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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. Root symbol



2. Appends a file






3. tells you what kind of file it is






4. Makes empty files






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






6. Add a user to the system






7. directory listing






8. show hidden files






9. List command






10. 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.






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






12. delete file






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






14. 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






15. Copy file1 to file2






16. Change dicrectory






17. Current directory






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






19. Look inside a file






20. Formatted listng with hidden files






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. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






23. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






24. Create a directory file






25. Changes user password






26. A graphical utility used for searching files






27. 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






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






29. super user






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






31. Copy files and set attributes






32. home bin






33. back one






34. Copys and replace






35. Creates a file






36. Change mode






37. Adds content to files






38. Archiving command






39. Means it is a hidden file






40. 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






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






42. Move and renames