Operating System Multiple Choice Questions on “Distributed Operating System – Network Structure & Topology”.
1. What are the parts of network structure?
a) Workstation
b) Gateway
c) Laptop
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
2. What is a valid network topology?
a) Multiaccess bus
b) Ring
c) Star
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
3. What are sites in network topology compared?
a) Basic cost
b) Communication cost
c) Reliability
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
4. Which design features of a communication network are important?
a) Naming and name resolution
b) Routing strategies
c) Connection strategies
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
5. 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 switching
Answer: b
Clarification: None.
6. What are routing strategies which is not used in distributed systems?
a) Fixed routing
b) Token routing
c) Virtual circuit
d) Dynamic routing
Answer: c
Clarification: None.
7. What are the connection strategies not used in distributed systems?
a) Circuit switching
b) Message switching
c) Token switching
d) Packet switching
Answer: c
Clarification: None.
8. 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 mentioned
Answer: d
Clarification: None.
9. What is a common problem found in distributed system?
a) Process Synchronization
b) Communication synchronization
c) Deadlock problem
d) Power failure
Answer: c
Clarification: None.