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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. super user






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






3. A graphical utility used for searching files






4. Look inside a file






5. show hidden files






6. home bin






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






8. Copy file1 to file2






9. Change dicrectory






10. back one






11. Copy files and set attributes






12. Archiving command






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






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






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






16. Move and renames






17. 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






18. Changes user password






19. 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






20. Makes empty files






21. delete file






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






23. Appends a file






24. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






26. 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.






27. directory listing






28. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






29. Create a directory file






30. Change mode






31. Copys and replace






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






33. Root symbol



34. 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






35. List command






36. Creates a file






37. Add a user to the system






38. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






39. Adds content to files






40. tells you what kind of file it is






41. Means it is a hidden file






42. Current directory