25-Comp-B10 Distributed Systems
Worked solutions to 7 past sittings (2013–2019), 45 questions. Pick a sitting, or start from a topic below.
Topics across the sittings
Topics that come up in more than one sitting, taken from the headings of our worked solutions. A topic counts once per sitting.
- Characteristics of Distributed Systems (7 sittings): December 2019 Q1 · May 2017 Q1 · December 2016 Q1 · May 2015 Q1 · May 2014 Q1 · May 2013 Q1 · Undated paper Q1
- Distributed File Systems (7 sittings): December 2019 Q4 · May 2017 Q5 · December 2016 Q6 · May 2015 Q6 · May 2014 Q5 · May 2013 Q6 · Undated paper Q5
- Fundamental Concepts (7 sittings): December 2019 Q2 · May 2017 Q2 · December 2016 Q2 · May 2015 Q2 · May 2014 Q2 · May 2013 Q2 · Undated paper Q2
- Mechanisms (7 sittings): December 2019 Q2 · May 2017 Q2 · December 2016 Q2 · May 2015 Q2 · May 2014 Q2 · May 2013 Q2 · Undated paper Q2
- Client-Server Systems (6 sittings): December 2019 Q6 · May 2017 Q3 · December 2016 Q3 · May 2015 Q3 · May 2013 Q3 · Undated paper Q3
- Inter-Process Communication (6 sittings): December 2019 Q6 · May 2017 Q3 · December 2016 Q3 · May 2015 Q3 · May 2013 Q3 · Undated paper Q3
- Security (6 sittings): December 2019 Q3 · May 2017 Q4 · December 2016 Q5 · May 2015 Q5 · May 2013 Q5 · Undated paper Q4
- Operating Systems for Distributed Architectures (4 sittings): December 2016 Q4 · May 2015 Q4 · May 2014 Q4 · May 2013 Q4
- Principles of Fault Tolerance (4 sittings): May 2017 Q6 · December 2016 Q7 · May 2015 Q7 · May 2013 Q7
Questions by sitting
December 2019
- Question 1: Characteristics of Distributed Systems
- Question 2: Fundamental Concepts and Mechanisms
- Question 3: Security
- Question 4: Distributed File Systems
- Question 5: Transaction Processing Techniques
- Question 6: Client-Server Systems and Inter-Process Communication
May 2017
- Question 1: Characteristics of Distributed Systems
- Question 2: Fundamental Concepts and Mechanisms
- Question 3: Client-Server Systems and Inter-Process Communication
- Question 4: Security
- Question 5: Distributed File Systems
- Question 6: Principles of Fault Tolerance
December 2016
- Question 1: Characteristics of Distributed Systems
- Question 2: Fundamental Concepts and Mechanisms
- Question 3: Client-Server Systems and Inter-Process Communication
- Question 4: Operating Systems for Distributed Architectures
- Question 5: Security
- Question 6: Distributed File Systems
- Question 7: Principles of Fault Tolerance
May 2015
- Question 1: Characteristics of Distributed Systems
- Question 2: Fundamental Concepts and Mechanisms
- Question 3: Client-Server Systems and Inter-Process Communication
- Question 4: Operating Systems for Distributed Architectures
- Question 5: Security
- Question 6: Distributed File Systems
- Question 7: Principles of Fault Tolerance
May 2014
- Question 1: Characteristics of Distributed Systems
- Question 2: Fundamental Concepts and Mechanisms
- Question 3: Reliability of Request-Reply Protocols
- Question 4: Operating Systems for Distributed Architectures
- Question 5: Distributed File Systems
- Question 6: Distributed Algorithms and Fault Tolerance
May 2013
- Question 1: Characteristics of Distributed Systems
- Question 2: Fundamental Concepts and Mechanisms
- Question 3: Client-Server Systems and Inter-Process Communication
- Question 4: Operating Systems for Distributed Architectures
- Question 5: Security
- Question 6: Distributed File Systems
- Question 7: Principles of Fault Tolerance
Undated paper
- Question 1: Characteristics of Distributed Systems
- Question 2: Fundamental Concepts and Mechanisms
- Question 3: Client-Server Systems and Inter-Process Communication
- Question 4: Security
- Question 5: Distributed File Systems
- Question 6: Operating System Support