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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Means it is a hidden file






2. Current directory






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






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






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






6. Changes user password






7. Archiving command






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. Copy file1 to file2






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






11. Copys and replace






12. A graphical utility used for searching files






13. List command






14. Create a directory file






15. Add a user to the system






16. Copy files and set attributes






17. 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.






18. Move and renames






19. 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






20. back one






21. Creates a file






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






23. Look inside a file






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






25. Change mode






26. Makes empty files






27. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






28. Appends a file






29. Formatted listng with hidden files






30. 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






31. Change dicrectory






32. Root symbol



33. Adds content to files






34. home bin






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






36. show hidden files






37. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






38. delete file






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






40. directory listing






41. tells you what kind of file it is






42. super user