Bachelors Level/Fourth Year/Eighth Semester/Science bit/eighth semester/network and system administration/syllabus wise questions

Bachelors In Information Technology

Institute of Science and Technology, TU

Network and System Administration (BIT451)

Year Asked: 2082.1, syllabus wise question

DNS Server Administration
1.
What is DNS zone transfer? Explain the difference between full zone transfer (AXFR) and incremental zone transfer (IXFR). Why is zone transfer security important? [3+5+2]
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
1.
What is DHCP? How can you configure the DHCP server? Explain. [1+4]
Mail Server basics
1.
Explain the roles of SMTP, POP3, and IMAP in email communication. [5]
Network Administrations
1.
Describe firewall configuration using iptables or firewalld to allow: SSH, HTTP/HTTPS and Custom port. [5]
2.
What are different network troubleshooting commands? [5]
Networking Fundamentals
1.
Explain the functionalities of different layers of TCP/IP protocol suite. How IPV6 is different from IPV4? Explain. [6+4]
2.
How do SDN controllers communicate with data planes? Explain SDN architecture with a diagram. [1+4]
3.
Write short notes on: a) VLSM b) ACL [5+2.5+2.5]
Print and FTP Server Administration
1.
What is CUPS? Explain basic CUPS configuration. [1+4]
Systems Administration
1.
Explain user, group, and privilege management in Linux system administration using suitable commands. [10]
2.
What is the difference between Xinetd and Inetd services? [5]
Web and Proxy Server Administration
1.
What is a proxy caching server? Explain its configuration and benefits for network performance and bandwidth management. [1+4]