping
Discuss the various memory management
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techniques used in an operating system.

Explain the page replacement algorithms with

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example.
Describe the concept of fragmentation and its
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effects on memory management.
4 Explain the File system concept. CO3 Understand Medium
Explain the role of kernel memory in operating
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system functioning.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the FIFO page
6 replacement algorithm in comparison to other CO3 Evaluate High
algorithms like LRU.
Discuss the different file allocation methods used
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in operating systems.

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 UNIT – IV

SECURE SYSTEMS AND VERIFIABLE SECURITY GOALS

PART–A

CO
Q. No Questions BT Level Complexity
Mapping
1 What are the main security goals in a system? CO4 Understand Low

2 What is a trust model in security? CO4 Understand Low

3 Define the term access control. CO4 Remember Low

How is the Bell-LaPadula model used for

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security?

5 Define Biba Integrity model. CO4 Remember Low

6 Define the Low-Water Mark Integrity model. CO4 Remember Low

What is the purpose of the Denning’s Lattice
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model?
8 What is information flow Integrity? CO4 Understand Low
What is the main objective of the Clark-Wilson
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Integrity model?
What is the difference between Discretionary
10 Access Control (DAC) and Mandatory Access CO4 Understand Medium
Control (MAC)?
11 What is the role of a secure Operating System? CO4 Understand Low

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 PART–B
CO
Q. No Questions BT Level Complexity
Mapping
Discuss the various security goals of a system and
1 explain their importance in the design of secure CO4 Understand Medium
systems.

2 Explain the types of disk scheduling algorithms. CO4 Understand Medium

Describe the structure of a directory in a file

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system.
Explain the concept of separation of duties in the
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Clark-Wilson model.
Discuss Denning’s Lattice Model and the Bell-
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LaPadula Model.

6 Explain the Access Control Fundamentals. CO4 Understand Medium

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 UNIT – V

SECURITY IN OPERATING SYSTEMS

PART–A

CO
Q. No Questions BT Level Complexity
Mapping
What is the importance of encryption in
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computer security?
What is the difference between symmetric and
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asymmetric encryption?
What are the basic principles of information
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security?
4 Define firewall. CO5 Remember Low

What is the purpose of an intrusion detection

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system?

6 Write short notes on public key infrastructure. CO5 Understand Low

7 What is authentication? CO5 Understand Low
What is the importance of encryption in
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computer security?

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 PART–B
CO
Q. No Questions BT Level Complexity
Mapping
1 Describe the UNIX Security Model. CO5 Understand Medium
Explain the Windows Protection System and how it
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defends against malicious attacks.
3 Explain the role of cryptography in OS security. CO5 Understand Medium
Describe the process of authentication and
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authorization in an operating system.
Explain the concept of Address Space Layout
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Randomization (ASLR).
Evaluate the effectiveness of encryption methods in
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securing data stored on an operating system.

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 THANK YOU

ALL THE BEST

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