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Unix Administration

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






2. 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






3. Root symbol



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






5. directory listing






6. Means it is a hidden file






7. show hidden files






8. delete 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. 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






11. Archiving command






12. Makes empty files






13. Copy file1 to file2






14. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






15. Copy files and set attributes






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






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






18. home bin






19. Copys and replace






20. Change dicrectory






21. Create a directory file






22. Appends a file






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






24. Look inside a file






25. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






26. Current directory






27. Change mode






28. 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






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






30. Creates a file






31. super user






32. Move and renames






33. A graphical utility used for searching files






34. Formatted listng with hidden files






35. Add a user to the system






36. tells you what kind of file it is






37. List command






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






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






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






41. back one






42. Adds content to files