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BCA/D-21 1238
LINUX AND SHELL PROGRAMMING
Paper-BCA-CTIS-108
Time : Three Hours] [Maximum Marks : 60
Note : Attempt any five questions in all, selecting at least one
question from each unit including Question No. 1 is
compulsory.
Compulsory Question
1. (a) Write the following relational expression in Korn shell.
(i) x ! y
(ii) x y .
(b) What are environmental variables?
(c) Explain foreach loop in C-shell.
(d) What is Terminal File?
(e) Write a note on external linux commands.
(f) Explain case-esac statement in Korn shell. (2×6=12)
UNIT-I
2. (a) Give a brief sketch of structure of Linux Operating
System?
(b) What are the features of Linux operating system?
(6,6)
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3. (a) Distinguish between time sharing and client-server
environment?
(b) What is a shell ? Explain its types . (6,6)
UNIT-II
4. Write syntax and purpose of following commands :
(a) uname.
(b) lock.
(c) rd.
(d) cp.
(e) cmp.
(f) Is. (2×6=12)
5. (a) What is the purpose of following directories :
(i) \usr.
(ii) \bin.
(iii) \temp.
(b) How do you find a line that matches a regular
expression using awk command ? (6,6)
UNIT-III
6. (a) Name two categories of regular files? Does Linux
recognize the difference between these two categories?
(b) Write a shell program to check a number is prime or
not prime. (6,6)
7. Explain :
(a) tee command.
(b) ftp and its importance in Linux.
(c) What are pipes? (4,4,4)
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UNIT-IV
8. (a) Brief about the common commands used in vi editor.
(b) Define grep command. Write a grep command to
display the lines which does not match the given
pattern. (6,6)
9. (a) How do you use a variable in Korn shell? Describe
different types of variables used in Korn shell.
(b) Write a shell program to display a given number is
Armstrong or not. (6,6)
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