LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMPUTER SCIENCE

THIRD SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2010

    CS 3814  – LINUX PROGRAMMING AND DRIVER DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

Date : 03-11-10                 Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

PART – A

                                                                                                        

       ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS:                                                                                    10 X 2 = 20

 

1. Define:  $HOME.
2. What is the use of shift command?
3. Define the term fread.
4. What is inode number?
5.  Define IPC_RMID.
6. What is critical section of code?
7. Define SOCK_STREAM.
8. What is  curses?
9. Define Minor number.
10. What is character device?

 

PART – B

 

       ANSWER ALLTHE QUESTIONS :                                                                                       5 X 8 = 40

 

11.   a) Write a brief note on arithmetic and parameter expansion.

(OR)

1. b) Write a shell program to trap interrupt signal.

 

1.  a) Explain the Read and Write system call.

(OR)

1. b) Write a note on mmap.

 

1.  a) Describe about Message queues.

(OR)

1. b) Explain about Semaphore.

 

1.  a) What is color pair? Explain.

(OR)

1. b) Briefly discuss about Socket types.

 

 

 

 

1.  a) What is Device driver? Explain its roles.

(OR)

1. b) Write a note on modules.

 

 

PART – C

 

 

       ANSWER ANY TWO:                                                                                               2 X 20 = 40

 

1. a) Discuss the Lists in detail.

1. b) Explain about device files in detail.

 

1. a) Discuss the named FIFO with a suitable example.

1. b) Write a note on the following, (i) bind.(ii) listen. (iii) accept.

 

1. a) Discuss about splitting the kernel.

1. b) Explain about shell variables and functions.

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMPUTER SC.

THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

CS 3814 – LINUX PROGRAMMING AND DRIVER DEVELOPMENT

 

 

Date : 26-04-2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

PART – A

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS:                                                                                 10 X 2 = 20

 

1. Define shell.
2. What is the output of the following script,

myVar = “Hello ”

echo ‘$myVar’

echo  “$myVar”

1. Define: inode.
2. What is the function of link system call?
3. Define Semaphore.
4. Define Pipe.
5. Define SOCK_STREAM.
6. What is the usage of COLOR_PAIR function?
7. Define modules.

10. What is Block device?

PART – B

ANSWER ALLTHE QUESTIONS :                                                                                  5 X 8 = 40

 

1. a) Explain parameter expansion with a suitable example.

(OR)

1. b) Write a shell program to trap interrupt signal.

1. a) Explain the Read and Write system call.

(OR)

1. b) Write a note on mmap.

1. a) Briefly discuss about the low level pipe function.

(OR)

1. b) Describe about Shared Memory.

1. a) Write a brief note on Socket types.

(OR)

1. b) What is color pair? Explain.

1. a) Describe the role of device driver.

(OR)

1. b) Explain the design of the Scull.

 

 

 

 

 

PART – C

 

ANSWER ANY TWO:                                                                                                         2 X 20 = 40

 

16. a) Discuss the control structures in detail. (10)
17.  b) Explain Linux File Structure in detail. (10)
18. a) Discuss the named FIFO with a suitable example. (10)
19.  b) Write a note on the following,   (i) bind.(ii) listen. (iii) accept. (10)
20. a) Discuss about splitting the kernel. (10)
21. b) Explain about shell variables and functions with a suitable example. (10)

 

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