loop115/comp90015_revision

2022S2 - COMP90015 - Distributed Systems - Final Revision

COMP90015 - Final Revision

Exam Format

• This exam begins at 3:00 PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) on Friday 4/11/2022 (November 4 th)th). You have 15 minutes of reading time.
• You can start answering at 3.15 PM. The exam is of the duration of 3 hours, the submission must be completed by 6.15 PM AEDT.
• This examination is worth 60% of your final mark.
• The answers to all the questions can be either typed or handwritten.
• The figures (if needed) can also be drawn either by hand or with any tools/devices you prefer.
• The exam submission is similar to an assignment report submission in LMS. All the answers/codes/snapshots/diagrams need to be pasted into a single document.
• The final document file (doc, docx, or pdf format) needs to be uploaded to the LMS before the exam is due.
• There is a 30 min additional window for submission which can be used only if there are any technical difficulties.
• The final exam contains 10 written questions each worth 5 marks, and 1 coding question worth 10 marks. No MCQs.

Examinable Contents

• Week 1 - Introduction
• Week 2 - Interprocess Communication
• Week 3 - DS Models
• Week 5 - Threads
• Week 6 - Protocols
• Week 7 - Security
• Week 8 - Indirect Communication
• Week 10 - Distributed File Systems
• Week 11 - Name Services
• Code