BCA Paper - Linux Environment (Set-1)
Linux Environment
Q1: Write a shell program which informs as soon as a specified user whose name is given along the command line is logged into tile system.
Q2: What is kernel? Illustrate it's functioning in Unix environment.
Q3: Can windows and Unix machine interact via network? Suggest a
mechanism
Q4: Write your views on what makes linux so popular.
Q5: Write a shell script to calculate factorial value.
Q6: What is a process? How can we create a process? Discuss the difference in between fork( ) and vfork( ).
Q7: When do you require named and nameless pipes? What will be difficulties if we want to use pipes for client/server applications?
Q8: Write short note on
(i) Virtual Memory
(ii) Block devices
Q9: Write a program to simulate sleep and wake up behaviors among two process.
Q10: What are semaphores? Are semaphores available even after 'me' process which when created is dead?
Q11: Write a program which takes a source file name along the command line and duplicate file names along the command lines and copies me contents of sources file from the destination file.
Q12: What are sockets? Design a client/server model in which client sends an integer value to the server. Server calculates its square and return it to the client.
Q13*: Define the term "Code inspection". How will you instrument a code by adding few more lines to gather more information about the behaviour of program.
Q14: What is a file system? What are the various types of file system. Discuss the various file attributes on ext 2 file system.
Q15: What is multiprocessing? Explain symmetric multi processing in detail.
Q16: Write short notes on
(i) Spooling
(ii) Interrupt handling
Q17: Write a program which takes a fIle name along the command line and prints Its size
Q18: What are system calls?
Q19: How will you add and delete a new user in Linux?
Q20: Which two commands can you use to delete directories?
Q21: Write a shell script which displays names of directories in PATH in one line each.
Q22: What is pipe? When do you require nameless pipe?
Q23: What do you understand by connection oriented and connectionless communication?
Q24: What are socket API's?
Q25: Explain Proc file system in detail.
Q26: What is the difference between Message Queue and pipes?
Q27: What are the various steps involved in Kemel recompilation?
Q28: Describe interrupt handling in detail.
Q29: 'Linux operating system supports multiprocessing, multiprogramming and multiuser.' Elucidate.
Q30: Explain the Linux Architecture,
Q31: Write a shell program to print all files that have read permission only.
Q32: Explain the virtual address space for a process.
Q33: Write shell command for the following:
(i) To add the contents of one file to another.
(ii) To print the last 5 lines from a file.
Q34: Write a shell program to accept any 3 numbers from the command line and print the largest number.
Q35: Define the following: (i) get pid (il) pause (iii) fork (iv) execve
Q36: Explain with suitable examples
(i) chmod (ii) wc (iii) grep
Q37: Explain the advantages and disadvantages of dynamic memory allocation in the Kernel segment.
Q38: Write short notes on the following:
(i) Paging under LINUX
(ii) Block devices
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