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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. tells you what kind of file it is






2. List command






3. Archiving command






4. Change mode






5. Copy file1 to file2






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






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. super user






9. delete file






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






11. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






12. Root symbol



13. Change dicrectory






14. Create a directory file






15. Current directory






16. Makes empty files






17. Formatted listng with hidden files






18. A graphical utility used for searching files






19. Copys and replace






20. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






21. back one






22. Creates a file






23. 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






24. 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.






25. show hidden files






26. directory listing






27. home bin






28. Add a user to the system






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






30. Means it is a hidden file






31. Look inside a file






32. Appends a file






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






34. Changes user password






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






36. 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






37. Adds content to files






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






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






40. Copy files and set attributes






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






42. Move and renames