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Section A: Long Answer Questions

Attempt any TWO questions.

3 questions·10 marks each
1long10 marks

What is automation in system administration? Explain configuration management tools and write shell scripts to automate user creation and backup tasks.

automationscripting
2long10 marks

Explain DHCP in detail. Describe the DHCP message exchange (DORA process) and the steps to configure a DHCP server.

dhcp
3long10 marks

Discuss network storage. Explain SAN, NAS, and RAID and compare their use cases.

storage
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Section B: Short Answer Questions

Attempt any EIGHT questions.

9 questions·5 marks each
4short5 marks

What is the role of a system administrator in capacity planning?

sysadmin
5short5 marks

Explain the structure of a DNS zone file.

dns
6short5 marks

What is access control list (ACL) in Linux?

permissions
7short5 marks

Explain the difference between hard link and soft link.

linux
8short5 marks

What is virtualization? List its benefits.

virtualization
9short5 marks

Explain the principle of least privilege.

security
10short5 marks

What is a load balancer?

networking
11short5 marks

Explain log rotation in Linux.

logging
12short5 marks

Write short notes on cloud-based system administration.

cloud