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MCA (Revised)
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Term-End Examination
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June, 2011
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MCS-022 : OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS
AND NETWORKING MANAGEMENT
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory. Answer any three

questions from the rest.
1. (a) What is a fire wall ? How does it secure the

system ? Explain the limitations of firewall.
(b) Explain two approaches used to improve 6

system performance by overlapping input,
output and processing in CPU.
(c) What is packet switching ? What are the 6

two approaches for packet switching ?
(d) What is meant by trust relationship ? 6

Explain the importance of Kerberos and
Domain Controllers in maintaining trust
relationships.
(e) What are the standard user groups in 7

windows 2000 ? Explain the access
privileges of each.
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(f) Write the Linux/ Unix commands for the 6

following :
(i) List all the files in a directory that have
3 characters in their name.
(ii) Show if a user is logged on, their real
name and mail status
(iii) Tell the system to continue running a
process, even if the user logs out.
(iv) To allow a user to communicate with
another user logged on by splitting the
screen and providing two way
communication.
(g) Differentiate between absolute and relative 3
path names, along with an example of each.
2. (a) List and explain the three file systems 10

supported by windows 2000 ? What is file
replication service ?
(b) Which application layer protocal is used by 10
network management frame-works to
manage and monitor network devices ?
Explain its architecture and working.
3. (a) Explain the abstract model of virtual 10

memory used in Linux operating system.
Give a suitable diagram to explain its
working.
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(b) Assume we want to display a logon warning 6

message, stating that "unauthorized access
to this system is punishable" if an
unauthorized user tries to log in. Write the
steps to create the above mentioned logon
warning message.
(c) Explain the characteristics of multiprocessor 4
operating system.
4. (a) What is stored in the Registry of Windows 7

XP ? Explain the various components of a
registry. Also, list the utilities that can be
used to manage registry in windows.
(b) Explain SNMP architecture with the help 6
of a diagram.
(c) Which topology has a dedicated point to 7
point link to every other node ? Write its
three advantages and three disadvantages
of this topology.
5. Write short notes on the following : 20

(a) Hubs
(b) Optical fibre
(c) Domain Name System
(d) Pipes and Filters in Linux
(e) Offline and Online communication
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MCA (Revised)
December, 2011
CD MCS-022 : OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS



1. (a) What are the two modes in which Windows 3+5

2000 system works ? Explain its
architecture with the help of a diagram.
(b) What is the default networking protocol in 3

Windows 2000 ? What are its features ?
(c)
What are the different states of a process in 6
Linux ?
(d) How does a Token Bus Network Work ? In 6

what ways is its working different from
token ring ?
(e) Explain the process used by Kerberos to 6

authenticate network clients logging onto a
Windows 2000 domain.
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(f) Write the Linux/Unix commands for the 6

followings :
(i) List all files have 3 or more characters
in their name.
(ii) Symbolically link two files in a
directory.
(iii) To communicate to another user
logged on by writing to the bottom of
their terminal.
(iv) To change the priority of a process.
(g) Explain the characteristics of multimedia 5
operating system.
2. (a) What is the role of transmission media in 6

networking ? Differentiate between guided
and unguided media with suitable
examples.
(b) What is a repeater ? At which level of OSI 6
model is it used ? How ?
(c) What is a protocol ? List and explain two 8
application level protocols.
3. (a) Write a shell script which will redirect the 10

output of the data command without the
time into a file. Also, make the flow chart
of this shell script.
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(b) What are the security services provided by 10

the IP Sec ? Explain the Window 2000 IP
Sec components. Also, explain the policy
options for IP Sec implementation.
4. (a) • Explain the principle of CSMA/CD 8

protocol. Also, explain its working with the
help of a suitable example.
(b) Describe the process (step by step) of sharing 9
files, folders and devices in Windows XP.
(c) Write the steps to map (assign) a drive letter 3
to a network computer or folder.

5: Differentiate between the following : 20
(a) Simplex, Half duplex, and Full Duplex

Communication.
(b) Symmetric and asymmetric Cryptography
(c) LAN, MAN and WAN
(d) Packet Filtering Gateways and Stateful
Packet nFiltering
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MCA (Revised)
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O June, 2012
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1. (a) Discuss the functionality of User and Kernel 10

modes of Windows 2000 operating system.
(b) Explain the process and thread 10
management in LINUX o/s.
(c) With the help of Architecture diagrams 10
explain the Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) and User Datagram
Protocol (UDP).
(d) What is the use of Transmission media in 10
Networking ? List and explain various
guided and unguided transmission media
with their advantages and disadvantages.
2. (a) Explain the abstract model of Virtual 10

memory in Linux o/s with the help of a
address mapping diagram.
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(b) Explain how NTF's, FAT 16 and FAT 32 file 10

systems are supported in Windows
2000 o/s.
3. (a) Explain various User Authentication 10

methods that the computer system uses.
(b) Discuss Registry Management in 10
WINDOWS.
4. (a) Write the purpose of VPN and name VPN 5

technologies supported by WINDOWS
2000.
(b) Write the procedure to use the mapped 5
drive in WINDOWS 2000 o/s.
(c) Explain the Backup and Restoration 10
procedures in LINUX.
5. Write short notes on the following :5x4=20

