BIF601 Assignment 2 Solution and Discussion

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Department of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan
Course: BIF601- Bioinformatics Computing – I
Term: FALL 2019
Instructor: Syed Hassan Abbas
Total Marks: 7.5
Assignment contains two parts:

1. Conceptual Questions (Question # 1 – Question # 4)
2. Programming Questions (Question # 5 – Question # 8)
   Assignment # 2 Due Date: 01-Feb-2020
   Question # 1: Write about Linux and Linux Kernal? (0.5 + 0.5 = 1Mark)
   Question # 2: What is the difference between UNIX and LINUX? (1Mark)
   Answer:
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   Question # 3: What is the advantage of open source? (1Mark)
   Answer:

Question # 4: Describe the root account. (1Mark)
Question # 5: How can you find out how much memory Linux is using? (1Mark)
Question # 6: Write a command to make file executable. (1Mark) Answer:
Question # 7: Write a command to create a tar with Gzip compression (1Mark)
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Question # 8: What is the command to calculate the size of a folder? (0.5 Mark) Answer:
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Instructions:
Formatting guidelines
 Compose your document in MS-Word, any file created in any format will not be accepted and marked zero.
 Use black and blue colors only.
Solution guidelines
 To solve this assignment, you should have good command over lectures 82 - 83.
 This is not a group assignment, it is an individual assignment so be careful and avoid
copying others’ work
 Give the answer according to question only and avoid irrelevant details.
Please note that your assignment will not be graded if:
 It is submitted after due date
 The file you uploaded does not open
 The file you uploaded is copied from someone else
 It is in some format other than .doc
 Cheating or copying of assignment is strictly prohibited. The cheated or copied
assignment will be marked ‘Zero’.

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