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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. Copys and replace






2. Means it is a hidden file






3. Changes user password






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






5. Creates a file






6. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






7. Look inside a file






8. 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.






9. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






11. Change dicrectory






12. Add a user to the system






13. Archiving command






14. Copy files and set attributes






15. Adds content to files






16. Change mode






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






18. home bin






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






20. delete file






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






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






23. List command






24. Move and renames






25. Formatted listng with hidden files






26. 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






27. directory listing






28. A graphical utility used for searching files






29. Create a directory file






30. tells you what kind of file it is






31. show hidden files






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






33. Makes empty files






34. Root symbol



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






36. Copy file1 to file2






37. Current directory






38. super user






39. 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






40. 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






41. back one






42. Appends a file