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Unix Administration

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






2. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






4. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






5. Archiving command






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






7. 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






8. Add a user to the system






9. A graphical utility used for searching files






10. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






12. Create a directory file






13. Changes user password






14. Look inside a file






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






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. Makes empty files






18. Current directory






19. back one






20. Change mode






21. List command






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






23. Adds content to files






24. Change dicrectory






25. show hidden files






26. super user






27. Copys and replace






28. tells you what kind of file it is






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






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






31. 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






32. Appends a file






33. Creates a file






34. Copy files and set attributes






35. 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






36. Root symbol



37. delete file






38. Means it is a hidden file






39. home bin






40. Copy file1 to file2






41. Move and renames






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