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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. Adds content to files






2. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






3. Look inside a file






4. Change mode






5. Makes empty files






6. delete file






7. directory listing






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






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. Creates a file






11. Change dicrectory






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






13. Copys and replace






14. Appends a file






15. Changes user password






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






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






18. Means it is a hidden file






19. Add a user to the system






20. 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






21. home bin






22. Current directory






23. Archiving command






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






25. show hidden files






26. Move and renames






27. Formatted listng with hidden files






28. 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.






29. back one






30. List command






31. Create a directory file






32. Copy files and set attributes






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






34. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






35. tells you what kind of file it is






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. super user






38. A graphical utility used for searching files






39. Copy file1 to file2






40. Root symbol



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






42. 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