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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A compressing utility that reduces the size of the named file






2. Changes user password






3. home bin






4. back one






5. delete file






6. Copy files and set attributes






7. Makes empty files






8. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






9. Add a user to the system






10. Copys and replace






11. Appends a file






12. directory listing






13. 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






14. Means it is a hidden file






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






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






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






18. Create a directory file






19. super user






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






21. Current directory






22. Root symbol



23. Change mode






24. show hidden files






25. 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






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






27. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






28. tells you what kind of file it is






29. Creates a file






30. 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






31. Archiving command






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






33. Change dicrectory






34. Copy file1 to file2






35. Look inside a file






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






37. Adds content to files






38. A graphical utility used for searching files






39. List command






40. 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.






41. Move and renames






42. Formatted listng with hidden files