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Distributed System QUIZ

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Name of this type of cable is ..

a)

Twisted Pair

b)

Fiber

c)

Coaxial

2.

send information to all network devices in each connection..

a)

Bridg

b)

Swich

c)

Hub

3.

Type of Network topology

a)

LAN

b)

Ring

c)

Star

d)

Both B and C

4.

Two events are called Concurrent, if

a)

Time stamps are not equal

b)

Time stamp are Equal

c)

Time stamp are related

d)

None of above

5.

1. When single failure can cause an infinite number of failure, it is

a)

Orphan message

b)

Domino Effect

c)

Livelock

d)

None of these

6.

Restore processes to previous error-free state is known as

a)

Backward Recovery

b)

Forward Recovery

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

7.

When stored data cannot be access, it is known as

a)

Communication failure

b)

Secondary storage failure

c)

System Failure

d)

Process failure

8.

A server halts, but is working correctly until it halts.

a)

Crash Failure

b)

Omission Failure

c)

Timing Failure

d)

Response Failure

9.

Fault may be of

a)

Transient Fault

b)

Intermittent Fault

c)

Permanent Fault

d)

All of these

10.

What is RMI stands for?

a)

Remote Method Invocation

b)

Random Method Innovation

c)

Remote Mathematics Innovation

d)

Random Mathematics Invocation

11.

RMI uses a layered architecture; each of the layers could be enhanced or replaced without affecting the rest of the system.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

RMI is a server-side component; It is not required to be deployed on the server.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which program obtains a remote reference to one or more remote objects on a server and then invokes methods on them in an RMI application?

a)

Server

b)

Client

c)

Not Client & Server

d)

Client & Server

14.

Which is a one-way communication only between the client and the server and it is not a reliable and there is no confirmation regarding reaching the message to the destination?

a)

TCP

b)

UDP

c)

Both TCP & UDP

d)

Not TCP & UDP

15.

An RMI Server is responsible for

a)

Creating an instance of the remote object

b)

Exporting the remote object

c)

Binding the instance of the remote object to the RMI registry

d)

All mentioned above

16.

identify 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 devices

17.

Identify 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)

Computation will takes place for entire file

18.

The file once created can not be changed is called

a)

immutable file

b)

mutex file

c)

mutable file

d)

none of the mentioned

19.

In distributed systems, link and site failure is detected by

a)

polling

b)

handshaking

c)

token passing

d)

Message passing

20.
When a distributed system hides the presence of multiple copies of a resource, which of the following types of transparency is it providing?
a)
Location transparency
b)
Mobility transparency
c)
Access transparency
d)
Replication transparency
21.

When a distributed system is able to hide that a printer is being used concurrently by several users, what type of transparency does it provide?

a)

Location transparency

b)

Access transparency

c)

Concurrency transparency

d)

Replication transparency

22.

Point out the wrong statement.

a)

Abstraction enables the key benefit of cloud computing: shared, ubiquitous access

b)

Virtualization assigns a logical name for a physical resource and then provides a pointer to that physical resource when a request is made

c)

All cloud computing applications combine their resources into pools that can be assigned on demand to users

d)

All of the mentioned

23.

The ____________________may arise when a process rolls back to its checkpoint after a failure and requests all the other affected processes also to roll back

a)

Rollback

b)

Phantom Effect

c)

Domino Effect

d)

Livelock problem

24.

The inter process communication between different nodes in Hadoop uses

a)

REST API

b)

RPC

c)

RMI

d)

IP Exchange

25.

Number of message required in Ricart Agrawala Algorithm is?

a)

3(N-1)

b)

2(N-1)

c)

3vN

d)

N

26.

Two events are called Concurrent, if

a)

Time stamps are not equal

b)

Time stamp are Equal

c)

Time stamp are related

d)

None of above

27.

Number of message required in Suzuki Kasami algorithm is

a)

3(N-1)

b)

2(N-1)

c)

0 or N

d)

0 or (N-1)

28.

Two events are called Casually Related, if

a)

Time stamps are not equal

b)

Time stamp are equal

c)

Time stamp are related

d)

None of the Above

29.

In Suzuki Kasmi, When site Si receives a REQUEST(j, n) message, it sets

a)

RNi [j]:= max(RNi [j], n)

b)

RNi [j]:= Min(RNi [j], n)

c)

RNi [j]:= Avg(RNi [j], n)

d)

None of these

30.

The response time is equivalent to

a)

Synchronization Delay + response time

b)

2(Synchronization delay) + Response time

c)

Synchronization delay+ response time/2

d)

None of these

31.

A ---------- message from site Si to site Sj indicates that Si cannot grant Sj ’s request because it has currently granted permission to a site with a higher priority request

a)

Failed

b)

Yield

c)

Enquire

d)

Require

32.

Which of the following is not the approach of deadlock detection

a)

Centralized approach

b)

Distributed approach

c)

Token based approach

d)

Hierarchical approach

33.

The time to execute each step of a process has known upper and lower bounds

a)

Asynchronous

b)

synchronous

c)

Late Response

d)

None of these

34.

1. In the above diagram what we conclude about e11 and e21

a)

e11 || e21

b)

e11=e21

c)

e11≠ e21

d)

None of these

35.

In the diagram conclude about e22 and e13

a)

e13-->e22

b)

e22-->e13

c)

e13=e22

d)

e13≠ e22

36.

