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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Look inside a file






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






3. Formatted listng with hidden files






4. Changes user password






5. Creates a file






6. tells you what kind of file it is






7. Appends a file






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






9. Adds content to files






10. Create a directory file






11. Makes empty files






12. super user






13. Change mode






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






15. Current directory






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. Copy files and set attributes






18. List command






19. Root symbol



20. 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






21. Change dicrectory






22. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






23. Move and renames






24. 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






25. back one






26. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






27. Archiving command






28. Copys and replace






29. Add a user to the system






30. Copy file1 to file2






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






32. show hidden files






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






34. delete file






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






36. A graphical utility used for searching files






37. Means it is a hidden file






38. 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.






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






40. directory listing






41. home bin






42. 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