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What are design issues in distributed system structure?(a) Scalability(b) Fault-tolerance(c) Clustering(d) All of the mentionedThis question was addressed to me during a job interview.The above asked question is from Distributed Operating System topic in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT OPTION is (d) All of the mentioned |
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What are the different ways distributed may suffer?(a) Failure of a link(b) Failure of a site(c) Loss of message(d) All of the mentionedThis question was posed to me in an interview for internship.The above asked question is from Distributed Operating System in section Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT OPTION is (d) All of the mentioned |
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Which of the following is an application layer service?(a) Mail service(b) File transfer(c) Remote access(d) All of the mentionedThis question was addressed to me in examination.This interesting question is from Distributed Operating System in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» CORRECT ANSWER is (d) All of the mentioned For EXPLANATION: NONE. |
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Which layer lies between the transport layer and data link layer?(a) Physical(b) Network(c) Application(d) SessionI got this question in my homework.The above asked question is from Distributed Operating System topic in division Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT CHOICE is (B) Network |
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Header are ______ when data packet moves from upper to the lower layers?(a) Modified(b) Removed(c) Added(d) All of the mentionedI got this question during an interview.My enquiry is from Distributed Operating System in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» CORRECT ANSWER is (C) Added Explanation: NONE. |
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Which layer is the layer closest to the transmission medium?(a) Physical(b) Data link(c) Network(d) TransportI had been asked this question in quiz.This intriguing question originated from Distributed Operating System topic in section Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» RIGHT OPTION is (a) Physical To explain I WOULD SAY: None. |
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Which layer is responsible for The process-to-process delivery?(a) Network(b) Transport(c) Application(d) PhysicalThis question was addressed to me in an interview.My enquiry is from Distributed Operating System topic in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» Correct choice is (b) Transport |
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How many layers does the Internet model ISO consist of?(a) Three(b) Five(c) Seven(d) EightI got this question in examination.This key question is from Distributed Operating System topic in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» CORRECT choice is (C) Seven The best I can EXPLAIN: None. |
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What is a common problem found in distributed system?(a) Process Synchronization(b) Communication synchronization(c) Deadlock problem(d) Power failureI have been asked this question in exam.I need to ask this question from Distributed Operating System in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The correct OPTION is (c) Deadlock problem |
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How is are collisions avoided in network?(a) Carrier sense with multiple access (CSMA); collision detection (CD)(b) Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance(c) Message slots(d) All of the mentionedThe question was posed to me in exam.The question is from Distributed Operating System in division Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» CORRECT ANSWER is (d) All of the mentioned The BEST EXPLANATION: NONE. |
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What are the connection strategies not used in distributed systems?(a) Circuit switching(b) Message switching(c) Token switching(d) Packet switchingThis question was addressed to me in a job interview.This intriguing question originated from Distributed Operating System topic in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT CHOICE is (C) Token switching |
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What are routing strategies which is not used in distributed systems?(a) Fixed routing(b) Token routing(c) Virtual circuit(d) Dynamic routingI had been asked this question in an online interview.Question is taken from Distributed Operating System topic in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» Right ANSWER is (c) Virtual circuit |
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What are the characteristics of Naming and Name resolution?(a) name systems in the network(b) address messages with the process-id(c) virtual circuit(d) message switchingI got this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.This is a very interesting question from Distributed Operating System in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» Right answer is (B) ADDRESS MESSAGES with the process-id |
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Which design features of a communication network are important?(a) Naming and name resolution(b) Routing strategies(c) Connection strategies(d) All of the mentionedThe question was asked in an internship interview.Question is from Distributed Operating System topic in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT answer is (d) All of the mentioned |
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What are sites in network topology compared?(a) Basic cost(b) Communication cost(c) Reliability(d) All of the mentionedThe question was posed to me during an interview.The doubt is from Distributed Operating System topic in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» CORRECT ANSWER is (d) All of the mentioned The EXPLANATION: NONE. |
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What is a valid network topology?(a) Multiaccess bus(b) Ring(c) Star(d) All of the mentionedI have been asked this question in examination.Enquiry is from Distributed Operating System in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» Right OPTION is (d) All of the mentioned |
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What are the parts of network structure?(a) Workstation(b) Gateway(c) Laptop(d) All of the mentionedThe question was asked in an interview.The question is from Distributed Operating System in division Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT ANSWER is (d) All of the mentioned |
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What are the characteristics of process migration?(a) transfer data by entire file or immediate portion required(b) transfer the computation rather than the data(c) execute an entire process or parts of it at different sites(d) none of the mentionedI had been asked this question in class test.Enquiry is from Distributed Operating System in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» Right option is (C) EXECUTE an ENTIRE PROCESS or parts of it at different sites |
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What are the characteristics of computation migration?(a) transfer data by entire file or immediate portion required(b) transfer the computation rather than the data(c) execute an entire process or parts of it at different sites(d) none of the mentionedThis question was posed to me during an interview.I'm obligated to ask this question of Distributed Operating System topic in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» Correct option is (b) TRANSFER the computation rather than the data |
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What are the characteristics of data migration?(a) transfer data by entire file or immediate portion required(b) transfer the computation rather than the data(c) execute an entire process or parts of it at different sites(d) none of the mentionedThe question was posed to me in quiz.The doubt is from Distributed Operating System in section Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» RIGHT ANSWER is (a) TRANSFER data by ENTIRE file or IMMEDIATE portion required For explanation: None. |
