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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Adds content to files






2. List command






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






4. 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






5. super user






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






7. Look inside a file






8. Copy file1 to file2






9. Archiving command






10. tells you what kind of file it is






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






12. Copys and replace






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






14. Create a directory file






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. 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.






17. Means it is a hidden file






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






19. directory listing






20. delete file






21. Move and renames






22. Formatted listng with hidden files






23. Add a user to the system






24. Change mode






25. Change dicrectory






26. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






27. Appends a file






28. Makes empty files






29. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






31. back one






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






33. home bin






34. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






35. show hidden files






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






37. 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






38. Creates a file






39. Copy files and set attributes






40. Root symbol



41. Changes user password






42. Current directory