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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Root symbol



2. Appends a file






3. Means it is a hidden file






4. A shell script is a script written for the shell - or command line interpreter - of an operating system. It is often considered a simple domain-specific programming language. Typical operations performed by shell scripts include file manipulation - p






5. A terminal emulator - terminal application - term - or tty for short - is a program that emulates a video terminal within some other display architecture. Though typically synonymous with a command line shell or text terminal - the term terminal cove






6. A graphical utility used for searching files






7. back one






8. Current directory






9. Adds content to files






10. Makes empty files






11. directory listing






12. show hidden files






13. super user






14. home bin






15. Stores binaries that are used for completing the booting process and also the ones that are used by the root user-the adminstrator.






16. Change dicrectory






17. tells you what kind of file it is






18. Copy file1 to file2






19. Formatted listng with hidden files






20. Rename or move file1 to file2 - if file2 is an existing directory - move file1 into directory file2






21. Copy files and set attributes






22. Create a directory file






23. A compressing utility that reduces the size of the named file






24. delete file






25. Changes user password






26. Displays the default directory where the user is placed after loging in






27. List command






28. Add a user to the system






29. Archiving command






30. Creates a file






31. Copys and replace






32. Enables a super user or root to create a new user or updates default new user information.






33. k Desktop Environment is one of thredifferent GUI user interfaces.






34. Stores hardware and software device driver. It maintains filesystem entries that represent the devices connected to the system.






35. gunzip takes a list of files on its command line and replaces each file whose name ends with .gz - -gz - .z - -z - _z or .Z and which begins with the correct magic number with an uncompressed file without the original extension. gunzip also recognize






36. Enables a super user to remove a users account.






37. Change mode






38. Move and renames






39. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






40. Look inside a file






41. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






42. Grep searches the named input FILEs (or standard input if no files are named - or the file name - is given) for lines containing a match to the given PATTERN. By default - grep prints the matching lines.