(a) Kerberos management in WINDOWS
2000 o/s.
(b) Distributed o/s
(c) Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
(d) Pipes and filter commands in LINUX.
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MCA (Revised)
tr) Term-End Examination
December, 2012
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1. (a) Explain the following with reference to 10

WINDOWS 2000 0/S :
(i) Trust Relationships and Work Groups
(ii) Remote Access
(iii) IP Sec
(iv) User mode
(b) Explain the memory management concepts 10
in LINUX 0/S.
(c) List and explain the various Networking 10
topologies.
(d) Explain the various computer-security 10
classifications recognised by Trusted
Computer System Evaluation Criteria
(TCSEC)
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2. (a) List and explain the characteristics of 10

Modern Operating Systems.
(b) Explain the following with reference to 10
Domain Name System(DNS) :
(i) DNS Architecture
(ii) DNS Zones
3. (a) With the help of an example for each, write

the usage and syntax for the following
LINUX commands. 4x21/2=10
(i) Cat (ii) diff
(iii) Sort (iv) Cmp
(b) Write a shell script to convert all the lower 10
case letters of a (text) file to upper case.
4. (a) Write the basic purpose and name the OSI

layer where the following devices will be
operating: 5x2=10
(i) Repeater (ii) Hub
(iii) Bridge (iv) Router
(v) Gateway
(b) Explain the following with reference to
"Hardening" in WINDOWS 2000 0/S : 4x21/2=10
(i) Hardening the 0/S and application
code
(ii) Hardening the file system security
(iii) Hardening the local security policies
(iv) Hardening the services
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5. Write short notes on the following : 4x5=20

(a) Fire Wall
(b) Packet Switching
(c) Unguided Transmission Media
(d) Multi threading
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MCA (Revised)
cJ June, 2013


1. (a) What is an operating system ? Explain the 6

component of computer system with a neat
diagram.
(b) Describe the evolution of operating 6

system.
(c) What are the characteristics of modern 6

operating system ?
(d) Explain the various topologies for a 6

networking system.
(e) Explain the detail about the OSI layers. 7
(0 Give the differences between LAN and 6

WAN.
(g) Write down the purpose of the repeater. 3
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2. (a) List down the application layer protocols. 10

Explain each one of them in detail.
(b) Explain the Architecture of Simple Network 10
Management protocol (SNMP) with a neat
diagram.
3. (a) Discuss about the various component of 10

Linux Operating System.
(b) What are the file manipulation commands. 8
Briefly explain them with the Syntax.
(c) What are called filters ? 2
4. (a) Explain about windows 2000 domains, 7

workgroups and trusted relationships.
(b) Discuss in detail about user account 6
administration.
(c) How do you configure TCP/IP protocol 7
setting for windows XP ?
5. Give a brief note on the following : 20

(a) System Access Control
(b) Password Management
(c) Intrusion Detection
(d) Firewall
(e) Windows NT Domain Management
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MCA (Revised)
December, 2013

1. (a) What are the functionalities of Graphical 6

User Interface ?
(b) Write a note on Batch Processing. 6
(c) What is a Distributed Operating system ? 6
Explain in Detail.
(d) Describe the different types of Networks. 6
(e) What are the different types of Modems ? 7
(f) What is Optical fibre ? List the Advantages 6
of Optical fibre.
(g) Write the advantages and disadvantages of 3
Infrared Transmission.
2. (a) With reference to ISO-OSI Reference model, 10

explain the different types of connecting
devices in detail.
(b) Explain about the TCP/IP Related 10

protocols.
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3. (a) Discuss about shell scripts in detail. 10
(b) Write the short notes on Network File 6

Server.
(c) Explain about Backups and Restoration. 4
4. (a) Describe briefly about Group Accounts 7

Administration.
(b) How will you enable the offline file 6

features ?
(c) Give the steps how to use the Mapped Drive. 7
5. Write the short notes on the following : 20

(a) Instrusion Detection System (IDS)
(b) Fault Tolerant Systems
(c) Packet Filters
(d) Trust Relationships in Windows 2000
(e) NTFS File System
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MCA (Revised)/BCA (Revised)
C.)\
c\I June, 2014
(Weightage 75%)

1. (a) Write the steps to configure a Windows 2000 5

computer to ensure that users can log-on to
the server only during the specified times.
(b) Differentiate the role and responsibilities of 5

user mode and kernel mode of
Windows 2000 system.
(c) Explain the various file access control 8

mechanisms provided by LINUX operating
system. Also, give the suitable example for
each.
(d) List the important components of domain 8

name server. Also, explain how the domain
name server is configured in LINUX
operating system.
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(e) How is print server configured in 7

