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

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. different duties of Linux System Administrator
   • b. in brief about Linux Distributions
   • c. Explain the concept of hardlink and symbolic link. Write a command to create hard link and symbolic link
   • d. do we manage processes with ps command
   • e. Bash shell in detail
2. Q2 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. What is a partition what are types of partition write Steps to create a partition
   • b. short note on Logical Volumes
   • c. Describe NetworkManager Configuration Files
   • d. Give a brief explanation on IPv6 setup What different User Management Commands used in Linux?
   • f. in detail about /etc/passwd
3. Q3 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. What do you understand by IP Masquerading (NAT)?
   • b. What are firewalls? How it protects the server?
   • c. Write a brief note about SSL
   • d. Summarize Certificate Authority in a brief note
   • e. NFS and setting up NFS
   • f. the differences between NFS and Samba
4. Q4 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. What is DNS server? List and explain DNS server types
   • b. Explain the DHCP server configuration
   • c. are the components of email delivery process
   • d. Explain the httpd.conf file in detail to configure an Apache server to use LDAP?
   • f. Explain how the DirectoryIndex, Options, AllowOverride, and Orderdirectives in
5. Q5 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. What are different elements of a shell script?
   • b. Write a script to accept the number from user and print its multiplication table
   • c. Explain different standard components (items) used in HA (High-Availability)
   • d. What is boot loader? Explain content of grub.conf file
   • e. setting up the network installation server
   • f. How is the network server configured as an installation server? Enumerate the steps for the same

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