M.Sc.

(IT) 3rd Semester MSIT-3A Linux Internals (LI)

Assignment - TA Each question carries TEN marks 1. Write an interactive shell script to perform basic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. [ Hint : use case statement ] 2. Prepare a survey report on the history of Linux. Cover the major mile stones from its start to till date. 3. Write a shell script to reverse the arguments passed as parameters. For ex: sh demo one two three, three two one 4. Compare and contrast different shells available in Linux. 5. Write a shell script that takes directory name as an argument and displays the count of empty files, ordinary files and directories. then output should be

M.Sc.(IT) 3rd Semester MSIT-3A Linux Internals (LI)

Assignment - TB PART - A 1. Enlist the important features at Linux operation environment. 2. Specify any two commands for finding files. 3. Differentiate between a process and a thread. 4. What are meta charecters ? Give examples. 5. How do you mount a shared file system ? 6. Menation any four fdisk interactive commands. 7. How changing at user password is accumplished in Linux environment ? 8. Give a comparison of DOS and LINUX operating systems. 9. Illustrate the significance of /etc/fstab file with respect to installation.

10. What is partitioning at hard disk drive? PART - B 1. a) Explain the architure of Linux..Futher, discuss how the directories are manipulated in this environment. b) In Linux, describe how the file system is organized .Specify the types. 2. a) With relevant options and examples, explain the tar command b) Enlist the differences between the following: i) mv and cp ii) tac and rev19 iii) expr and let iv) cmp and diff 3. a) What is a daemon? Describe the most popular daemons used along with their functions. b) What do you mean by process? Explain the different types of Linux processes. 4. a) Write a simple shell script program for displaying current date all logged in users and process status using switch-case construct. b) What are positional parameters? Give examples. c) Explain the test command with all possible options. 5. a) With respect to Linux operating system, explain the following: i) Path ii) Absolute path name and relative path name. iii) Files in the directory tree. iv) Directory Access Permission. v) File Access Permisson. b) What is a link ? Justify your answer by giving suitable examples for its types.

6. a) Explain the changes in file system when du and df commnandes are excuted. Futher, describe how the recovery of Linux file system is accomplished. b) Write a note on the following: i) Disabling user accounts ii) Removing user accounts iii) Changing user passwords iv) Starting and stopping processes 7. a) Explain the techinque of managing and changing permissions using any three commands. b) Discuss the different network configuration commands. c) Describe how to remotely use X-Windows from MS-Windows. 8. a) Explain the possible benifits of partitioning of hard disk drive. b) Discuss how the up dation of packges can be done in Linux environment. c) Write a note on Linux installation.