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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Enables a super user or root to create a new user or updates default new user information.






2. 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






3. Move and renames






4. Change mode






5. Current directory






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






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






8. Archiving command






9. home bin






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






11. Copy file1 to file2






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






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






14. Appends a file






15. Root symbol



16. Makes empty files






17. back one






18. 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






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






20. show hidden files






21. Copys and replace






22. Change dicrectory






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. tells you what kind of file it is






25. Copy files and set attributes






26. Creates a file






27. 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.






28. Changes user password






29. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






30. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






32. Formatted listng with hidden files






33. List command






34. Adds content to files






35. Means it is a hidden file






36. Add a user to the system






37. Look inside a file






38. super user






39. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






40. delete file






41. Create a directory file






42. directory listing