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This set of Distributed Computing System DCS Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Distributed Computing System Set 6

Q1 | What are design issues in distributed system structure?
  • scalability
  • fault-tolerance
  • clustering
  • all of the mentioned
Q2 | What is not true about a distributed system?
  • it is a collection of processor
  • all processors are synchronized
  • they do not share memory
  • none of the mentioned
Q3 | What are the characteristics of processor in distributed system?
  • they vary in size and function
  • they are same in size and function
  • they are manufactured with single purpose
  • they are real-time devices
Q4 | ______ is a unique tag, usually a number identifies the file within the file system.
  • file identifier
  • file name
  • file type
  • none of the mentioned
Q5 | To create a file ____________
  • allocate the space in file system
  • make an entry for new file in directory
  • allocate the space in file system & make an entry for new file in directory
  • none of the mentioned
Q6 | By using the specific system call, we can ____________
  • open the file
  • read the file
  • write into the file
  • all of the mentioned
Q7 | What is the mounting of file system?
  • crating of a filesystem
  • deleting a filesystem
  • attaching portion of the file system into a directory structure
  • removing the portion of the file system into a directory structure
Q8 | Mapping of file is managed by ____________
  • file metadata
  • page table
  • virtual memory
  • file system
Q9 | Mapping of network file system protocol to local file system is done by ____________
  • network file system
  • local file system
  • volume manager
  • remote mirror
Q10 | Which one of the following explains the sequential file access method?
  • random access according to the given byte number
  • read bytes one at a time, in order
  • read/write sequentially by record
  • read/write randomly by record
Q11 | Which of the following are the two parts of the file name?
  • name & identifier
  • identifier & type
  • extension & name
  • type & extension
Q12 | What is the mount point?
  • an empty directory at which the mounted file system will be attached
  • a location where every time file systems are mounted
  • is the time when the mounting is done
  • none of the mentioned
Q13 | When a file system is mounted over a directory that is not empty then _____________
  • the system may not allow the mount
  • the system must allow the mount
  • the system may allow the mount and the directory’s existing files will then be made obscure
  • all of the mentioned
Q14 | In distributed file system ________________ directories are visible from the local machine.
  • protected
  • local
  • private
  • remote
Q15 | In the world wide web, a ____ is needed to gain access to the remote files, and separate operations are used to transfer files.
  • laptop
  • plugin
  • browser
  • player
Q16 | Distributed naming services/Distributed information systems have been devised to _____________
  • provide information about all the systems
  • provide unified access to the information needed for remote computing
  • provide unique names to all systems in a network
  • all of the mentioned
Q17 | Domain name system provides _____________
  • host-name-to-network-address translations for the entire internet
  • network-address-to-host-name translations for the entire internet
  • binary to hex translations for the entire internet
  • all of the mentioned
Q18 | What is multimedia file?
  • is same as any other regular file
  • must be accessed at specific rate
  • stored on remote server can not be delivered to its client
  • none of the mentioned
Q19 | In which type of streaming multimedia file is delivered to the client, but not shared?
  • real-time streaming
  • progressive download
  • compression
  • none of the mentioned
Q20 | Which one of the following is the characteristic of a multimedia system?
  • high storage
  • high data rates
  • both high storage and high data rates
  • none of the mentioned
Q21 | The delay that occur during the playback of a stream is called ___________
  • stream delay
  • playback delay
  • jitter
  • event delay
Q22 | Multimedia system require hard real time scheduling ___________
  • to ensure critical tasks will be serviced within timing deadlines
  • to deliver the media file to the client
  • to minimize the delay
  • for security
Q23 | The three general methods for delivering content from a server to a client across a network are ___________
  • unicasting
  • multicasting
  • broadcasting
  • all of the mentioned
Q24 | Unicasting delivers the content to ___________
  • a single client
  • all clients, regardless whether they want the content or not
  • a group of receivers who indicate they wish to receive the content
  • none of the mentioned
Q25 | Broadcasting delivers the content to ___________
  • a single client
  • all clients, regardless whether they want the content or not
  • a group of receivers who indicate they wish to receive the content
  • none of the mentioned