Exam.

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Sub. Codet 0944
1058
Bachelor of ComPuter APPlication
Fourth Semester
BCA-403 : Understating LINIX
(Old SYllabus 2016-17)
Malc' Marks:90
Time allowed: 3 Hours
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of UNIX'
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all other permissions on

the files intact?

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b) what is the difference betw'een redirection
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(9,9)
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Explain the fotlowing in thq context

of$inistenng UNIX systems:
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a) Role of 'tar' facility for taking backups
b) Monitoring system activity (3x6)
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vII. a)WhatareSheltMetacharactersanainwhatsituationswouldyouusethese
exanrples'
characters? Explain by taking

b)Writeashellscriptpfindthesumofallpositiveevenlumberslessthanl00.(9,9)

AWi( pattern Sianniilg and Processing langudge'

Vm. a) Write short notes on
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d) The UNIX command"for

e) How can you crei
changing the user pasY*U

ate text fileswith

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cat command?

. 0 You have to compile a shell

script before you can run
p ait' (Trueffalse)

g) The command folr shuttilrg.dowrr,a

What is the size of an IPv4
uNIx system is
bddress?b r ,.

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i) What is the full form of AWK? ' 'l I ' l

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