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:

Conceptual Questions (Question # 1 – Question # 4) Programming Questions (Question # 5 – Question #
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)
Answer:
Question # 8: What is the command to calculate the size of a folder? (0.5 Mark) Answer:
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’.

Total Marks 5
Starting Date Wednesday, January 01, 2020
Closing Date Friday, January 03, 2020
Status Open
Question Title Machine Learning
Question Description

Question:

Discuss different types of Machine Learning and Differentiate False +VE and False –VE, How they are significant?

Note:

Give the answer according to question only and avoid irrelevant details.

Answer should be at least 8 Lines (not more than 10 Lines)

Cheating or copying of GDB is strictly prohibited. The cheated/copied/plagarised GDB will be marked ‘Zero’.

Instructions:
Assignment No. 1 Bioinformatics Computing I (BIF601) FALL 2019
Make sure that you upload the solution file before due date. No assignment will be accepted through e-mail after the due date.
Formatting guidelines
 Use the font style “Times New Roman” and font size “12”.
 Compose your document in MS-Word, any file created in any format will not be accepted
and marked zero.
 Use black and blue font colors only.
Solution guidelines
 To solve this assignment, you should have good command over lectures 1-21.
 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‟.
Total Marks: 20
Due date: 10-12-2019

WARNING

Plagiarism or hiring of ghost writers for solving the assignments will debar the student from award, if found at any stage.
All questions carry equal marks.
Question# 1: (6-Marks)
(a) Discuss Data Communication and component of a Data communication System? (b) How are computer communications used?
What are the criteria‟s a Network must be able to meet?
Question# 2: (4-Marks)
a) Discuss the characteristics of LANs, MANs and WANs?
b) What are the advantages of using network and how LANs, WANs and MANs are
different?
Question# 3: (8-Marks)
Explain the following terms: Topology and Star Topology - Bandwidth Router Wi-Fi
Question# 4: (2-Marks)
a) Write short note on OSI Model.
References: Slides and handouts posted on the LMS Textbook chapters as applicable
Recommended Books: Data Communications and Networking 2nd Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan Data and Computer Communication 6th Edition by William Stallings