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






2. back one






3. Changes user password






4. 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






5. delete file






6. List command






7. Current directory






8. show hidden files






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






10. Means it is a hidden file






11. Archiving command






12. 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.






13. Copys and replace






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






15. Appends a file






16. Copy files and set attributes






17. A graphical utility used for searching files






18. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






19. Move and renames






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Adds content to files






25. Create a directory file






26. Creates a file






27. Makes empty files






28. Formatted listng with hidden files






29. Look inside a file






30. home bin






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






32. directory listing






33. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






34. Copy file1 to file2






35. 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






36. tells you what kind of file it is






37. Root symbol



38. Change mode






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






40. super user






41. Add a user to the system






42. Change dicrectory