Windows 2000 ? Also, explain the
importance of print queue management.
(f) What is kerberos ? Explain the complete 7

process of client authentication through
kerberos.
2. (a) Write the use of following LINUX 8

commands, with an example for each :
(i) cmp (ii) sort
(iii) grep (iv) chmod
(b) Describe the addressing scheme used in the 8

Network layer and Transport layer of
TCP/IP model.
(c) Differentiate between coaxial cable and 4

optical fiber cable.
3. (a) What is Virtual Private Network (VPN) ? 10

Describe the mechanism to create a virtual
private network. Also, explain the
significance of VPN in security.
(b) Explain the principle of Token Ring 8

protocol. Also , explain its working with the
help of a suitable example.
(c) List the functions of Network Interface Card 2

(NIC).
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4. (a) Write a shell script which will generate the 10

list of users along with details of files those
are created /modified by the respective user
during the specified time. Also, draw the
flow-chart of this shell script.
(b) Differentiate between LAN, MAN and 10
WAN in terms of size, protocols, access
mechanism, hardware devices and
switching methods.
5. Write short notes on the following (any four) :

(a) NTFS 5x4=20
(b) Packet switching
(c) IPsec
(d) EFS services
(e) Firewall
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MCA (Revised) I BCA (Revised)
December, 2014
MCS-022 : OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS AND

NETWORKING MANAGEMENT

(Weightage 75%)
Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Answer any three
1. (a) Explain the collision avoidance mechanism

of CSMA/CD. Also, differentiate between
CSMA/CD and token passing access
methods. 8
(b) Describe the concept and advantages of
using EFS services in Windows 2000. 7
(c) What option in Registry Management will
be useful in tracking who accessed the
registry, from where, and when ? Also,
write the steps for enabling this option. 5
(d) How does Windows 2000 manage the
domains ? Also, explain how the trust
relationship is created and managed
between domains. 9
(e) Explain the steps for configuring the Local
Area Network (LAN) in LINUX system. 7
(0 List the IPv4 class formats and its uses. 4
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2. (a) Explain the built-in groups supported by

Windows 2000. Also, discuss the group
policies of each group. 8
(b) Explain the process of encryption and

decryption in symmetric key, asymmetric
key crypto systems. 8
(c) Write the advantages of Virtual Private
Network. 4
3. (a) Compare and contrast between Network

operating systems and Distributed
operating systems. Also, list the
advantages of Distributed operating
systems over Centralized operating
systems. 8
(b) Write a Shell script which will delete the
temporary files from all local users after
24 hours of their creation/modification.
Also, make the flow chart of this Shell
script. 10
(c) Differentiate between bridges and
gateways. 2
4. (a) Explain the file systems supported by

LINUX systems. Compare these file
systems with NTFS. 8
(b) Compare and contrast the 'Mandatory
Access Control' and 'Discretionary Access
Control' mechanisms in Windows. 5
(c) What is print server ? Write the steps to
configure a print server in LINUX system. 7
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5. Write short notes on the following (any four) :

4x5=20
(a) Proxy Server

(b) DNS
(c) RAID
(d) Network Topologies
(e) TCP/IP
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MCA (Revised) / BCA (Revised)
June, 2015
112E33
MCS 022 : OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS AND
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(Weightage 75%)
1. (a) Briefly explain the following in the context

of Domain Name System : 10
(i) Design Goals
(ii) Design Principles
(iii) Architecture
(iv) DNS Zones
(b) Explain the memory management in
LINUX operating system. 10
(c) Discuss the Users' Administration in
WINDOWS 2000 by highlighting : 10
(i) Existing User Accounts Modification
(ii) Managing User Profiles
(iii) Group Accounts Administration
(iv) Auditing
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(d) Explain how fault tolerant systems can be

designed to protect the system in the event
of hardware failures using the following
techniques : 10
(i) System Fault Tolerance technique
(ii) RAID
2. (a) Describe the process and file management

in LINUX operating system. 10
(b) "A LINUX machine can be configured to
work with a Network File System (NFS),
where files on other machines on the
network can be made available as if they
were local files." Explain the process of
configuring it. 10
3. (a) List and explain the various Network

protocols being supported by
WINDOWS 2000. 10
(b) Discuss the purpose of Virtual Private
Network and explain how it can be
configured in WINDOWS 2000. 10
4. (a) List the components of WINDOWS 2000

kernel and mention the functionality of
each component. 10
(b) Describe the purpose and functioning of
the following network devices : 10
(i) Repeaters
(ii) Hubs
(iii) Bridges
(iv) Gateways
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5. Write short notes on the following : 20
(a) Network and Distributed operating system

(b) Auditing the Registry Access of
WINDOWS 2000
(c) Backup and Restoration in LINUX
(d) Shell Scripts and its uses in LINUX
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"4 December, 2015


(Weightage 75%)