25: Utilization rate of resources in an execution model is known to be its

a)

A. Adaptation

b)

B. Efficiency

c)

C. Dependability

d)

D. Flexibility

37.

A server fails to respond to incoming requests

a)

Crash Failure

b)

Omission Failure

c)

Timing Failure

d)

Response Failure

38.

perform operation and, if needs be, perform it again is

a)

Time redundancy

b)

Redundancy

c)

Information Redundancy

d)

None of these

39.

Machines from different subnets cannot communicate

a)

Process Failure

b)

Machine Failure

c)

Network Failure

d)

None of these

40.

bringing back the failed node in step with other nodes in the system is called

a)

Recovery

b)

Fault Tolerance

c)

Masking Failure

d)

None of these

41.

Restore processes to previous error-free state is known as

a)

Backward Recovery

b)

Forward Recovery

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

42.

Domino effect is the cause of

a)

Orphan Message

b)

Livelock

c)

Lost message

d)

failed message

43.

2.The capability of a system to adapt the increased service load is called __________

a)

a) scalability

b)

b) tolerance

c)

c) capacity

d)

d) none of the mentioned

44.

3. If one site fails in distributed system then ___________

a)

a) the remaining sites can continue operating

b)

b) all the sites will stop working

c)

c) directly connected sites will stop working

d)

d) none of the mentioned

45.

4.Distributed systems should?

a)

(A) high security

b)

(B) have better resource sharing

c)

(C) better system utilization

d)

(D) low system overhead

46.

5.The characteristics of a distributed system are :

a)

(A) Resource sharing, heterogeneity, openness, security

b)

(B) Scalability, fault handling

c)

(C) Concurrency, transparency

d)

(D) ALL are acceptable answers

47.

6.What are design issues in distributed system structure ?

a)

(A) Scalability

b)

(B) Fault-tolerance

c)

(C) Flexibility

d)

(D) All of the mentioned

48.

7.All the resources are shared and integrated within one OS, in the computing paradigm named _________

a)

(A) Distributed computing

b)

(B) Centralized computing

c)

(C) Cloud computing

d)

(D) Parallel computing

49.

8.set of highly integrated machines that run the same process in parallel is known to be ___________

a)

(A) Space based

b)

(B) Loosely coupled

c)

(C) Tightly coupled

d)

(D) Peer-to-Peer

50.

9.Which amongst the following is not an advantage of Distributed systems?

a)

(A) Resource sharing

b)

(B) Incremental growth

c)

(C) Reliability

d)

(D) None of the above

51.

10.What type of fault remains in the system for some period and then disappears?

a)

a) Permanent

b)

b) Transient

c)

c) Intermittent

d)

d) All of the mentioned

52.

11.All fault-tolerant techniques rely on

a)

a) Integrity

b)

b) Dependability

c)

c) Redundancy

d)

d) None of the mentioned

53.

12.Which of the following Error Detection checks is not a part of Application detection?

a)

a) Hardware checks

b)

b) Timing checks

c)

c) Reversal checks

d)

d) Coding checks

54.

13.Which of the following approaches are used to achieve reliable systems?

a)

a) Fault prevention

b)

b) Fault removal

c)

c) Fault tolerance

d)

d) All of the mentioned

55.

14.RPC is a _________

a)

a) synchronous operation

b)

b) asynchronous operation

c)

c) time independent operation

d)

d) channel specific operation

56.

15. RPC works between two processes. These processes must be ____________

a)

a) on the same computer

b)

b) on different computers connected with a network

c)

c) on the same computer and also on different connected with a network

d)

d) on none of the computers

57.

16. A remote procedure call is _______

a)

a) inter-process communication

b)

b) a single process

c)

c) a single thread

d)

d) a single stream

58.

17.An RPC (remote procedure call) is initiated by the _________

a)

a) server

b)

b) client

c)

c) client after the sever

d)

d) a third party

59.

18.Which routing technique is used in a distributed system?

a)

a) fixed routing

b)

b) virtual routing

c)

c) dynamic routing

d)

d) all of the mentioned

60.

20.Processes on the remote systems are identified by ___________

a)

a) host ID

b)

b) host name and identifier

c)

c) identifier

d)

d) process ID

61.

The file once created can not be changed is called

a)

immutable file

b)

mutex file

c)

mutable file

d)

none of the mentioned

62.

In distributed systems, link and site failure is detected by

a)

polling

b)

handshaking

c)

token passing

d)

Message passing

63.

Specify the routing technique is used in distributed system.

a)

fixed routing

b)

virtual routing

c)

dynamic routing

d)

all of the mentioned

64.

1. How does the hardware or software components located at networked computers communicate and coordinate their actions in a distributed system?

a)

Using a global clock

b)

Passing messages

65.

-------------------- is a running program on a networked computer that accepts requests from programs running on other computers to perform a service and responds appropriately.

(a)  

66.

-------------------- is used to protect an intranet by preventing unauthorized messages from leaving or entering the network.

(a)  

67.

RMI stands for?

a)

a) Remote Mail Invocation

b)

b) Remote Message Invocation

c)

c) Remaining Method Invocation

d)

d) Remote Method Invocation

68.

The processes that send requests are called ---------

(a)  

69.

--------------- is a software layer that provides a programming abstraction as well as masking the heterogeneity of the underlying networks, hardware, operating systems and programming languages

(a)  

70.

The main motivation for constructing distributed systems is -------------

(a)