Solved question paper for OST Dec-2019 (DIPLOMA 5th)

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Open source technology Dec-2019

PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Information Technology • 5th • Dec-2019

OST stands for Open Source Technology in the Punjab State Board of Technical Education Diploma in Engineering Information Technology 5th semester. This page helps students find subject-wise previous year question papers for OST, along with papers that can support revision, exam practice, and a better understanding of the question pattern used in diploma IT exams. Use these papers to review repeated topics, check how questions are framed, and prepare for last-minute study more confidently. BRpaper is not the official website of Punjab State Board of Technical Education, and it only helps students discover previous year papers and exam preparation material for this subject.

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  1. Low-level systems software whose main role is to manage hardware resources for the user in Linux system is
    Fill in the Blanks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  2. CLI stands for
    Fill in the Blanks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  3. pwd command is used to print
    Fill in the Blanks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  4. Command used to delete the files is
    Fill in the Blanks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  5. A command to print the lines that has the pattern "july" in all the files in a particular directory
    Fill in the Blanks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  6. Command which mounts a storage device or file system is called
    Fill in the Blanks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  7. Symbol ‘/’ represents home directory in Linux operating system.
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  8. The root account is a systems administrator account and allows you full control of the system.
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  9. Cp command is used to copy files and directories.
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  10. Printer can be found in /lib folder of file structure.
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  11. Configuration files are stored in /dev directory.
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  12. Dir command is used to list the files and directories in Linux System.
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  13. Info and man command is used to get help about command in Linux.
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  14. In Linux Operating System everything is stored as directory.
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  15. The shell evaluates expression and replaces $((expression)) with the result of the evaluation.
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  16. Compare Open Source and Proprietary Software with examples.
    Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  17. Enlist the features of Linux Operating System.
    Short Answer 5 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  18. Explain the three kinds of file permission under Linux used by chmod command.
    Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  19. Explain the different types of shells in Linux Operating System.
    Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  20. Why is the Linux file system referred to as hierarchical?
    Short Answer 5 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  21. Differentiate between rlogin and telnet with help of an example.
    Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  22. How cmp and diff commands are used to perform comparison among two files? Explain in detail with an example of each case.
    Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  23. Explain the concept of pipes and redirection in detail with help of an example.
    Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  24. Write a basic program to find whether number is even or odd using PHP.
    Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  25. Write a Program in PHP to perform the user registration and saving the data into MySQL.
    Long Answer 10 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  26. Explain the process of setting up the environment and compiling C/C++ in Linux with an example.
    Long Answer 10 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  27. Explain the working of following commands by giving suitable examples: a) Mount b) compress c) rm d) ls e) man
    Long Answer 10 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  28. “Open Source Software is becoming prior choice in today’s world”. Comment on the statement by providing suitable examples.
    Long Answer 10 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  29. Write a Shell programming using Bash Shell to find greatest among three numbers.
    Long Answer 10 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  30. Symbol ‘/’ represents home directory in Linux operating system. (T/F)
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  31. The root account is a systems administrator account and allows you full control of the system. (T/F)
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  32. Cp command is used to copy files and directories. (T/F)
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  33. Printer can be found in /lib folder of file structure. (T/F)
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  34. Configuration files are stored in /dev directory. (T/F)
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  35. Dir command is used to list the files and directories in Linux System. (T/F)
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  36. Info and man command is used to get help about command in Linux. (T/F)
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  37. In Linux Operating System everything is stored as directory. (T/F)
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  38. The shell evaluates expression and replaces $((expression)) with the result of the evaluation. (T/F)
    True / False Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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01 What is OST in Diploma IT 5th semester?

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