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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Formatted listng with hidden files






2. super user






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






4. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






6. Current directory






7. Makes empty files






8. Move and renames






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






10. Archiving command






11. Creates a file






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






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






14. Adds content to files






15. 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






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






17. Look inside a file






18. Copy files and set attributes






19. Create a directory file






20. List command






21. A graphical utility used for searching files






22. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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. Changes user password






25. 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






26. Copy file1 to file2






27. Add a user to the system






28. back one






29. Copys and replace






30. Appends a file






31. delete file






32. Change mode






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






34. 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.






35. tells you what kind of file it is






36. Means it is a hidden file






37. show hidden files






38. Root symbol



39. directory listing






40. Change dicrectory






41. home bin






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