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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stores binaries that are used for completing the booting process and also the ones that are used by the root user-the adminstrator.






2. super user






3. show hidden files






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






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






6. Copys and replace






7. Creates a file






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






9. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






10. Formatted listng with hidden files






11. Appends a file






12. Current directory






13. 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.






14. 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






15. Means it is a hidden file






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






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






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






19. back one






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






21. Copy file1 to file2






22. Root symbol



23. Changes user password






24. Create a directory file






25. Change mode






26. Add a user to the system






27. home bin






28. 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






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. delete file






31. directory listing






32. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






33. tells you what kind of file it is






34. Move and renames






35. Copy files and set attributes






36. Change dicrectory






37. Look inside a file






38. Adds content to files






39. List command






40. A graphical utility used for searching files






41. Archiving command






42. Makes empty files