Question 1:
a) Explain the RAID system and describe all the possible configurations.
b) Summarize design goals, features and specifications of the Linux ext2 file system.
c) Describe the one-to-one, many-to-one and many-to-many thread models.
d) What are the supervisor or kernel mode and what is the user mode. Why are they required?
Question 2:
a) In brief explain the Linux from Scratch (LFS) system.
b) Explain in detail the procedure of installing LFS on a computer.
c) Name five problems with solutions that might take place while installing the Linux from Scratch (LFS) system.
Question 3:
a) What do you mean by Grid computing?
b) What are the key distinctions between the conventional distributed and Grid computing?
c) Name four contemporary technologies which are associated to the Grid computing.