Dr D Y Patil Pratishthan’s
DI No.:
Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Engineering, Management and Research,
ACAD/DI/13
Akurdi, Pune
Academic Year: Revision: 00
Prelim Exam
2024-25 Dated : 20/11/2019
Date of
Semester – II Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Preparation :
3/02/2025
Class: BE Course: Distributed Computing Course Code: 417531
Maximum Marks: 30 Total Duration: 1 Hr Date : 11 /02/2025
Note: a. Attempt 3 questions. b. All the questions carry almost equal marks.
c. Draw neat diagrams wherever applicable.
Q. Questions Marks CO BL PO
No
1 a) Briefly explain characteristics of distributed systems. Also explain 7 CO1 3 2
major issues faced in distributed systems.
b) How does parallel processing contribute to handling large volumes 8 CO1 4 2
of data in a distributed system? Provide an example illustrating the use
of parallel processing for data-intensive tasks.
OR
2 a) Identify and explain challenges associated with handling large 7 CO1 3 2
datasets in a distributed environment.
b) Define Natural Language Processing (NLP) and its primary 8 CO1 4 3
objectives. Explain how NLP can be applied in chatbots to enhance
customer support.
3 a) Describe the key features of the Hadoop Distributed File System 7 CO2 5 3
(HDFS) and its primary use cases. Also compare it with Google File
System (GFS).
b) What is edge computing, and how does it address challenges 8 CO2 4 3
associated with centralized cloud computing?
OR
4 a) Define Consensus-Based Replication. Discuss the role of consensus 7 CO2 3 2
algorithms in achieving consistency in distributed systems.
b) Define Eager Replication and Lazy Replication in the context of 8 CO2 5 2
data replication. Compare and contrast these two strategies,
highlighting their advantages and drawbacks.
Dr D Y Patil Pratishthan’s
DI No.:
Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Engineering, Management and Research,
ACAD/DI/13
Akurdi, Pune
Academic Year: Revision: 00
Prelim Exam
2024-25 Dated : 20/11/2019
Date of
Semester – II Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Preparation :
3/02/2025
Summary of CO & BL mark distribution
CO1 CO2 CO3 CO4 CO5 CO6
% Marks Allotted 50% 50% - - - -
BL1 BL2 BL3 BL4 BL5 BL6
% Marks Allotted - - 37.5% 25% 25% -
COs: Course Outcomes POs: Programme Outcomes
BL: Blooms Taxonomy Level 1) Remembering 2) Understanding 3) Applying
4) Analyzing 5) Evaluating 6) Creating