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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. back one






2. home bin






3. Changes user password






4. Add a user to the system






5. A graphical utility used for searching files






6. Adds content to files






7. Copy file1 to file2






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






9. show hidden files






10. tells you what kind of file it is






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






12. Create a directory file






13. Copys and replace






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






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






16. 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






17. Formatted listng with hidden files






18. Copy files and set attributes






19. Root symbol



20. super user






21. Change mode






22. Move and renames






23. Archiving command






24. directory listing






25. delete file






26. Creates a file






27. Means it is a hidden file






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. Appends a file






30. Current directory






31. 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






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






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. Makes empty files






35. Look inside a file






36. Change dicrectory






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






38. List command






39. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






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






42. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.