Question 1: What is Apache server? Describe various approaches to setting of this server? (10)
Question 2 : (a) What are the essential features of advanced operating system? Classify and explain? (6)
(b) Describe the process of sharing network in windows XP and Windows 2000. (4)
Question 3 : (a) What is the purpose of distributed file system and how is it different from a conventional file system? (4)
(b) What is the purpose of VPN? Name some VPN technologies supported by Windows 2000. (6)
Question 4:(a) How would you set the IP address of a LAN card in LINUX? (3)
(b) Describe the steps needed to configure the network file server in LINUX OS. (4)
(c) List any three computer system vulnerabilities. (3)
Question 5: (a) List any two recent computer security failures/hacking and describe in brief. (6)
(b) What are the different principles of user authentications and how are they used? (4)
Question 6: (a) How do you make system fault tolerant? Elaborate. (5)
(b) List any two existing virus protection tools available today in the Market. Describe and compare its features. (5)
Question 7: (a) What is backup? What are the strategies followed in Windows 2000 for backup? (6)
(b) What are the issues to be considered for selecting a UPS for your system? (4)
Question 8: (a) Name the various methods of authentication available in the Windows 2000 operating system. (5)
(b) What are the drawbacks of LINUX O.S. ? (5)
