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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. directory listing






2. Add a user to the system






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






4. Copys and replace






5. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






6. Look inside a file






7. super user






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






9. 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






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






11. show hidden files






12. Copy files and set attributes






13. tells you what kind of file it is






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






15. Root symbol



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






17. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






19. Change mode






20. Current directory






21. back one






22. 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.






23. Means it is a hidden file






24. delete file






25. Appends a file






26. Move and renames






27. Archiving command






28. Formatted listng with hidden files






29. home bin






30. Create a directory file






31. 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






32. List command






33. Copy file1 to file2






34. Adds content to files






35. Creates a file






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






37. Change dicrectory






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






39. Makes empty files






40. A graphical utility used for searching files






41. 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






42. Changes user password