MCSL 204 – Windows Set 1
1. (a) Configure new version of Microsoft edge.
(b) Open the calendar App and add New Events (any three) and select proper
time, save and close.
(c) Schedule a back-up to include the system image.
(d) Use Disk fragmenter utility to locate and eliminate unnecessary fragments.
(e) Configure and manage the updates in WINDOWS.
Solutions :- 1.(a) :- new version of Microsoft edge
* download the latest version from http://www.microsoft.com/edge
Run the installer and complete the setup
Open a edge application
Go to setting
Go to profile , here you can sign in with your account and keep synch on
Import the browser data like chrome or firefox
Or else also import password
If updates are available it will auto update (goto about ms edge)
Start , home and new tab page (when edge starts open these pages)
appearance
install extension (open Microsoft edge ad-ons)
configure downloads, change default download location if required
schedule a backup that include system image
go to control panel click on backup and restore file (windows 7)
setup a backup
select where you want to store the
click next
change schedule choose how often daily weekly monthly
using task scheduler :-
create a new task system image backup under security option select
whether user is logged in or not check run with highest privileges
set the trigger click new choose daily /weekly / monthly
set the start date and time click on ok
set the action go to action tab and click new in action select program
in program or script wbadmin & in add argument type :-
start backup -backupTarget : E : -include:C: -allCritical -quiet
explanation
-backupTarget:E: Destination Drive
-include:C: drive to backup
-allCritical include system image (boot files, recovery partition, etc)
-quiet runs without asking for confirmation
Click ok
Now test the task
right click on your new task run
check your backup destination after it completes
you should be able to see WindowsImageBackup folder
use disk fragment utility to locate and eliminate unnecessary fragments
go to defragment and optimize drives
select drive to analyze
after analyzation is more than 10 % click optimize
the utility will rearrange file fragments so files will be stored contiguously
automate the process :- in the window, click change setting under scheduled
optimization , ensure run on a schedule is checked , choose frequency daily,
weekly or monthly , select which drive to include
please do this using command prompt
to check fragment :- defrag C: /A
To defragment :- defrag c: /O
/A Analyze only
/O Optimize (defrag for HDD, trim for SSD)
MCSL 204 – Windows Set 2
1. (a) Configure system recovery.
(b) Schedule a backup to include system image.
(c) Uninstall an app which is not useful, as such.
(d) Update a device driver.
(e) Use disk clean-up utility.
Solution :-
1. Configure system recovery
Go to sysdm.cpl
Under system protection tab configure
Turn on windows protection
Adjust max usage (recommend 5 to 10 % of drive ) this is the space for restore point
For manual restore point create option
Go to system restore option to restore
Or
Windows I system recovery under advanced startup click restart now
troubleshoot advance option system restore
(e) use disk clean-up utility
Clean mgr
Use the drive to clean click on OK
This will scan and display list of file categories such as
Temporary internet files
Downloaded program files
Recycle bin
Temporary files
Delivery optimization files
Check the boxes or files you want to delete
Clean up system files optional
Click clean up system files
Reselect the drive
Now you will see extra categories such as
Windows update cleanup
System error memory dump
Old windows installation (windows.old)
Select what you want to remove ok delete files.
Command line alternative
Cleanmgr /sageset:1
Cleanmgr /sagerun:1
/sageset:1 opens disk cleanup with all option to configure
/sagerun:1 runs cleanup with the previously saved settings
MCSL 204 – Windows Set 3
1. (a) Personalize your windows desktop.
(b) Download an App and configure it.
(c) configure the “STARTUP” option.
(d) Use Windows Defender.
(e) Configure Remote Management Settings.
Solution :-
Use windows defender
Solution :-
Open windows security – verify that all areas folder show no action needed or protected
Key areas include :-
1. Virus and threat protection
2. Account protection
3. Firewall & Network protection
4. Apps and browser control
5. Device security
Click on virus and threat protection click quick scan to check common threat locations
It will quarantine and remove automatically
Configure Remote management settings
Solution :-
Initially go to setting remote desktop setting – allow remote connection
Windows run mstsc
Enter hostnameof the system to take remote connection
MCSL 204 – Windows Set 4
1. (a) Use Cortana to search for an app.
(b) Change the date and time.
(c) Configure the desktop settings, startup settings, start menu and display settings.
(d) Use disk defragmenter utility.
