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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. k Desktop Environment is one of thredifferent GUI user interfaces.






2. Archiving command






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






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






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






6. Means it is a hidden file






7. Copys and replace






8. Change dicrectory






9. super user






10. Copy file1 to file2






11. Adds content to files






12. Appends a file






13. Create a directory file






14. back one






15. Add a user to the system






16. Change mode






17. Copy files and set attributes






18. Changes user password






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. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






22. Creates a file






23. directory listing






24. delete file






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






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






27. Makes empty files






28. Current directory






29. 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






30. home bin






31. 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






32. tells you what kind of file it is






33. Formatted listng with hidden files






34. show hidden files






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






36. List command






37. 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.






38. Move and renames






39. A graphical utility used for searching files






40. Look inside a file






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






42. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users