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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






2. home bin






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






4. Changes user password






5. Makes empty files






6. directory listing






7. Look inside a file






8. tells you what kind of file it is






9. Formatted listng with hidden files






10. back one






11. delete file






12. Current directory






13. List command






14. show hidden files






15. Creates a file






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






17. A graphical utility used for searching files






18. 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






19. Adds content to files






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






21. Archiving command






22. Copy file1 to file2






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






24. 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






25. Root symbol



26. Add a user to the system






27. Appends a file






28. super user






29. Means it is a hidden file






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






31. Copy files and set attributes






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






33. Move and renames






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






35. Create a directory file






36. Change mode






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






38. 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.






39. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






40. Change dicrectory






41. 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






42. Copys and replace