MN404-Fundamentals of Operating Systems and Programming

Purpose of the Assignment

The assignment focuses on two aspects, the role of OS as an interface between the user and the computer hardware, and the use of command line interface. It helps the students to understand the different types of OS and their relative performances. Also it assists the students to gain competency in using UNIX/LINUX commands in performing simple OS administration.

By doing this assignment, students will get to learn to research and comprehend the basic concepts of OS and how differently or similarly they play the interfacing role on various computing and communication devices. Also, they will appreciate the ease of using GUI over CLI.

Section 1: Operating Systems(OS)

I. In the current context where cloud computing has more focus what is the role of OS? 

II. Why is RTOS important for IoT? 

III. How does AI operation system differ from normal OS in features and applications?

IV. Comment on Block-chain as an Operating System. 

Section 2: OS Administration using Command Line Interface (CLI)

This section is divided into 2 sections: Security related commands and Unix networking commands. You all have to demonstrate the following Unix/Linux commands in the lab to your tutor before week 6 and paste the screen shots of the execution in the same word file that has section 1 of the assignment.

Provide relevant information along with the screen shot of the commands being executed.

I. Security related commands

On a Unix/Linux system, each file and directory is assigned access rights for the owner of the file, the members of a group of related users, and everybody else. Access rights can be assigned to read a file, to write a file, and to execute a file (i.e., run the file as a program).

1) Create a file in your home directory, name it with your MITID?

2) What are the default file permissions assigned to the newly created file?

3) Change the default permissions to group, read & write access and verify the same

4) Create a directory with your name and store the file with your id in it.

5) Check the default setting of the directory created and change them to all with RWX permissions and verify the same.

6) Reset the user password

II. Unix networking Commands

II. Unix networking Commands 

Run through the following commands and discuss the outputs you get. Also, paste the screen shots of the output obtained in the same word file used for above question and section 1 of the assignment.

1) Ping

2) Ifconfig

3) netstat

4) nslookup

5) hostname

6) ARP