1. (a) Briefly explain the purpose of the following

directories of Linux System : 10
(i) /bin
(ii) /dev
(iii) /etc
(iv) /lib
(v) /sbin
(vi) /tmp
(vii) /usr/bin
(viii) /mnt
(ix) /usr/local/bin
(x) /usr/games
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(b) Explain WINDOWS 2000 layered

architecture along with a neat diagram
depicting the layers. 10
(c) Explain the computer security
classifications as per the Trusted
Computer System Evaluation Criteria
(TCSEC). 10
(d) Explain the process of configuring TCP/IP
in WINDOWS 2000. 10
2. (a) Explain the following in context to Linux

operating system : 10
(i) File permission modes and changing
them
(ii) Pipes and Filters
(b) Describe the components of logical
structure and physical structure of a
domain respectively and mention their
functionality in WINDOWS 2000 operating
system. 10
3. (a) Differentiate between Mandatory Access
Control (MAC) and Discretionary Access
Control (DAC) mechanisms. Also, discuss
Hardware Tokens and Software Tokens
authentication methods along with their
merits and demerits. 10
(b) Write short notes on the following
Application Layer protocols : 10
(i) FTP
(ii) TFTP
(iii) TELNET
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4. (a) What is the functionality of a MODEM ?

List and explain various types of modems
along with their respective features. 10
(b) What is the use of IPsec ? Mention its

features, components and implementation
options. 10

(a) Virtual Memory in Linux
(b) Using the Mapped Drive in WINDOWS 2000
(c) RAID and its levels
(d) Distributed and Real Time Operating
Systems
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June, 2016


(Weightage 75%)
1. (a) Describe the structure and characteristics

of any two different types of guided
transmission media.
(b) (i) What are the different layers of the

TCP/IP protocol suite ? Write the
function of each. Give a mapping
between the TCP/IP layers and the
OSI layers. 10
(ii) Explain the layers of the "THE"

operating system and their structure. 5
(c) What is the Windows NT Registry ? What

does it consist of ? Explain how you can
seeure the Registry and audit its critical
components. 10
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(d) Describe the data structure of a process in

LINUX, giving its components and the
structure of each. How does the data
structure of a process differ from that of a
thread ? 10
2. (a) What is a firewall and what are its

functions ? Describe how it is useful and
explain its limitations. 10
(b) (i) List the 7 RAID levels. What are the

limitations of disk striping ? 4
(ii) How can you configure a domain user
account in Windows to allow the user
to access her account only from 08:00
to 12:00 hours on Saturdays and
Sundays ? 3
(iii) In LINUX, what is the purpose of the
file "ktc/shadow" ? Why is it readable
only by root ? 3
3. (a) (i) As an ordinary user in LINUX, you

have a file called "secret" with some
set of permissions. By writing the
relevant commands, give two ways to
remove write permission for all except
yourself from "secret", such that the
other permissions that already exist
for the file remain unchanged. 2
2
(ii) Write the LINUX command to display
on the screen a given word as many
times as it occurs in a text file. 2 —1
2
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(iii) There is a program "wonderful" that

takes a file as a command line
argument and produces output and
any error message on the screen.
Write the LINUX command to run
"wonderful" on "bigfile", as input file,
sending the output to "outfile" and
error messages to "diagfile". 2—
2
(iv) Describe with examples the syntax
and usage of the "mesg" command. 2
2
(b) Write a bash shell script in LINUX called
"calculate" that provides the result of the
four basic arithmetic operations for two
numbers. For example,
$ calculate 96/6
16
$
Ensure that your script carries out basic
error checking. 10
4. (a) (i) Explain the function of any two

protocols in the TCP/IP suite. 2
(ii) Explain the meaning and utility of
unicasting, multicasting and
broadcasting. 2
(iii) What is the mesh topology ? How is it
different from star topology ?
(iv) What are Data Terminal Equipments
and Data communication
Equipments ? 2
(v) What is a multiprocessor operating
system ? 2
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(b) (i) How can one encrypt a file using EFS

in Windows XP ? 2
(ii) Name any two network protocols
supported by Windows 2000. 2
(iii) What is a roaming user profile in
Windows 2000 ? 3
(iv) List six events that can be audited on
a Windows 2000 computer. 3
(a) Backups, describing all the three types of it

(b) Working of Windows 2000 in User mode and
Kernel mode
(c) Group Policy in Windows 2000
(d) Installation classes while installing LINUX
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December, 2016


(Weightage 75%)
1. (a) (i) Describe the purpose and working of

the Telnet protocol. How is rlogin
different from, and simpler than
Telnet ? 5
(ii) What are dialog boxes and icons ?
What is their utility ?
(b) Explain the concept of a virtual machine in
networking with the help of a diagram.
Describe how it is useful. 10
(c) Describe the pre-installation checks and
information gathering that need to be
carried out before installing LINUX on a
computer. 10
(d) Explain how the Encrypting File System
works. Discuss the importance of
Encrypting File System. 10
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2. (a) What is the Active Directory in

