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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. Creates a file






2. Copy file1 to file2






3. Copys and replace






4. Root symbol



5. Change mode






6. Change dicrectory






7. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






8. List command






9. tells you what kind of file it is






10. Changes user password






11. delete file






12. 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






13. Archiving command






14. 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






15. Means it is a hidden file






16. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






18. Copy files and set attributes






19. Add a user to the system






20. Create a directory file






21. Move and renames






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






23. Adds content to files






24. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






26. Appends a file






27. 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






28. Formatted listng with hidden files






29. Look inside a file






30. directory listing






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






32. 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.






33. super user






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






35. back one






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






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






38. Current directory






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






40. home bin






41. Makes empty files






42. show hidden files