Test your basic knowledge |

Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. Formatted listng with hidden files






3. Changes user password






4. Copy file1 to file2






5. 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






6. super user






7. tells you what kind of file it is






8. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






9. Create a directory file






10. show hidden files






11. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






13. Adds content to files






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






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






16. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






17. Appends a file






18. Copy files and set attributes






19. directory listing






20. Move and renames






21. List command






22. home bin






23. Makes empty files






24. back one






25. Archiving command






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






27. Copys and replace






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






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






30. Means it is a hidden file






31. 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.






32. Add a user to the system






33. Current directory






34. 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






35. delete file






36. Change mode






37. Root symbol



38. 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






39. Change dicrectory






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






41. Look inside a file






42. Creates a file