Previous year question paper for LOS (MCA 2nd)

SECTION–A

INTRODUCTION TO LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM:

Introduction and Types of Operating Systems, Linux Operating System, Features, Architecture Of Linux

OS and Shell Interface, Linux System Calls, Linux Shared Memory Management,

Device and Disk Management in Linux, Swap space and its management. File

System and Directory Structure in Linux. Multi- Processing, Load sharing and Multi-Threading

In Linux, Types of Users in Linux, Capabilities of Super Users and equivalents.

INSTALLING LINUX AS A SERVER : Linux and Linux Distributions

;Major differences between various Operating Systems (on the Basis of: Single Users vs Multiusers vs

Network Users; Separation of the GUI and the Kernel; Domains; Active Directory;).

INSTALLING LINUX IN A SERVER CONFIGUARTION: Before Installation; Hardware;

Server Design; Dual-Booting Issues; Modes of Installation; Installing Fedora Linux; Creating a Boot

Disk; Starting the Installation; GNOME AND KDE : The History of X Windows;

The Downside; Enter GNOME; About GNOME; Starting X Windows and GNOME; GNOME

Basics; The GNOME Configuration Tool.

SECTION-B

INSTALLING SOFTWARE: The Fedora Package Manager; Installing a New Package using dpkg and RPM;

Querying a Package; Uninstalling a Package using dpkg and RPM; Compiling Software; Getting and

Unpacking the Package; Looking for Documentation; Configuring the Package; Compiling Your Package;

Installing the Package, Driver Support for various devices in linux.

MANAGING USERS: Home Directories ;Passwords; Shells; Stratup Scripts; Mail; User Databases; The /

etc/ passwd File; The / etc/ shadow File; The / etc/group File; User Management Tools; Command-Line

User Management; User Linux Conf to Manipulate Users and Groups; SetUID and SetGID Programs.

SECTION-C

THE COMMAND LINE : An Introduction to BASH, KORN, C, A Shell etc. ; BASH commands: Job Control;

Environment Variables; Pipes; Redirection; Command-Line Shortcuts; Documentation Tools; The man

Command; the text info System; File Listings; Owner ships and permissions; Listing Files; File and

Directory Types; Change Ownership; Change Group; Change

Mode ; File Management and Manipulation; Process Manipulation; Miscellaneous

Tools; Various Editors Available like: Vianditsmodes, Pico, Joeandemacs, Su Command.

SECTION-D

BOOTING AND SHUTTING DOWN: LILO and GRUB; Configuring LILO;

Additional LILO options; Adding a New Kernel to Boot; Running LILO; The Steps of Booting;

Enabling and disabling Services

FILE SYSTEMS: The Makeup File Systems; Managing File Systems; Adding and Partitioning a Disk;

Network File Systems; Quota Management;

CORE SYSTEM SERVICES: The init Service; The inetd and xinetd Processess; The syslogd Daemon; The

cron Program

PRINTING: The Basic of lpd; Installing LPRng; Configuring /etc/printcap; The /ETC/lpd. perms File;

Clients of lpd, Interfacing Printer through Operating System.