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Unix Administration

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






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






3. directory listing






4. Creates a file






5. Root symbol



6. super user






7. Archiving command






8. Adds content to files






9. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






10. Means it is a hidden file






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






12. show hidden files






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






14. back one






15. Makes empty files






16. Copys and replace






17. Move and renames






18. List command






19. Appends a file






20. Look inside a file






21. Copy file1 to file2






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






23. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






25. Add a user to the system






26. Current directory






27. Change mode






28. Copy files and set attributes






29. delete file






30. Create a directory file






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. A graphical utility used for searching files






35. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






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






38. home bin






39. tells you what kind of file it is






40. Changes user password






41. Change dicrectory






42. 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