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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Change mode






2. show hidden files






3. tells you what kind of file it is






4. Root symbol



5. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






7. Copys and replace






8. 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






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






10. Move and renames






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. back one






13. delete file






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






15. Creates a file






16. directory listing






17. A graphical utility used for searching files






18. Current directory






19. Makes empty files






20. Appends a file






21. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






23. Means it is a hidden file






24. 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.






25. super user






26. home bin






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






28. Adds content to files






29. List command






30. Copy files and set attributes






31. Create a directory file






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. Archiving command






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






37. Change dicrectory






38. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






39. Look inside a file






40. Add a user to the system






41. Copy file1 to file2






42. Changes user password