Windows 2000 ? Describe, with the help of
a diagram, the logical structure of the
Active Directory. 10
(b) Explain the following in the context of
packet switching in data communication : 10
(i) Datagram Approach
(ii) Virtual Circuit Approach
3. (a) (i) It is desired to create a file in LINUX

called "newfile" that consists of the
last 15 lines of a file "filer followed
by the last 6 lines of a file "file2". Both
"filet" and "file2" already exist. Write
the sequence of commands in LINUX
to achieve this. 2!
2
(ii) Write the LINUX command to take a
text file named "source-file" as input
and circularly shift every small case
letter forward by 5 characters, such
that "a" becomes "f", "z" becomes "e"
and so on, but "A", "3", "$" and other
such characters are left unchanged. 2!
2
(iii) Write the LINUX command to change
the password of a user called "jyoti" to
"D93ef!kM$". Who can run this
command ? 2L
2
(iv) Write the LINUX command to find
the number of users currently logged
into the system ? 2L
2
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(b) Write a LINUX shell script that takes

exactly 3 filenames as arguments and
outputs an error message otherwise. In the
first file, all lower case letters are changed
to upper case. The second file is unchanged.
In the third file, all upper case letters are
changed to lower case. New files are
created to hold these outputs. 10
4. (a) How does the SNMP application work ?

Why is it usually run over LTDP ? Describe
its architecture and usage. 10
(b) (i) Name any six services offered by the
Windows 2000 server. 3
(ii) What is a 'Virtual Private Network'
and how is it supported on the
Windows Operating System ? 2
(iii) What is a domain in Windows 2000 ?
How does it enhance its
functionality ?
(iv) How can you map a network resource
to a drive letter in Windows 2000 ? 2
. Write short notes on the following : 4x5=20

(a) Trivial File Transfer Protocol ( 111)
(b) Filters and Pipelines in LINUX
(c) Windows Explorer
(d) Hybrid Network Topologies
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1- June, 2017


(Weightage 75%)
1. (a) Explain the features of User mode and

Kernel mode of Windows 2000 operating
system.
(b) List and explain the significance of any five
networking devices.
(c) Explain the file access control methods
provided by Linux operating system. Give
an example for each. 8
(d) Write the step-by-step procedure to
configure domain name server in Linux
operating system. 8
(e) List and describe the different security
features in Windows 2000 operating
system. 10
(f) Define Distributed Operating System. 2
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2. (a) Write a Linux shell script that will convert

all numeric digits present in a text file into
"*". The path of the text file would be given
by the user. 10
(b) Explain the following with reference to file

organisation of Windows 2000 operating
system : 10
(i) File Replication Service
(ii) NTFS
(iii) FAT 16
(iv) FAT 32
3. (a) Which protocol is used by TFTP at the

transport layer ? Also, give any two
advantages of TFTP and FTP.
(b) Discuss the importance of "Backup. Domain

Controller" in Windows 2000 operating
system. 5
(c) What is virtual memory ? Explain the

abstract model of virtual to physical
address mapping with reference to Linux
operating system. 10
4. (a) Write the steps to change the password in

Linux ? What are the precautions that
should be taken while choosing a password ? 5
(b) Describe the concept of encryption using

EFS services. 5
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(c) What is a filter ? Give two examples to

demonstrate the use of filters in Linux/Unix. 5
(d) Explain the output of the following
Linux/Unix commands :
(i) $ date who
(ii) $ diff abc.txt xyz.txt
(iii) $ man who
(iv) $ is -a
(v) $ pwd
(a) RAID Levels

(b) TCP/IP Model
(c) SNMP Architecture
(d) Virtual Private Network
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(Weightage 75%)

1. (a) Define a Real Time Operating System. Give

any two examples of a real time operating
system. What are the most important
issues in the design of a real time operating
system ? 10
(b) What is Token Ring ? How does it work ?

Differentiate between token ring and token
bus. 10
(c) What is meant by Trust Relationship ?

Discuss the role of Kerberos and Domain
controller in maintaining trust
relationships. 10
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(d) Write the Linux/Unix commands for the

following : 10
(i) Show the users logged in on the
network.
(ii) List the files having more than one
digit in the name.
(iii) Tell the system to run the process
continuously even if the user logs out.
(iv) To allow a user to communicate with
another user, logged in by splitting
the screen and providing two-way
communication.
(v) To kill a process after one hour.
2. (a) List and explain the file systems supported

by Linux operating system. Also, write the
security features provided by Linux in each
file system. 10
(b) Differentiate between gateways, routers

and switches.
(c) Differentiate between relative and absolute
pathnames using an example for each in
Linux.
3. (a) Explain the concept of pipes, filters and

redirection in Linux operating system. Give
an example for each.
(b) Explain the basic purpose of enabling the
offline features in Windows 2000 operating
system.
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(c) Write a Linux shell script for automatic

grouping of files given in a directory. All
files will be grouped on the basis of their
size and will be saved into the newly created
folders based on file size groups given
below : Files will be grouped into 0 to 5 kB,
5 kB to 5 MB, 5 MB to 1 GB and greater
than 1 GB. 10
Note : Make suitable assumptions, if
necessary.
4. (a) Explain how distributed operating system is

better than network operating system.
(b) Write the step-by-step procedure to create
a group named "MCS22". Now add a user
"Kamal" in Windows 2000 operating
system. Assume user "Kamal" is already a
member of the guest account in your
system.
(c) What is X-Window system ? Explain the
X-Window library and X-Toolkit. 5
(d) Explain the characteristics of
multiprocessor operating system. 5

