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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 or root to create a new user or updates default new user information.






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






3. Appends a file






4. Copys and replace






5. 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






6. A graphical utility used for searching files






7. delete file






8. Change dicrectory






9. Creates a file






10. Copy files and set attributes






11. Makes empty files






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






13. Create a directory file






14. 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






15. Change mode






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






17. Move and renames






18. Formatted listng with hidden files






19. Current directory






20. Adds content to files






21. directory listing






22. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






23. Changes user password






24. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






25. List command






26. Means it is a hidden file






27. back one






28. super user






29. Look inside a file






30. 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.






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






32. tells you what kind of file it is






33. Root symbol



34. home bin






35. Add a user to the system






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






37. Archiving command






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






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






40. 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






41. show hidden files






42. Copy file1 to file2