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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Root symbol



2. Move and renames






3. Look inside a file






4. A graphical utility used for searching files






5. Change dicrectory






6. Formatted listng with hidden files






7. 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.






8. 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






9. Makes empty files






10. Current directory






11. Copys and replace






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






13. 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






14. tells you what kind of file it is






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






16. Adds content to files






17. Appends a file






18. Copy files and set attributes






19. Add a user to the system






20. List command






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






22. Change mode






23. Creates a file






24. directory listing






25. Means it is a hidden file






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






27. 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






28. Changes user password






29. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






30. Copy file1 to file2






31. super user






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






33. Create a directory file






34. back one






35. delete file






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






37. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






38. Archiving command






39. show hidden files






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






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






42. home bin