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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Copy files and set attributes






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






3. Makes empty files






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






5. Appends a file






6. Copys and replace






7. 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






8. Current directory






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






10. show hidden files






11. Means it is a hidden file






12. 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






13. Creates a file






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






16. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






17. Archiving command






18. Copy file1 to file2






19. directory listing






20. home bin






21. tells you what kind of file it is






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






23. Move and renames






24. 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.






25. Change dicrectory






26. Create a directory file






27. back one






28. A graphical utility used for searching files






29. Changes user password






30. Adds content to files






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. delete file






33. Formatted listng with hidden files






34. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






35. Look inside a file






36. List command






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






38. Change mode






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






40. Root symbol



41. Add a user to the system






42. super user