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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. List command






2. Copy files and set attributes






3. tells you what kind of file it is






4. delete file






5. Means it is a hidden file






6. Root symbol



7. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






9. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






11. Move and renames






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






13. 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.






14. Changes user password






15. Makes empty files






16. home bin






17. Adds content to files






18. 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






19. Formatted listng with hidden files






20. show hidden files






21. directory listing






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






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






24. Look inside a file






25. Archiving command






26. 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






27. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






28. Change dicrectory






29. Current directory






30. Create a directory file






31. Add a user to the system






32. Copys and replace






33. back one






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






35. 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






36. Appends a file






37. Change mode






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






39. super user






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






41. Copy file1 to file2






42. Creates a file