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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Change mode






2. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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. Adds content to files






5. show hidden files






6. Makes empty files






7. Changes user password






8. Copys and replace






9. back one






10. Change dicrectory






11. Look inside a file






12. tells you what kind of file it is






13. super user






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






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






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






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






18. directory listing






19. Formatted listng with hidden files






20. Copy files and set attributes






21. Appends a file






22. delete file






23. List command






24. A graphical utility used for searching files






25. Create a directory file






26. Means it is a hidden file






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






28. Move and renames






29. Creates a file






30. 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






31. Current directory






32. Add a user to the system






33. 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






34. 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.






35. home bin






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






37. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






39. Copy file1 to file2






40. Archiving command






41. Root symbol



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






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