Q1. Describe the different attributes of a file? Illustrate the methods which help in accessing the information stored in a file? Describe them in brief?
Q2. Illustrate the meaning of critical section problem? By using the semaphores, write a solution to the readers and writers problem which gives priority to the readers.
Q3. What do you mean by process? Describe various states of a process with the help of state diagram.
Q4. Illustrate the difference between computation migration and process migration? Which is simpler to implement and explain why?
Q5. Describe the given statements about Operating System:
a) The operating system as an extended machine.
b) The operating system as a resource manager.
Q6. Describe the differences among the given:
a) Multiprogramming and Multitasking
b) Parallel system and Distributed system