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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Copy files and set attributes






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






3. 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






4. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






6. Current directory






7. Means it is a hidden file






8. Adds content to files






9. directory listing






10. super user






11. Changes user password






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






13. Creates a file






14. tells you what kind of file it is






15. Create a directory file






16. Copys and replace






17. Change dicrectory






18. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






19. back one






20. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






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






23. 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






24. home bin






25. Makes empty files






26. A graphical utility used for searching files






27. 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.






28. List command






29. Copy file1 to file2






30. show hidden files






31. delete file






32. Archiving command






33. Appends a file






34. Look inside a file






35. Change mode






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






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






38. Move and renames






39. Root symbol



40. 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






41. Add a user to the system






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