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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. home bin






2. Changes user password






3. back one






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






5. Creates a file






6. 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






7. List command






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






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






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






11. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






12. show hidden files






13. tells you what kind of file it is






14. Makes empty files






15. Copys and replace






16. Change mode






17. directory listing






18. Means it is a hidden file






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






20. Current directory






21. 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






22. Adds content to files






23. Look inside a file






24. delete file






25. Appends a file






26. Change dicrectory






27. Archiving command






28. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






29. Formatted listng with hidden files






30. Copy files and set attributes






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






32. 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






33. Move and renames






34. super user






35. Root symbol



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






37. 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.






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






39. Copy file1 to file2






40. A graphical utility used for searching files






41. Add a user to the system






42. Create a directory file