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IGNOU MCSL-204 (January 2025 – July 2025) Assignment Questions
PART-I: Windows 10
Question 1: For the following given tasks of Windows 10, write the step-by-step procedure as well as attach the main screen shots:
a. Create a new user account, set a password, and switch between accounts.
b. Change the desktop wallpaper, screen resolution, and add/remove desktop icons.
c. Create, rename, move, and delete folders and files. Explore different views in File Explorer.
d. Open Task Manager, view running processes, and end a task.
e. Explore system settings using both the Control Panel and the Settings app.
f. Compress a folder into a ZIP file and extract its contents.
g. Use the search bar in File Explorer to find specific files based on keywords or extensions.
h. Change file or folder permissions and test access using different user accounts.
i. Recover deleted files from the Recycle Bin and permanently delete items.
j. View partition information and format a USB drive.
k. Create a system restore point and simulate restoring the system to a previous point.
l. Capture a specific area of the screen and save it as an image file.
m. Perform a quick scan and review the results.
n. Connect to a wireless network, forget a network, and reconnect.
o. Use the command prompt to view and note the IP address using the ipconfig command.
p. Play a video or audio file and create a playlist.
q. Enable and test features like the Magnifier, Narrator, and On-Screen Keyboard.
r. Use the Display Calibration Wizard to adjust brightness and colors.
s. Check for and install pending updates.
t. Use the Disk Cleanup tool to free up space on the C: drive.
PART-II: LINUX
Question 1: Write the LINUX commands for the following:
a. Set the permissions of exam.txt so that only the owner can read and write, and others have no access.
b. Display the current permissions of exam.txt using ls -l.
c. Change the owner of exam.txt to another user using chown (if allowed).
d. Grant read permission to a specific user using setfacl.
e. Use the wc command to count the number of lines, words, and characters in exam.txt.
f. Find all occurrences of a specific word (e.g., “Linux”) in exam.txt using grep.
g. Sort the lines of a file named data.txt alphabetically using sort.
h. Remove duplicate lines from data.txt using uniq.
i. Redirect the output of the ls command into a file named output.txt.
j. Check the connectivity to a specific website (e.g., google.com) using ping.
Question 2: a. Write a script to display numbers from 1 to 10 using a for loop.
b. Write a script to compress a directory (e.g., ~/exam) into a .tar.gz file.
c. Create a script that takes user input from the menu displayed and performs the arithmetic operation like a simple calculator.
d. Write a script to back up a directory into a compressed archive.
IGNOU MCSL-204 (January 2024 – July 2024) Assignment Questions
PART-I: Windows 10
Question 1: For the following given tasks of Windows 10, write the step-by-step procedure as well as attach the main screen shots:
(a) Use Cortana.
(b) Configure a printer.
(c) To update the windows operating system with latest updates.
(d) Configure the appearance of Windows,
(e) Arrange the Start Menu and Task bar to your liking and personalize the privacy settings.
(f) Work with Network and Sharing center
(g) Scheduling file backups.
(h) Resolving a Driver Problem Using Recovery Boot Options.
(i) Use the following system maintenance tools: (4 Marks)
(i) Windows Defender
(ii) Disk Defragmenter
(iii) Backup and Restore feature
(iv) Task Scheduler
PART-II: LINUX
Question 2:
Write the LINUX commands for the following:
a) Use the cat command, and display all the .txt files in the current directory on the screen at one go.
b) To copy dir3 to dir4 including sub-directories.
c) To search for a certain pattern in the files existing in the current directory
d) To list lines that does not include and in a text file.
e) To compress all .dat files in the current directory.
f) To decompress all the .dat files compressed in (e).
g) To pause any process.
h) To kill a process using its process-id.
i) To send a set of files to the line printer.
j) To list all the files in the present working directory including the hidden files
Question 3:
(a) Write a shell script program to perform all Arithmetic Operations using Command line arguments.
(b) Write a shell script program to search whether element is present is in the list or not and also display its position in the list.
(c) Write a shell program to illustrate the case statement.