Karunya University : Introduction to UNIX and LINUX Model Question Paper

Organisation : Karunya University
Exam : End Semester Examination
Paper : Introduction to UNIX and LINUX
Year : 2010
Document Type : Question Paper

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Karunya Introduction to UNIX and LINUX Question Paper

Subject Code: 09BI220
Maximum marks : 100
Time: 3 hours

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Answer ALL questions :
Part – A : (10 x 1 = 10 MARKS)
1. What is the use of ‘man–e’ command?
2. What does ‘the who’ command do?
3. What is the command used to change file permissions?
4. What is the unique feature of awk?
5. How will you get the ID of a parent process?
6. What is the use of wait() command
7. Why should you compile a linux kernel?
8. What is GNOME?
9. Name few internet services available with linux.
10. What is the use of NFS?

Part – B : (5 x 3 = 15 MARKS)
11. Differentiate internal and external commands.
12. State the use of grep command.
13. How can you extract a substring?
14. State the use of a KDE?
15. What are the advantages of an apache web server?

Part – C : (5 x 15 = 75 MARKS)
16. Explain the modes of operations and commands of Vi editor in detail.
(OR)
17. Explain the unix shell prompt and features provided in it.

18. Explain the various use of unix filters for managing files.
(OR)
19. Explain sed and the internal commands used by it.

20. a. How can you create a unix process? (7)
b. Explain the uses of mail command. (8)
(OR)
21. a. What are the privileges of unix administrator. (5)
b. What are various operations performed on a disk? (10)

22. What should you compile into a Linux kernel?
(OR)
23. a. Give the structure of linux files. (5)
b. Give the various operations that can be performed on a linux file. (10)

24. Explain the support for DNS by LINUX.
(OR)
25. Explain secure shell in detail.

Bio Computing

Answer ALL questions :
Part – A (10 x 1 = 10 MARKS)
1. What is parallelism?
2. Give the full form for FORTRAN.
3. Define a scoring matrix.
4. What is MFOLD?
5. List a gene expression analysis tool.
6. Give the full form of ANOVA.
7. What does the letter “Y” denote in a protein sequence?
8. Which force is stabilizing the a – helix structure of protein?
9. What is OTU in phylogenetics?
10. List a character based method of evolutionary tree prediction.

Part – B : (5 x 3 = 15 MARKS)
11. What is Flyn taxonomy?
12. Outline few salient features of RNA secondary structure.
13. What is image processing and normalization?
14. Outline the significance of nearest neighbor joining method.
15. What is molecular clock theory?

Part – C : (5 x 15 = 75 MARKS)
16. Write short notes on :
a. Ncube C and SEQUENT (10)
b. Role of paragon XP/S in parallel computing (5)
(OR)
17. What is parallel computing? Give a detailed account on different networks involved in processor organization. (3+12)

18. Write short notes on :
a. Significance of Grail – II in gene prediction (10)
b. Energy plots in RNA structure prediction (5)
(OR)
19. What is the significance of promoters in gene expression? Discuss in brief the promoter prediction in E.coli. (5+10)

20. Give a detailed account on various statistical techniques adopted in the analysis of microarray technologies.
(OR)
21. What is a microarray? Explain in brief the various microarray technologies for gene analysis.
(3+12)

22. Describe about various methods adopted for protein secondary structure prediction. Add a note on of ß-pleated structure of proteins. (10+5)
(OR)

23. Write short notes on :
a. Applications of neural networks in bioinformatics (8)
b. Contact potential method (7)

24. Write short notes on :
a. Phylogram and cladogram with a neat labeled sketch (8)
b. Maximum likelihood method in phylogenetics (7)
(OR)
25. What is the principle of distance based methods? Explain in detail the steps involved in UPGMA and NJ methods in phylogenetic analysis. (3+12)

Fundamentals of Biological Systems

Part – A : (10 x 1 = 10 MARKS)
1. Name the organelles that are part of the endomembrane system.
2. What is cell cycle?
3. Mention the role of hormones.
4. What is a second messenger?
5. Mention the different methods of staining of microbes.
6. Write the principle of electron microscopy.
7. What are micronutrients?
8. Name the types of culture media.
9. Define community.
10. Name the factors that influence biodiversity

Part – B : (5 x 3 = 15 MARKS)
11. Define Diffusion? What factors affect rate of diffusion?
12. What are neurotransmitters?
13. Write the taxonomic classification of organisms.
14. Explain briefly the TCA cycle.
15. Write the values of biodiversity.