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Unix Administration

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






2. home bin






3. Copys and replace






4. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






5. Move and renames






6. tells you what kind of file it is






7. List command






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






9. Copy file1 to file2






10. 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






11. Formatted listng with hidden files






12. Create a directory file






13. Change mode






14. Copy files and set attributes






15. 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.






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






17. Root symbol



18. Creates a file






19. Makes empty files






20. A graphical utility used for searching files






21. Look inside a file






22. Adds content to files






23. Appends a file






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






25. Means it is a hidden file






26. super user






27. delete file






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






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






30. