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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. show hidden files






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






3. Makes empty files






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






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






6. 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






7. Create a directory file






8. Adds content to files






9. Copy file1 to file2






10. Archiving command






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






12. back one






13. Change mode






14. delete file






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






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. Add a user to the system






18. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






19. Appends a file






20. super user






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






22. home bin






23. Means it is a hidden file






24. Look inside a file






25. Change dicrectory






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






27. Changes user password






28. List command






29. tells you what kind of file it is






30. directory listing






31. Root symbol



32. Copys and replace






33. Current directory






34. Copy files and set attributes






35. 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






36. 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.






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






38. Move and renames






39. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






40. Creates a file






41. A graphical utility used for searching files






42. Formatted listng with hidden files