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AHMEDABAD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY B. E.

SEMESTER: VII (COMPUTER ENGINEERING) SUBJECT NAME: ADVANCE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY (170704) Assignment -I Cluster Computing 1. Name various scalable parallel computer architectures. Compare them based on different characteristics. 2. Give the reasons: Why NOW is preferred over specialized parallel computers? 3. Draw the cluster computer architecture and explain each block in detail. 4. Cluster Classification. / Classify clusters into various categories. 5. List and explain in brief: Commodity Components for Clusters. 6. What are the advantages/benefits of a cluster middleware and Single System Image (SSI)? 7. List and explain Single System Image (SSI) layers / levels. 8. List and explain the middleware design goals of cluster-based systems. 9. List and explain in brief: Single System Image (SSI) support services. 10. List and explain in brief: Single System Image (SSI) Availability Support Functions. 11. What are the services provided by a RMS environment? 12. List few Resource Management Systems (RMS) tools. 13. Write short notes on following: a. Threads b. Distributed Shared Memory (DSM) Systems c. Message Passing Systems (MPI and PVM) 14. What capabilities should an ideal parallel debugger have? 15. What are the features of good performance analysis and monitoring tools? 16. List few cluster administration (& monitoring) tools. 17. List few Performance Analysis and Visualization Tools for cluster. 18. Write short notes on following: a. The Berkeley Network of Workstations (NOW) Project. b. The High Performance Virtual Machine (HPVM) Project c. The Beowulf project 19. Solaris MC (A High Performance Operating System for Clusters) 20. Explain in brief: Comparison of the Four Cluster Environments 21. Write a short note on: Cluster of SMPs (CLUMPS). 22. List/Mention several important hardware & software advances which have taken place over last few years. 23. What are the advantages of COTS-based cluster systems? Assignment II 1. Introduction to beginning of the grid? 2. Explain grid application and application middleware? 3. Explain evolution of the grid first and second generation? 4. Describe the software architecture of grid? 5. Explian nature of grid architecture? 6. Explain intergrid protocols? Assignment III 1. 2. 3. 4. What is cloud? Explain cloud providers? Explain cloud models? Explain server cost and infrastructure cost? Explain infrastructure as a service?

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