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Unix Administration

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






2. Creates a file






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






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






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






6. Change dicrectory






7. Root symbol



8. directory listing






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






11. back one






12. List command






13. Copy file1 to file2






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 files and set attributes






16. Look inside a file






17. Change mode






18. Archiving command






19. show hidden files






20. Add a user to the system






21. Changes user password






22. Formatted listng with hidden files






23. super user






24. 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






25. Makes empty files






26. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






28. delete file






29. Current directory






30. Appends a file






31. Move and renames






32. Adds content to files






33. Means it is a hidden file






34. tells you what kind of file it is






35. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






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






38. Copys and replace






39. home bin






40. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






42. 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