This is a Question Papers of Mumbai University for B.Sc.IT Student of Semester - V [Linux Administration] (75:25 Pattern). [Year - November / 2014] . . . Solution Set of this Paper is Coming soon . . .

1. L i n u x A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
Q u e s t i o n P a p e r ( N o v e m b e r – 2 0 1 4 ) [ 7 5 : 2 5 P a t t e r n ]
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M u m b a i B . S c . I T S t u d y
F a c e b o o k | T w i t t e r | I n s t a g r a m | G o o g l e + | Y o u T u b e
– Kamal T.
Time: 2 ½ Hours Total Marks: 75
N.B.: (1) All Question are Compulsory.
(2) Make Suitable Assumptions Wherever Necessary And State The Assumptions Made.
(3) Answer To The Same Question Must Be Written Together.
(4) Number To The Right Indicates Marks.
(5) Draw Neat Labeled Diagrams Wherever Necessary.
Q.1 Attempt Any Two of the Question: (10 Marks)
(A) Explain GRUB.conf file in details. (5)
(B) What are rc scripts? How rc scripts can be managed? (5)
(C) State the advantages of using Hierarchical Method for File System Organization. (5)
(D) How to configure the Source System? (5)
Q.2 Attempt Any Two of the Question: (10 Marks)
(A) What are cron file? How cron files take care of system tasks? Explain. (5)
(B) What is DHCP? How is DHCP configured? Explain in details. (5)
(C) What is use of fstab? Explain contents of fstab. (5)
(D) State the number of subnets, subnet mask and number of hosts for Class B subnets
with 2, 3, 4 and 5 bits.
(5)
Q.3 Attempt Any Two of the Question: (10 Marks)
(A) Explain use of telnet, ftp, sync, finger, talk, rlogin services. (5)
(B) Compare inted and xinted Services. Explain standalone services of xinted. (5)
(C) What are the steps to configure Linux Firewall packages? (5)
(D) Distinguish between NFS and SAMBA Server. (5)
Q.4 Attempt Any Two of the Question: (10 Marks)
(A) State and explain E-Mail service and its components. (5)
(B) Explain vsftpd configurations. (5)
(C) Explain different types of DNS Servers. (5)
(D) Explain steps of configuring IMAP4. (5)

2. L i n u x A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
Q u e s t i o n P a p e r ( N o v e m b e r – 2 0 1 4 ) [ 7 5 : 2 5 P a t t e r n ]
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M u m b a i B . S c . I T S t u d y
F a c e b o o k | T w i t t e r | I n s t a g r a m | G o o g l e + | Y o u T u b e
– Kamal T.
Q.5 Attempt Any Two of the Question: (10 Marks)
(A) Explain Apache Web Server with its features. (5)
(B) How can a Secure Server be created with SSL? (5)
(C) Explain configuration of CGI on Apache with script in detail. (5)
(D) Write a short note on Mailing Lists. (5)
Q.6 Attempt Any Two of the Question: (10 Marks)
(A) What are the advantages of Shadow Password over Traditional Password System? (5)
(B) Explain rpmquery Command with options. (5)
(C) Explain how System Administration can create, modify and delete user accounts. (5)
(D) Explain the following used to set and enforce disk usage quotas:
(i) edquota
(ii) quota
(iii) quotaoff
(iv) quotacheck
(v) repquota
(5)
Q.7 Attempt Any Three from the Following: (15 Marks)
(A) How to install and configure Applications in Linux? (5)
(B) Explain Memory File System and its uses. (5)
(C) Explain IP Address, Netmasking and Subneting in detail. (5)
(D) Write and explain files used by network configuration. (5)
(E) Which command is used to change the Expiration Policy for user’s password? Explain
with suitable example.
(5)
(F) What is Postfix Mail Server? List the steps for configuring Postfix. (5)