(a) LAN Topologies
(b) Optical Fibers
(c) Network Monitoring Tools
(d) Active Directory in Windows 2000
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June, 2018
CI Ei

(Weightage 75%)

1. (a) Write the rules for a packet filtering

firewall that implements the following : 6
(i) Allow all inbound HTTP traffic to a

machine on the internal network
with IP address 172.17.15.69.
(ii) Allow all inbound DNS resolution.
(iii) Block all other inbound traffic from

any external source.
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(b) Name the data transmission mode in each

of the following cases : 4
(i) Two people talking over the

telephone
(ii) A television serial being telecast
(iii) A press conference
(iv) Broadcast on FM radio
(c) List and explain the various network

topologies. Write one advantage and one
disadvantage of each. 10
(d) Assume a new contract employee, Rajesh

Kumar, has joined an organisation for one
year. You are the system administrator
there. Write down the steps you will follow
to arrange 10
(i) To create a Windows 2000 domain

user account for Rajesh.
(ii) To allow Rajesh to log on to the

network only during his work
timings on weekdays.
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(iii) Make sure that Rajesh can access

the network only during his contract
period.
(e) What is multiprogramming ? How does

multiprogramming differ from
multitasking ? 10
2. (a) You are the network administrator in a

network with IP addresses 202.40.20.1 to
202.40.20.255.
(i) If the machine 202.40.20.67 sends a
packet to 202.40.20.185, is this
unicasting, multicasting or
broadcasting ?
(ii) Give an example of multicasting.
(iii) Give an example of broadcasting.
(b) (i) Name the different permissions
that can be set for printers in
Windows NT. Explain the
significance of each. 4
(ii) What is the default location of the

print spooler in Windows NT ? • 2
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(iii) Write the Linux/Unix commands to

create a file called "file3", which
consists of "filer appended to
"file2". Both "filer and "file2"
already exist.
(iv) How can you start the Apache

webserver on Linux ? How will you
verify that it has started and is
running correctly ?
3. (a) (i) A Linux file called "poets_list" has

some set of permissions. If you are
the owner of the file, write the
Linux command to set the
permissions of "poets_list" such that
only you and users that are part of
your group can change its contents.
Others can only read it but cannot
search for it.
(ii) In the question above, how can the

permissions be set if you are the
power user of the file ?
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(iii) Suppose there is no command or

program called "vroom" on your
Linux system. What will be the
output of
vroom > testfile
on the screen ? What will be the
contents of "testfile" ?
(iv) There are 26 files in a directory .
called "mydirectory". The files have

names of the form "myfileA.py ",
"myfileB.py ", and so on up to
"myfileZ.py". Give any four ways of
moving all these 26 files to a
directory called "hisdirectory", with
the Linux or Unix commands that
will be used.
(b) What are the three strategies that can be

used to authenticate a user to a computer
system ? Describe how authentication can
be done using hardware tokens. • 10
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4. (a) What are the design goals of the Domain

Name System (DNS) ? Describe its design
principles and architecture. 12
(b) (i) State whether the following are

guided or unguided transmission
media : 2
• Optical fibre
• Twisted pair
• Co-axial wire
• Air
(ii) Name the four different options

available to sort the contents of a
folder that are displayed in its
directory listing in Windows 2000. 2
(iii) Name the four different types of

vulnerabilities of a computer system. 2
(iv) Write the linux command to remove

all files and directories from the
current directory.
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(a) X Windows
(b) Data Backup Strategies
(c) Auditing in Windows 2000
(d). Microkernel Architecture
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December, 2018
MCS-022(S) : OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS AND


(Weightage : 75%)

1. (a) What is Kernel mode in Windows 2000 ?

Also, differentiate the role and
responsibilities of 'user mode' and 'kernel
mode' in Windows 2000 system. 10
(b) What is the significance of IPSec ? Explain

its features, components and
implementation options. 10
(c) What are the components of Domain Name

Server ? Explain how the Domain Name
Server is configured in LINUX operating
system. 10
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(d) Explain, how an optical fiber cable works.

