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END SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Odd Semester 2019-20

Subject Code & Name: CS3304 Linux and Open Source


Program/Branch/Year: B.Tech CSE,CSE-CSCQ /SEM III DEC 2019
Time: 3 Hrs Max Marks: 100

General Instructions. Read all instructions carefully.


1. Do not write anything on the question paper except your Roll No.
2. Answers should be written in clear and legible handwriting. Neatly labeled diagrams will fetch better marks.
3. Students must clearly write the question number & sub-part of question that they are attempting.
4. This question paper consists of 5 questions and all questions are compulsory. All questions carry
20 marks each.
5. Students are expected to take about 30 minutes each for Questions 1 to 5 and Remaining 30 minutes
are for reading the question paper and revision

Parts i) and ii) of each question are compulsory and each part carries 2 marks. Parts iii), iv) and
v) carry 8 marks each and the student may attempt any 2 parts.
Q1.

i) Which of the following is the most famous example of open source software?
a) Microsoft Windows b) Mac OS X c) UNIX d) LINUX
(2 marks)
ii) Apache is best described as a?
a) Web Browser b)Web Server c) Application server d) Operating system

(2 marks)
iii) Explain the Free Foundation Software and differentiate between windows and linux OS.
(8 marks)
iv) List three levels of network firewall security.
(8 marks)
v) Explain the advantages of Free Software and GNU/Linux, FOSS usage.
(8 marks)
Q2.

i) A guideline for the OSS licenses other than the GPL.


a) OSI b) OSD c) OSE d) OSL
(2 marks)
ii) Most commercial software programs enjoy a form of intellectual property protection called
a) Copyright b) Patent c) Trademark d) Copyleft
(2 marks)
iii) Explain Economic of FOSS for zero marginal income generation opportunities.
(8 marks)
iv) Explain Internationalization? List 6 problems with traditional commercial software.
(8 marks)
v) Explain Lesser General Public License(LGPL)and General Public License (GPL).
(8 marks)

1 2
Q3.

i) Linux uses a time-sharing algorithm


a) to pair preemptive scheduling between multiple processes
b) for tasks where absolute priorities are more important than fairness
c) all of the mentioned d) none of the mentioned
(2 marks
ii) What do you call a specific instruction designed to do a task?
a) Command b) Process c) Task d) Instruction
(2 marks)
iii) Explain the needs of open source. What are the Advantages of open source?
(8 marks)
iv) Explain the two phases in the evolution of Linux? Give some characteristics of Linux?
(8 marks)
v) Explain the compiler tools in GNU.
(8 marks)
Q4.

i) Using which command you find resource limits to the session?


a) rlimit b) ulimit c) setrlimit d) getrlimit
(2 marks)
ii) Mapping of network file system protocol to local file system is done by
a) network file system b) local file system
c) volume manager d) remote mirror
(2 marks)
iii) Describe the two distinct modes of operation of the CPU in Linux?
(8 marks)
iv) Discuss the Dual Booting Issues.
(8 marks)
v) Describe the different modes when using the vi editor?
(8 marks)
Q5.

i) Which of the following commands allows definition and assignment of environment variables under bash
a) env b) export c) environ d) setenviron
(2 marks)
ii) How do you print the lines between 5 and 10, both inclusive
a) cat filename | head | tail -6 b) cat filename | head | tail -5
c) cat filename | tail +5 | head d) cat filename | tail -5 | head -10
(2 marks)
iii) Write a shell script to perform arithmetic operations.
(8 marks)
iv) Explain file permissions? What are the different ways of setting file permissions? Explain.
(8 marks)
v) Explain the functions and responsibilities of kernel.
(8 marks)

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