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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Copys and replace






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






3. Appends a file






4. directory listing






5. super user






6. Change dicrectory






7. delete file






8. Archiving command






9. Formatted listng with hidden files






10. Change mode






11. Means it is a hidden file






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






14. Adds content to files






15. Create a directory file






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






17. Root symbol



18. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






19. A graphical utility used for searching files






20. show hidden files






21. Changes user password






22. Look inside a file






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






24. home bin






25. Makes empty files






26. Copy file1 to file2






27. Creates a file






28. List command






29. tells you what kind of file it is






30. Add a user to the system






31. 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






32. 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






33. Current directory






34. 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






35. back one






36. Move and renames






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






38. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






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






41. Copy files and set attributes






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