BSc IT Sem 5 Linux System Administration Question Paper PDF 2026 - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. What are different Linux distributions? Explain each in brief
   • b. Explain the duty of the Linux system administrator in backing up and restoring files Explain the booting process of the Linux operating system in detail
   • d. Explain the Extended 3 file system
2. Q2 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. What are the different types of shells in Linux? Explain
   • b. Which are the network configuration files that are required to be changed while setting up a system or moving the system? Explain What is Network file system? Explain in detail. Explain the two important NFS configuration files for using the features of NFSv4
   • d. What is dynamic host configuration protocol? DHCP client configured on
3. Q3 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. is Samba? What is server message block? Explain
   • b. are samba users created? Explain with examples
   • c. Why is it required? What are the different types of time servers? How is it configured?
   • d. What is a caching proxy? What are the uses of a caching proxy server?
4. Q4 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. Discuss the http protocol and following daemons available in Linux: sshd, ftpd
   • b. How is xinetd server configured? Explain Explain the nsswitch.conf and resolv.conf files. What are their uses?
   • d. Explain the seven configuration statements used in named.ca file
5. Q5 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. What is POP3? What is IMAP4? Explain and compare them
   • b. How is vsftpd run over SSL? What are the SSL-related configuration directives for vsftpd over How can anonymous ftp access be disabled in vsftpd? Explain
   • d. Explain the configuration process of Postfix mail server? Attempt any two of the following: 10
   • a. What are the changes in Apache 2.0 compared to Apache 1.x? Explain
   • b. Explain the usermod command with options and arguments How can we build packages from source rpms? Explain the various valid build stages
   • d. What are the advantages of shadow passwords over traditional password system?
   • Q.P. Code : 23213
6. Q7 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. Explain the RAID levels 0,1,5,6 and 10
   • b. Explain the showmount command with options and example Explain in detail the configuration process of squid
   • d. What are zone statements? Explain the different values for the zone statement What is vsftpd? Enumerate and explain its features and usability enhancements. What are the distinguishing features of ProFtpd?

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