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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. directory listing






2. Changes user password






3. Look inside a file






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






5. home bin






6. 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






7. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






8. Add a user to the system






9. Change mode






10. Copy files and set attributes






11. Create a directory file






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






13. Archiving command






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






15. Formatted listng with hidden files






16. Copy file1 to file2






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






18. Makes empty files






19. List command






20. Adds content to files






21. A graphical utility used for searching files






22. Creates a file






23. 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






24. Move and renames






25. Appends a file






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






27. delete file






28. back one






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






30. super user






31. Copys and replace






32. Change dicrectory






33. 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.






34. show hidden files






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






36. Current directory






37. 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






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






39. Means it is a hidden file






40. Root symbol



41. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






42. tells you what kind of file it is