Regulations: Reg.No:

BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY(An Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Anna University of Technology Coimbatore)

SATHYAMANGALAM – 638 401

AUTONOMOUS SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS - OCT 2013VII Semester

DEGREE & BRANCH: B.Tech (IT)

Time: 3 hrs Maximum: 100 Marks

PART A

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (10 * 2 = 10)

1. List out the business values of Grid Computing.2. How a ‘LOCK-IN’ process can engrave in Grid.3. State the key elements used to evaluate the desktop grid technology.4. Differentiate cluster computing from internet computing.5. Mark the differences between Grid services & Web services.6. Specify the properties of various core grid services.7. Indicate any two merits on MIMD.8. Define Flynn’s taxonomy. 9. What are the basic features required to operate a secure grid?10. Identify the various components on Montague River Grid (MRG).

PART BANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ( 5* 16 = 80)

11. a) Compare the performances of different computing technologies with Grid Computing. (16)

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b) Analyze the features of the different types of protocols support the grid computing (16)

12. a) Design a e-learning management system in the Data Grid. Elaborate on Practice & Assessment system model.. (16)

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b) Provide the relevant definition and methods to explain how desktop computing help in molecular docking for drug discovery”. (16)

13. a) A number of solutions are created to handle the problems of remote data access.Idenify Page 1/2

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those solutions and explain them (16)[OR]

b) Model a grid services that could give a new dimension in the Drug Discovery industry. Point out the complexities of designing. (16)

14. a) Measure on various parallel programming paradigms with suitable diagram and justify the best model. (16)

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b) Explain the following:1) Methods of grid deployment (8)2) Requirements for Grid-Enabling software (8)

15. a) Examine the categories of requirements in the grid management. (16) [OR]

b) Analyze and plot the service & data catalogs for E-Learning management system. Explain how they are managed? (16)

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