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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Look inside a file






2. Change mode






3. Formatted listng with hidden files






4. delete file






5. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






6. Copy file1 to file2






7. Adds content to files






8. Create a directory 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.






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






11. directory listing






12. 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






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






14. Change dicrectory






15. Move and renames






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






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






18. Current directory






19. show hidden files






20. home bin






21. Copys and replace






22. Changes user password






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






24. Means it is a hidden file






25. Appends a file






26. back one






27. A graphical utility used for searching files






28. Add a user to the system






29. 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






30. Copy files and set attributes






31. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






32. Root symbol



33. tells you what kind of file it is






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






35. Archiving command






36. Makes empty files






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






38. super user






39. List command






40. 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






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






42. Creates a file