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Cisy 435: Network Administration Ii Question Paper

Cisy 435: Network Administration Ii

Course:Computer Information Systems

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 2ND TRIMESTER 2013 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS

FACULTY : COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT : COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BUSINESS INFORMATION
UNIT CODE : CISY 435
UNIT TITLE : NETWORK ADMINISTRATION II
TIME : 2 HOURS

Instructions:
Answer question one and any other two.

Question One
a) Explain the significance of the following partitions when installing linus operating system.
(i) Root partition. (2mks)
(ii) Swap partition. (2mks)
(iii) Boot partition. (2mks)
b) Using appropriate commands, describe how you can achieve the following tasks in unix operating system
(i) Create a group called KEMU. (2mks)
(ii) Create a user called students (2mks)
(iii) Add student to KEMU group. (2mks)
c) Differentiate between Samba and Apache server. (2mks)
d) Using appropriate command, explain how you can check the connectivity of your network interface card. (4mks)
e) Describe any two rights you can assign to a shared file in unix operating system. (4mks)
f) Differentiate between DNS and DHCP servers as used in Linux operating systems. (4mks)
g) Explain the importance of virtual host as used in unix operating systems. (4mks)

Question Two
a) Discuss any four responsibilities of a network administrator. (8mks)
b) Explain how you can check the connectivity of your local host with a file sever. Use appropriate command as used in unix operating systems. (4mks)
c) Explain how you can set up a print servers in a server running linix operating system. (3mks)

Question Three
a) Explain the general steps for configuring the Apache HTTP server using the HTTP configuration tool. (8mks)
b) Give any five advantages of IP version 6 address as compared to IP version 4. (5mks)
c) Explain how you can run a network service in a server running Linux operating system. (2mks)

Question Four
a) Explain the importance of open SSH server. (3mks)
b) Describe how you can start and stop open SSH service on a server running unix operating system. (6mks)
c) Explain the significance of network file system (NFS) as used in UNIX operating system servers. (4mks)
d) Explain how you can check all the groups created in a server running limix operating system. Use appropriate command. (2mks)

Cisy 435: Network Administration Ii Question Paper

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