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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 20 minutes. 2 minutes extra for reading the instructions.
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1. Move and renames






2. delete file






3. Copy file1 to file2






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






5. Add a user to the system






6. back one






7. 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






8. home bin






9. Change dicrectory






10. Makes empty files






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






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






13. Create a directory file






14. Appends a file






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






16. Look inside a file






17. 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






18. show hidden files






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






20. Means it is a hidden file






21. Copys and replace






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






23. tells you what kind of file it is






24. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






26. Adds content to files






27. Formatted listng with hidden files






28. directory listing






29. 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






30. A graphical utility used for searching files






31. 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.






32. Creates a file






33. List command






34. Archiving command






35. Current directory






36. super user






37. Changes user password






38. Root symbol



39. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






40. Change mode






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






42. Copy files and set attributes