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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Adds content to files






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






3. show hidden files






4. Makes empty files






5. 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.






6. home bin






7. Means it is a hidden file






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






9. Root symbol



10. A graphical utility used for searching files






11. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






12. super user






13. 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






14. List command






15. Create a directory file






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






17. Change mode






18. Copy file1 to file2






19. directory listing






20. delete file






21. Look inside a file






22. Copy files and set attributes






23. Move and renames






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






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






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






27. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






28. Current directory






29. Appends a file






30. 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






31. Creates a file






32. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






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






36. back one






37. Archiving command






38. Changes user password






39. Copys and replace






40. tells you what kind of file it is






41. Change dicrectory






42. Add a user to the system