B.TechSemester 72022-23High Performance ComputingKCS073

High Performance Computing (KCS073) - AKTU Question Paper 2022-23

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This is the official AKTU High Performance Computing Previous Year Question Paper for B.Tech Semester 7, academic session 2022-23. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:B.Tech

Semester:Semester 7

Session:2022-23

University:AKTU / UPTU

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High Performance Computing (KCS073) — complete question paper

Section AAttempt all questions in brief. 2x10 = 20

a
Discuss the importance of High-Performance Computing
b
Give the real and specific p roblem that underlies the Grid concept
c
List the two dominating pr ogramming language groups for HPC
d
Elaborate High Performance A pplication Development Environment
e
Determine the key services of Single System Image (SSI)
f
Explain the goals of a cluster middleware
g
Give the issues i n parallel and distributed paradigms
h
Examine the concept of multiprogramming. (i) Describe cloud its models. (j) Discuss the different services associated with clouds

Section BAttempt any three of the following: 10x3 = 30

a
Distinguish between Peer-to- Peer Computing and Internet Computing
b
Elaborate the architectur e of Open Grid Services
c
Analyze Resource Management and Scheduling of cluster computing
d
Explain the application domains of Beowulf Cluster
e
Write short notes on: i) Cyber infrastructure ii) SLA iii) Virtualization iv) SIMD

Section CAttempt any one part of the following: 10x1 = 10

a
Elaborate the different type s of Grids along with their components
b
Describe the Grid Computing Model and its protocols
a
Explain the significance of G LOBUS toolkit with applications
b
Describe various security c onsiderations in Open Grid Services architecture
a
Describe Cluster Systems and its components. Explain its architecture
b
Explain various clusters classifications along with their a pplications
a
Distinguish between PVM and MPI
b
Analyze the Beowulf cluster . Describe the Beowulf System A rchitecture in brief
a
Explain how the Virtual Machi nes (VMs) constitute the basic building blocks of a cloud computing infrastructure?
b
Illustrate Cloud Computing Architecture with its components in brief

Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.