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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A compressing utility that reduces the size of the named file






2. Move and renames






3. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






4. Adds content to files






5. Means it is a hidden file






6. Change dicrectory






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






8. super user






9. home bin






10. A graphical utility used for searching files






11. delete file






12. 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






13. Root symbol



14. Look inside a file






15. Create a directory file






16. Copy files and set attributes






17. tells you what kind of file it is






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






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






20. Change mode






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






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






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






24. show hidden files






25. Appends a file






26. Current directory






27. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






28. 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






29. directory listing






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






31. Copy file1 to file2






32. Add a user to the system






33. Makes empty files






34. Copys and replace






35. Creates a file






36. Formatted listng with hidden files






37. Archiving command






38. back one






39. 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.






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. List command






42. Changes user password