CS2406 OPEN SOURCE LAB

VIVA QUESTIONS
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Define Open Source.

How open source software differ from proprietary software.
What are the applications of open source systems?
Name some open source operating system.
Name some Linux editor

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Define Pearl
What is the command used to read an input in pearl language?
What is the command used to run a PEARL command.
How will you get a value of variable in pearl.
What is the purpose of CHOMP

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What is PHP?
How to run a PHP?
What is the difference between PHP and Java script?
How will you print a single statement in PHP?
How will you create a table in PHP?

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What is python?
How will you execute a python program?
What is the extension used to save a python program?
What is the purpose of getname function?
What is the purpose of raw_input function?

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What is the command to check ip address of an Fedora system?

How will you set Gateway address of Fedora system?
What is the purpose of ifconfig
How will you change the IP address of an linux system permanently?
Define RPM
Define YUM
What is DHCP
How will you manage the IP TABLES?
Define DNS
How will you check the IP Address from root?

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What are GUI tool Kits?

What are GTK?
What is the purpose of QT tool kit?
How GUI programming differs from Visual Basic?
How will you display a frame using GUI program?

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What is FUSE?
What is the purpose of BBFS?
What is the purpose of GREP command?
What is the use of wget command?
How to update the library tools?

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What is the purpose of CUPS?

What is SAMBA?
How will you share the files between Fedora and Windows?
What is the purpose of SMB?
How will you check the Status of samba?

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What are GNU build systems?

What is the purpose of make file
What is the purpose of cmake?
What is the purpose of Auto conf?
What is the purpose of Auto make?
What is the purpose of LIB tool?
What is the purpose of GNU LIB?
What is the purpose of Apache ANT?
What is the purpose of Auto tools?
How will you run the programs in GNU build systems?

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Define Virtualization?
What is the purpose of *.iso file?
How will you install a Windows OS in Fedora System?
What are XEN systems?
What is the purpose of FREEDOS system?

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What is meant by PMS?

What are Version control system ?
What is the purpose of SVN?
What is the purpose of LAMP?
What are GNOME systems?