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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Enables a super user to remove a users account.






2. Create a directory file






3. Change mode






4. Creates a file






5. Copy file1 to file2






6. Change dicrectory






7. 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






8. delete file






9. 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






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






11. Copys and replace






12. home bin






13. Archiving command






14. Formatted listng with hidden files






15. back one






16. Current directory






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






18. Adds content to files






19. show hidden files






20. Root symbol



21. Means it is a hidden file






22. Add a user to the system






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






24. Look inside a file






25. Appends a file






26. Copy files and set attributes






27. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






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






30. directory listing






31. Changes user password






32. Makes empty files






33. A graphical utility used for searching files






34. 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






35. super user






36. tells you what kind of file it is






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






38. List command






39. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






40. Move and renames






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






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.