KONGU ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PERUNDURAI, ERODE – 638 060

Continuous Assessment – I – August 2023

Roll Number: _________________
Programme: M.Sc Date: 16.08.2023
Branch : Software Systems Time: 09.15am – 10.45am
Semester : III
Course Code: 22IST33 Duration: 1.30 Hours
Course Name: UNIX and shell programming Max Marks : 50
PART – A (10*2=20 marks)
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1. List the salient features of UNIX. [CO1, K1]
2. Show the different types of shells. [CO1, K1]
3. Write the uses of Cat and Ls commands. [CO1, K2]
4. Tell any four sections of man command. [CO1, K1]
5. What command do you use before you leave your terminal temporarily so that [CO1, K2]
no one else sneaks into your terminal during your absence? Justify.
6. Compare home directory and the present working directory. [CO2, K2]
7. How you can list all the files in the current directory in the row format? [CO2, K1]
8. Give an example for making a typical directory of mkdir command. [CO2, K1]
9. Infer the three categories of files. [CO2, K2]
10. Write the syntax for head and tail commands. [CO2, K1]

PART-B (3*10=30 Marks)

ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS
11. Illustrate the chief components of a UNIX system and explain each one of them [CO1, K2]
briefly.
12. Outline a typical UNIX file system and discuss the parent-child relationship and [CO1, K2]
contents of different directories with example.
13. Construct the following file related commands. [CO2, K3]
i. The cat command (5m)
ii. The cp command (5m)

14. Make use of the most available file comparing commands in UNIX versions. [CO2, K3]
Give illustrations.

Bloom’s Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Taxonomy (K1) (K2) (K3) (K4) (K5) (K6)
Level
Percentage 20 46.66 33.33 - - -
 KONGU ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PERUNDURAI, ERODE – 638 060
Continuous Assessment – I – August 2023
Roll Number: _________________
Programme: M.Sc Date: 16.08.2023
Branch : Software Systems Time: 09.15am – 10.45am
Semester : III
Course Code: 22IST33 Duration: 1.30 Hours
Course Name: UNIX and shell programming Max Marks : 50
PART – A (10*2=20 marks)
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. Name the three major components of UNIX system. [CO1, K1]

2. Outline the sequence of event in log process. [CO1, K2]
3. Give any two examples for echo command. [CO1, K1]
4. Infer the Math functions and their acronyms in bc command. [CO1, K2]
5. In your opinion which of the commands are used often in almost all the scripts [CO1, K3]
that you might be writing?
6. What do you mean by the pathname of a file? Mention the different types of [CO1, K1]
pathnames.
7. How to know the present working directory in the UNIX? [CO2, K2]
8. Write the syntax and example for dot(.) and double dot(..) [CO2, K1]
9. Give an example for .cmp command. [CO2, K1]
10. Clearly distinguish between the copying and moving of files. [CO2, K2]
PART-B (3*10=30 Marks)
ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS

11. Explain the usage and functionality of manual and the man command and also [CO1, K2]
describe their sections.
12. Classify the three general categories of unix.files [CO1, K2]
13. Make use of directory commands and explain each command with example. [CO2, K3]
14. Apply the various commands to display the contents of a file with suitable [CO2, K3]
example.

Bloom’s Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Taxonomy (K1) (K2) (K3) (K4) (K5) (K6)
Level
Percentage 16.66 46.67 36.67 - - -