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What are the characteristics of Distributed Operating system?(a) Users are aware of multiplicity of machines(b) Access is done like local resources(c) Users are aware of multiplicity of machines(d) They have multiple zones to access filesI got this question in an interview.My query is from Distributed Operating System in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» RIGHT CHOICE is (B) Access is done like LOCAL resources Easiest EXPLANATION - None. |
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How is access to resources of various machines is done?(a) Remote logging using ssh or telnet(b) Zone are configured for automatic access(c) FTP is not used(d) All of the mentionedThis question was posed to me during a job interview.The doubt is from Distributed Operating System in section Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT ANSWER is (a) Remote LOGGING using ssh or telnet |
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What are characteristic of Network Operating Systems?(a) Users are aware of multiplicity of machines(b) They are transparent(c) They are simple to use(d) All of the mentionedI had been asked this question during a job interview.This is a very interesting question from Distributed Operating System in division Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» Right CHOICE is (a) Users are aware of MULTIPLICITY of machines |
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What are the types of distributed operating system?(a) Network Operating system(b) Zone based Operating system(c) Level based Operating system(d) All of the mentionedThe question was posed to me in unit test.My question is taken from Distributed Operating System in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» CORRECT option is (a) Network Operating system To EXPLAIN I WOULD say: NONE. |
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What is not a major reason for building distributed systems?(a) Resource sharing(b) Computation speedup(c) Reliability(d) SimplicityThis question was posed to me in an international level competition.This key question is from Distributed Operating System in division Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» RIGHT OPTION is (d) Simplicity Explanation: NONE. |
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What are the characteristics of a distributed file system?(a) Its users, servers and storage devices are dispersed(b) Service activity is not carried out across the network(c) They have single centralized data repository(d) There are multiple dependent storage devicesI got this question during an interview.The question is from Distributed Operating System topic in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» RIGHT OPTION is (a) Its users, servers and storage DEVICES are dispersed To EXPLAIN: NONE. |
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What are the characteristics of processor in distributed system?(a) They vary in size and function(b) They are same in size and function(c) They are manufactured with single purpose(d) They are real-time devicesThis question was addressed to me in an interview for internship.My doubt stems from Distributed Operating System topic in division Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» CORRECT ANSWER is (a) They VARY in SIZE and function Explanation: NONE. |
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Internet provides _______ for remote login.(a) telnet(b) http(c) ftp(d) rpcI had been asked this question in quiz.The question is from Distributed Operating System topic in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT OPTION is (a) telnet |
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What is not true about a distributed system?(a) It is a collection of processor(b) All processors are synchronized(c) They do not share memory(d) None of the mentionedThe question was posed to me in a job interview.The query is from Distributed Operating System in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» RIGHT choice is (B) All PROCESSORS are synchronized The best I can EXPLAIN: NONE. |
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The capability of a system to adapt the increased service load is called ___________(a) scalability(b) tolerance(c) capacity(d) none of the mentionedThis question was posed to me in an online quiz.I would like to ask this question from Distributed Operating System in division Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» CORRECT ANSWER is (a) scalability For EXPLANATION: NONE. |
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In distributed systems, link and site failure is detected by ___________(a) polling(b) handshaking(c) token passing(d) none of the mentionedThe question was asked during an interview for a job.The question is from Distributed Operating System topic in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT OPTION is (B) handshaking |
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Processes on the remote systems are identified by ___________(a) host ID(b) host name and identifier(c) identifier(d) process IDThis question was posed to me in exam.Question is from Distributed Operating System in division Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» CORRECT CHOICE is (B) host name and identifier Explanation: None. |
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Which routing technique is used in a distributed system?(a) fixed routing(b) virtual routing(c) dynamic routing(d) all of the mentionedThis question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.My doubt is from Distributed Operating System topic in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT CHOICE is (d) all of the mentioned |
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Logical extension of computation migration is ___________(a) process migration(b) system migration(c) thread migration(d) data migrationI had been asked this question in an interview.My question is from Distributed Operating System in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» RIGHT OPTION is (a) PROCESS migration Easy EXPLANATION - NONE. |
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Which technique is based on compile-time program transformation for accessing remote data in a distributed-memory parallel system?(a) cache coherence scheme(b) computation migration(c) remote procedure call(d) message passingThe question was asked during an interview.The origin of the question is Distributed Operating System in division Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Network operating system runs on ___________(a) server(b) every system in the network(c) both server and every system in the network(d) none of the mentionedThis question was addressed to me in class test.This interesting question is from Distributed Operating System topic in chapter Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» CORRECT CHOICE is (a) server Easy EXPLANATION - NONE. |
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If one site fails in distributed system then ___________(a) the remaining sites can continue operating(b) all the sites will stop working(c) directly connected sites will stop working(d) none of the mentionedThe question was asked in exam.My enquiry is from Distributed Operating System topic in portion Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» RIGHT answer is (a) the remaining SITES can continue operating The BEST explanation: NONE. |
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In distributed system, each processor has its own ___________(a) local memory(b) clock(c) both local memory and clock(d) none of the mentionedI have been asked this question in an interview for internship.This interesting question is from Distributed Operating System topic in division Distributed File Systems of Operating System |
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Answer» The CORRECT ANSWER is (c) both local memory and clock |
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