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Unix Administration

Subject : 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. A graphical utility used for searching files






2. Copy file1 to file2






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






4. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






5. tells you what kind of file it is






6. Changes user password






7. Copys and replace






8. Create a directory file






9. Root symbol



10. show hidden files






11. 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






12. Archiving command






13. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






14. List command






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






16. Change dicrectory






17. Appends a file






18. delete file






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






20. Look inside a file






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






22. Makes empty files






23. back one






24. Adds content to files






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






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






27. Means it is a hidden file






28. 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






29. super user






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






31. Copy files and set attributes






32. 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.






33. Formatted listng with hidden files






34. Move and renames






35. Change mode






36. directory listing






37. Current directory






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






39. Creates a file






40. 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






41. home bin






42. Add a user to the system