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January 2026 term · System Commands · BSSE2001

System Commands Quiz 1: 15 March 2026 (January 2026 term)

The IIT Madras BS System Commands (System Commands) Quiz 1 paper sat on 15 Mar 2026, in the January 2026 term: 14 questions for 44 marks in 120 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.

Questions
14
Marks
44
Duration
120 min
Numerical
1
MSQ
3
MCQ
10

Updated

Official paper: System Commands 15 Mar 26 · No negative marking.

Question 1

+3 marksNumerical answer
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Correct answer: 2

Question 2

+3 marksOne or more correct options

Select all that apply.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
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Correct answers

  • A
  • D
  • E

Question 3

+3 marksOne or more correct options

Select all that apply.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

  4. D
  5. E

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

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Correct answers

  • A
  • B
  • D

Question 4

+3 marksOne or more correct options

Select all that apply.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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Correct answers

  • A
  • C

Question 5

+3 marksOne correct option
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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Correct answer

  • C

Question 6

+3 marksOne correct option

What is the primary purpose of the SSH private key during authentication?

  1. A

    It is sent to the server to verify the user

  2. B

    It encrypts all network traffic directly

  3. C

    It is used by the client to prove its identity to the server without sending the key itself

  4. D

    It stores the server’s host fingerprint

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Correct answer

  • C

    It is used by the client to prove its identity to the server without sending the key itself

Question 7

+3 marksOne correct option
  1. A

    1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B

  2. B

    1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A

  3. C

    1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A

  4. D

    1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D

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Correct answer

  • B

    1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A

Question 8

+3 marksOne correct option
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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Correct answer

  • A

Question 9

+3 marksOne correct option
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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Correct answer

  • A

Question 10

+3 marksOne correct option
  1. A
  2. B

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

  3. C

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

  4. D
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Correct answer

  • B

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

Question 11

+3 marksOne correct option
  1. A

    1–A, 2–B, 3–C, 4–D

  2. B

    1–D, 2–C, 3–B, 4–A

  3. C

    1–C, 2–D, 3–A, 4–B

  4. D

    1–C, 2–A, 3–D, 4–B

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Correct answer

  • C

    1–C, 2–D, 3–A, 4–B

Question 12

+3 marksOne correct option
  1. A

    Only Statement I is true

  2. B

    Only Statement II is true

  3. C

    Both Statement I and Statement II are true

  4. D

    Both Statement I and Statement II are false

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Correct answer

  • C

    Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Question 13

+4 marksOne correct option
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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Correct answer

  • D

Question 14

+4 marksOne correct option
  1. A

    The command filters only Class A IP addresses (1–126) and excludes loopback addresses.

  2. B

    The command filters Class A and loopback IP addresses.

  3. C

    The command filters Class A and Class B IP addresses.

  4. D

    The command filters only Class B IP addresses.

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Correct answer

  • A

    The command filters only Class A IP addresses (1–126) and excludes loopback addresses.