B.TechSemester 42022-23Computer System SecurityKNC-401

Computer System Security (KNC-401) - AKTU Question Paper 2022-23

B.Tech · Semester 4 · Free PDF Download

This is the official AKTU Computer System Security Previous Year Question Paper for B.Tech Semester 4, academic session 2022-23. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:B.Tech

Semester:Semester 4

Session:2022-23

University:AKTU / UPTU

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Questions Asked in 2022-23

Computer System Security (KNC-401) — complete question paper

Section AAttempt all questions in brief. 2 x 10 = 20

a
Differentiate threat and vulnerability
b
Explain integer overflow
c
Explain advanced anti XSS tools
d
Differentiate IDS and IPS
e
Explain web security
f
Describe three benefits of IPSec
g
Differentiate symmetric and asymmetric encryption
h
Explain three-way handshake. (i) Define firewall with its usage. (j) Differentiate RIP and OSPF protocol

Section BAttempt any three of the following: 10x3=30

a
Define control hijacking with an example. Explain b uffer overflow in control hijacking
b
Compare access control in Windows with the access control in UNIX
c
Define cross site request forgery and explain defenses against it
e
Describe packet filtering firewall along with its types

Section CAttempt any one part of the following: 10x1=10

a
Discuss vulnerability management for security of computer system
b
Explain format string vulnerability attack
b
Demonstrate VM based isolation with example
b
Explain threat modelling. Also discuss threat modelling methodologies
a
Discuss SHA -512 algorithm in detail by showing its all steps
b
Discuss RSA algorithm. Also show the encryption and decryption process by considering P=3, Q=11 and plain text =5
b
Explain Link Layer connectivity and TCP/IP connectivity

Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.