Also, discuss its advantages and
disadvantages over coaxial cable. 10
2. (a) Explain the functions of a router. Explain

its working with the help of an example. 10
(b) Draw a diagram of the SNMP architecture

and explain how it is used to manage
network devices. 10
3. (a) Explain the various file access control

mechanisms provided by Linux. Give
suitable example for each mechanism. 10
(b) Write a shell script in Linux named

"converter" that will take a number in
metres and convert into kilometres or
centimetres. Ensure that your script
carries out basic error checking. 10
4. (a) Explain the different RAID levels. What

are the limitations of disk striping ? 10
(b) Explain the steps to configure print server

on Windows 2000. Also, explain the
importance of print queue management. 10
MCS-022(S) 2
(a) Virtual Memory
(b) Group Policy of Windows 2000
(c) NTFS
(d) Intrusion Detection System
MCS-022(S) 3 8,500
0035
Term-End Examination, 2019

Time : Three Hours] [Maximum Marks : 100
(Weightage 75%)
Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three

1. (a) How collision can be avoided on CSMA/CD

network ? Compare CSMA/CD and token
passing access methods. [10]
(b) Write a Shell Script program to find Greatest

Common Divisor (GCD) for any two numbers.
Ensure that your script carries out basic error
checking. [10]
(c) What is Network File System (NFS) ? Write steps

to configure a Linux machine to work as on NFS
server. [10]
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(d) Explain functions of Primary Domain Controller.

Also, explain the role of the 'primary domain
controller' and 'backup domain controller' in
enhancing security of window 2000 server.
[10]
2. (a) Explain the memory management model of the

Linux Operating System. [10]
(b) Compare and Contrast the 'Mandatory Access

Control" and "Discretionary Access Control"
mechanism in windows 2000. [10]
3. (a) Discuss, how windows 2000 manage the

domains. Also, explain how the trust relationship
is created and managed between domains. [10]
(b) What is packet filtering ? Explain its advantages

and limitations. How these limitations are
overcome by stateful packet filtering firewall.
[10]
4. (a) Write the usage for the following Linux/Unix

Commands. Give an example for each :
[21/2x4=10]
MCS-022 (2)
(i) Netstat
(ii) Cm p
(iii) Ping
(iv) Chmod
(b) List and explain any five network topologies. Also,

make suitable diagram for each. [10]
5. Write short notes on the following : [5x4=20]
(a) Multithreading
(b) Packet Switching
(c) IPSec
(d) EFS Services
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No. of Printed Pages : 3 MCS-022 I
Term-End Examination, 2019

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Weightage : 75%
Note : Question no. 1 is Compulsory. Answer any three

1. (a) What is GUI ? Briefly explain any three common

GUI. [8]
(b) Briefly explain the purpose of the following

directories of Linux operating system : [4]
(i) /lib
(ii) / sbin
(iii) /etc
(iv) /bin
(c) What is distributed operating system ? Explain

its advantages in detail. [6]
(d) Explain process of configuring TCP/IP in

Windows 2000. [10]
(e) What is Guided Transmission media ? Explain

which transmission media to be used while
surfing the net using WiFi. [5]
(f) What isActive Directory ? Explain how to secure

a guest account in Windows 2000. [7]
2. (a) What is Firewall ? Explain any three types of

vulnerabilities, a Firewall can protect. Briefly
explain any three limitations of Firewall. [10]
(b) What is IPSec ? Briefly explain its features and

its Windows 2000 components. Also list its
implementation options. [10]
3. (a) What is Virtual Machine Multiprogramming?

How is it different from conventional
Multiprogramming ? [5]
(b) What is Repeater ? Explain its uses. At which

layer of OSI model Repeater operates ? [5]
(c) Briefly explain how network resources are shared

in Windows XP, with the help of examples. [10]
(a) What is Multithreading ? How multithreading is

different than symmetric multiprocessing ? [10]
(b) Explain security goals of computer

systems. Briefly explain major security threats.
[1 0]
5. Write short notes on the following : [4x5=20]
(a) RAID and its levels
(b) Classification of Advanced OS
(c) Packet Filters
(d) DNS
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No. of Printed Pages : 3 MCS 022

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Time : 3 Hours] [Maximum Marks : 100

(Weightage 75%)
Note: Question number 1 is compulsory. Answer any

threqusionfmret.
1. (a) What is 3D GUI? Explain any three major

components on development environment of
GUI. 8
(b) Briefly explain the purpose of the following

directories of Linux operating system: 4
(i) /lib
(ii) /dev
(iii) /tmp
(iv) /user/bin
(c) What is computer network? What is the need

of different network topologies? Explain
structure of Bus topology and star topology.
MCS-022 / 3470
(d) Why memory management is required in

OS? Eplain use of virtual memory in Linux.
6
(e) Explain how. Group Account Administration

is done in Windows 2000. Also explain Group
Policy Objects. 7
(f) What is vulnerability? How is it different from
threat? Briefly explain process of intrusion

detection. 8
2. (a) Explain registry management in windows NT.

