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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Adds content to files






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






3. Current directory






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






5. directory listing






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






7. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






8. 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






9. Appends a file






10. 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.






11. Copy file1 to file2






12. Means it is a hidden file






13. Copy files and set attributes






14. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






15. Creates a file






16. Create a directory file






17. Move and renames






18. Formatted listng with hidden files






19. Root symbol



20. Add a user to the system






21. back one






22. A graphical utility used for searching files






23. show hidden files






24. tells you what kind of file it is






25. Look inside a file






26. Makes empty files






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






28. Change dicrectory






29. Archiving command






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






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






32. delete file






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






34. 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






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






36. Changes user password






37. 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






38. Change mode






39. Copys and replace






40. home bin






41. super user






42. List command