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Unix Administration
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Subject
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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. Changes user password
cd...
Home Directory
passwd command
Is command
2. 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
/dev
cd
gunzip
>
3. Root symbol
'/'
4. k Desktop Environment is one of thredifferent GUI user interfaces.
mv
KDE
'/'
/usr
5. directory listing
ls
userdel command
/bin
cd
6. Means it is a hidden file
cat
grep command
. before a file
/usr
7. show hidden files
ls -a
vi or vim
chmod
mkdir dir
8. delete file
Is command
chmod
Install
rm file
9. 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.
chmod
cd
Is command
grep command
10. 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
adduser command
shell scripts
Gnome
ls -l
11. Archiving command
grep command
cat
adduser command
tar command
12. Makes empty files
touch command
Is command
/sbin
gunzip
13. Copy file1 to file2
cp file1 file2
KDE
cd
>>
14. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users
gzip
Install
cp
/usr
15. Copy files and set attributes
touch command
/usr
Install
'/'
16. Rename or move file1 to file2 - if file2 is an existing directory - move file1 into directory file2
tar command
/usr
'/'
mv file1 file2
17. Stores hardware and software device driver. It maintains filesystem entries that represent the devices connected to the system.
cp file1 file2
shell scripts
chmod
/dev
18. home bin
passwd command
touch command
/home
>
19. Copys and replace
vi or vim
chmod
useradd command
cp
20. Change dicrectory
cd
>
touch command
'/'
21. Create a directory file
KDE
'/'
adduser command
mkdir dir
22. Appends a file
Home Directory
userdel command
>>
/usr
23. Displays the default directory where the user is placed after loging in
Home Directory
vi or vim
pwd show
terminal window (usage)
24. Look inside a file
/usr
cat
gunzip
KDE
25. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.
'/'
/usr
Is command
/bin
26. Current directory
mv
/bin
pwd show
gunzip
27. Change mode
chmod
passwd command
cp file1 file2
'/'
28. 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
terminal window (usage)
/dev
tar command
cd...
29. Enables a super user or root to create a new user or updates default new user information.
useradd command
chmod
gzip
touch command
30. Creates a file
gunzip
/sbin
cp
>
31. super user
gunzip
/usr
pwd show
su
32. Move and renames
mv
mkdir dir
ls -al
passwd command
33. A graphical utility used for searching files
Gnome
/bin
ls
tar command
34. Formatted listng with hidden files
ls -al
/home
chmod
KDE
35. Add a user to the system
passwd command
cd...
adduser command
cd
36. tells you what kind of file it is
ls
ls -l
KDE
tar command
37. List command
/usr
cp
Is command
gzip
38. Enables a super user to remove a users account.
shell scripts
cp
cp file1 file2
userdel command
39. Stores binaries that are used for completing the booting process and also the ones that are used by the root user-the adminstrator.
/bin
/sbin
userdel command
cd
40. A compressing utility that reduces the size of the named file
gzip
/home
userdel command
>>
41. back one
cd...
ls -al
>
ls
42. Adds content to files
pwd show
vi or vim
gzip
cp file1 file2