6
(b) Explain how Drives are shared in Windows

XP. 4
(c) What is Domain Name System (DNS)?
Briefly explain design goals and design

principles of DNS.
3. (a) What is virtual machine? Explain uses and

advantages of virtual machine. 7
(b) Briefly explain functionalities of seven layer

of 051 reference model. 7
(2) MCS-)22 / 3470

(c) Explain Microkernel, Multithreaded &

symmetric multiprocessing operating system.
4. (a) Explain process of Linux Network Server

Setting. 8
(b) What is optical fiber? Explain advantages of

it. 6
(c) Briefly explain following application Layer

Protocols: 6
(i) FTP
(ii) TELNET
5. Write short notes on the following: 4x5=20
(a) X windows
(b) Simple Network Management Protocol

(SNMP)
(c) Backups and Restoration
(d) Computer Viruses
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February, 2021


(Weightage : 75%)

1. (a) Draw a diagram of Simple Network

Management Protocol (SNMP) architecture
and show how it is used to manage network
devices. 10
(b) List and describe various security features

in WINDOWS 2000 O/S. 10
(c) Write LINUX/UNIX commands for the

following : 52=10
(i) To list all the files in a directory

that have 3 characters in the file
name.
MCS-022 1 P.T.O.
(ii) To set file permissions of a file ABC

to read, write, execute for all (user,
group and others)
(iii) To kill the process using its
process-id.
(iv) To rename an existing directory.
(v) To route the command’s output to
the terminal and to a file using
‘‘tee’’ command.
(d) Explain the abstract model of virtual
memory used in Linux O/S with the help of
a suitable diagram to explain its working. 10
2. (a) List and explain the 3 file systems

supported by WINDOWS 2000. Also
describe what is file replication service. 10
(b) What is stored in the Registry of
WINDOWS XP ? Discuss various
components of a Registry. 5
(c) What is packet switching ? What are its 2
approaches ? Briefly describe. 5
3. (a) List and explain the different states of a

process in LINUX. 6
(b) What is a Repeater ? At which level of OSI
model is it used and how ? 6
(c) Define a protocol. List and explain any two
application layer protocols. 8
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4. (a) What are the security services provided by

IPsec ? Discuss the two IPsec components in
WINDOWS 2000. Also explain the policy
options for IPsec implementation. 10
(b) Explain the following w.r.t. DNS : 10

(i) DNS Architecture
(ii) DNS Zones
5. Write short notes on any four of the

following : 45=20
(a) ‘‘Hardening’’ in WINDOWS 2000 O/S
(b) Unguided Transmission Media
(c) Differences between ‘‘Diff’’ and ‘‘Cmp’’

commands of LINUX with examples
(d) Memory Management in LINUX O/S
(e) Firewalls
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No. of Printed Pages : 3 MCS-022

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory. Answer any three

1. (a) What is a fire wall ? How does it secure the

(b) Explain two approaches used to improve 6

(c) What is packet switching ? What are the 6

(d) What is meant by trust relationship ? 6

(e) What are the standard user groups in 7

(f) Write the Linux/ Unix commands for the 6

2. (a) List and explain the three file systems 10

3. (a) Explain the abstract model of virtual 10

(b) Assume we want to display a logon warning 6

4. (a) What is stored in the Registry of Windows 7

5. Write short notes on the following : 20

No. of Printed Pages : 3 MCS-022

CD MCS-022 : OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS

Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory. Answer any three

1. (a) What are the two modes in which Windows 3+5

(b) What is the default networking protocol in 3

(d) How does a Token Bus Network Work ? In 6

(e) Explain the process used by Kerberos to 6

(f) Write the Linux/Unix commands for the 6

2. (a) What is the role of transmission media in 6

3. (a) Write a shell script which will redirect the 10

(b) What are the security services provided by 10

4. (a) • Explain the principle of CSMA/CD 8

(a) Simplex, Half duplex, and Full Duplex

No. of Printed Pages : 2 MCS-022

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory. Answer any three

1. (a) Discuss the functionality of User and Kernel 10

2. (a) Explain the abstract model of Virtual 10

(b) Explain how NTF's, FAT 16 and FAT 32 file 10

3. (a) Explain various User Authentication 10

4. (a) Write the purpose of VPN and name VPN 5

5. Write short notes on the following :5x4=20

No. of Printed Pages : 3 MCS-022

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory. Answer any three

1. (a) Explain the following with reference to 10

2. (a) List and explain the characteristics of 10

3. (a) With the help of an example for each, write

4. (a) Write the basic purpose and name the OSI

5. Write short notes on the following : 4x5=20

No. of Printed Pages : 2 MCS-022

MCS-022 : OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory. Answer any three

1. (a) What is an operating system ? Explain the 6

(b) Describe the evolution of operating 6

(c) What are the characteristics of modern 6

(d) Explain the various topologies for a 6

(e) Explain the detail about the OSI layers. 7

(0 Give the differences between LAN and 6

(g) Write down the purpose of the repeater. 3

2. (a) List down the application layer protocols. 10