Network and System Administration

• Chapter 1: Linux Server Fundamentals and Administration. Notes and past questions on Linux Server Fundamentals and Administration for TU BIT Network and System Administration.
• Chapter 2: Job Scheduling and Service Management. Notes and past questions on Job Scheduling and Service Management for TU BIT Network and System Administration.
• Chapter 3: TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing. Notes and past questions on TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing for TU BIT Network and System Administration.
• Chapter 4: DHCP Configuration and Management. Notes and past questions on DHCP Configuration and Management for TU BIT Network and System Administration.
• Chapter 5: DNS Configuration and Zone Management. Notes and past questions on DNS Configuration and Zone Management for TU BIT Network and System Administration.
• Chapter 6: Web and Email Services. Notes and past questions on Web and Email Services for TU BIT Network and System Administration.
• Chapter 7: Firewall and Network Security. Notes and past questions on Firewall and Network Security for TU BIT Network and System Administration.
• Chapter 8: Network Monitoring and Management. Notes and past questions on Network Monitoring and Management for TU BIT Network and System Administration.
• Chapter 9: Printing and Software Defined Networking. Notes and past questions on Printing and Software Defined Networking for TU BIT Network and System Administration.

• What are the salient features of Linux server? Explain the process of online server upgrade.[10] (2082)
• What are DNS principles? Explain different server types focusing on its functionalities.[10] (2082)
• Differentiate between name based and IP based virtual hosting. Explain proxy ACL.[10] (2082)
• What is the use of firewall? Explain packet level and application level firewall. [5] (2082)
• What is the difference between VLSM and CIDR? List the benefits of VLSM? [5] (2082)
• Explain the process of web server configuration. [5] (2082)
• Define DNS zone transfer. Why is it carried out? [5] (2082)
• How DHCP troubleshooting is carried out? Explain. [5] (2082)
• Explain SDN controller. What are its benefits? [5] (2082)
• Differentiate between cron and anacron. What are the purposes of anacron? [5] (2082)
• Explain the concept of open source networking monitoring with an example. [5] (2082)
• Write short notes on: (a) CUPS (b) SMTP [5] (2082)
• Explain job scheduling with Cron and Crontab. Briefly explain about Linux server installation.[10] (2081)
• Illustrate the concept of IP-based virtual hosting. How is it carried out? What are its advantages?[10] (2081)
• What do you understand by Firewall? Why is it required? Differentiate between packet-level and application-level firewall.[10] (2081)

Frequently asked questions

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