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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






2. Current directory






3. A graphical utility used for searching files






4. Add a user to the system






5. 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






6. delete file






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






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






9. show hidden files






10. Look inside a file






11. directory listing






12. Change mode






13. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






14. Create a directory file






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






16. 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






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






18. Creates a file






19. Copy file1 to file2






20. Means it is a hidden file






21. 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.






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






23. back one






24. Copy files and set attributes






25. Appends a file






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






27. Move and renames






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






29. Root symbol



30. tells you what kind of file it is






31. Archiving command






32. Makes empty files






33. Copys and replace






34. Adds content to files






35. home bin






36. Change dicrectory






37. super user






38. Formatted listng with hidden files






39. 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






40. Changes user password






41. List command






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