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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Enables a super user to remove a users account.






2. Look inside a file






3. Move and renames






4. Change mode






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






6. Copy files and set attributes






7. 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






8. Root symbol



9. List command






10. Change dicrectory






11. back one






12. A graphical utility used for searching files






13. Creates a file






14. tells you what kind of file it is






15. home bin






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






17. directory listing






18. show hidden files






19. 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.






20. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






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






23. super user






24. Appends a file






25. delete file






26. Create a directory file






27. Current directory






28. Add a user to the system






29. Changes user password






30. Archiving command






31. Copys and replace






32. Adds content to files






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






34. 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






35. Copy file1 to file2






36. Means it is a hidden file






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






38. Makes empty files






39. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






41. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






42. 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