(e) Use disk clean-up utility.
Solution :-
Open Microsoft store and install cortona
Click on cortona icon (say hey cortona if voice activation is enabled )
Speak:-
Open ms excel
Cortona will locate the app and open it
Enable voice activation :-
Enable let cortona respond to cortona keyword
MCSL 204 – linux Set 1
2. Write and execute the following LINUX commands: 5×2=10
(a) To display the current directory.
(b) To display the last 2 lines of a text file.
(c) To encrypt a datafile with a private key.
(d) To show date and time.
(e) To delete a file from a sub-directory.
3. Write a shell program to find sum and average of all the elements given as
input.
Solution :-
Current directory – pwd
Display last 2 lines of text file :- tail -n 2 filename.txt
To encrypt data files with private keys :-
Generate a private key :-
To show date and time :-date
To delete a file from sub directory :-
Cd path/to/subdirectory
Example :- cd document/testfolder
Now if you are inside subdirectory
Rm filename
. Write a shell program to find sum and average of all the elements given as
input.
Solution :-
MCSL 204 – linux Set 2
2. Write and execute the following LINUX commands: 5×2=10
(a) To display the disk space used by files and directories.
(b) Use any screen editor to create a file “abc” and write “hello world”.
(c) To run a program at specified intervals.
(d) To rename a sun-directory.
(e) To compare two binary files and report if there are different.
3. Write a shell program to display all the file names starting with “a” in the
current directory. 10
Display disk space used by files and directories :-
Du
Du -h
Here h is human readable (kb mb gb)
Du -sh
Du -h –max-depth=1
Using nano
Open terminal
Nano abc
Hello world
Using vi
Vi abc
Hello world
:wq
Open cron editor
Crontab -e
*/5 * * * * /path/to/program
This means run the program every 5 miniutes
To rename a sub directory
Mv old_directory_name new_directory_name
Mv myfolder mynewfolder
If a directory inside another folder
Mv /home/user/oldname /home/user/newname
To compare 2 binary file and report if there are different
Cmp file1 file2
Cmp data1.bin data2.bin
If files are identical cmp shows no output
If files are differ, it shows byte and line number
Data1.bin data2.bin differ: byte 5, line 1
MCSL 204 – linux Set 3
2. Write and execute the following LINUX commands: 5×2=10
(a) To run a program at a later time.
(b) To kill any background process.
(c) To restart suspended job in foreground.
(d) To summarize free space on disk drive.
(e) To run a process in background.
3. Write a shell script that searches a particular pattern (given by user) in the
text file and display the count of no. of times it occurred in that file.
Run a prog at later time ( run a script at 3:30 pm)
Make sure that at is installed and service is running
Sudo apt install at
Sudo systemctl enable –now atd
At 15:30
./myscript.sh
Press ctrl + d to save and exit
Atq (check scheduled jobs)
Atrm <job_id>
Kill any background process
Ps aux (use ps to list running process)
Kill <PID>
Kill 1234
Kill -9 <pid> (force kill if it doesn’t stop)
If you know the process name
Pkill process_name
Ex :- pkill firefox
To list suspended jobs
Jobs
[1]+ Stopped nano abc.txt
[2]- Stopped python script.py
Bring a specific job to the foregraound
Fg %job_number
Fg %1
Fg
To summarize free space on disk drives
Df -h
( df = displays disk space usage -h = human redable)
Df -h –total
To run a process in background
Gedit myfile.txt &
Jobs
Fg %job_number
Bg %job_number
MCSL 204 – linux Set 4
2. Write and execute the following LINUX commands: 5×2=10
(a) To list previously executed commands.
(b) To open a manual page for knowing the details of “ls” command.
(c) To show online summary of system status.
(d) To count characters in a text-file.
(e) To set file permissions of any file to r, w, x for all.
3. Write a shell program to combine any two files into a single file (appending)
in the order they appear in the arguments and display the word count of the
resultant merged file. 10
Solution :-
History
History 10
History | grep keyword
Ctrl + r
Man ls (opens the manual pages)
Ls –help
Top (displays a real time summary of cpu usage)
Htop
If not installed run sudo apt install htop
Wc- m filename.txt
(wc world count utility ; m count the number of characters in the file )
To set file permissions of any file to r, w, x for all.
r- read
w- write
x- execute
chmod 777 filename
chmod (change file mode permission)
777 gives full permission
