Distributed Computing System Set 6
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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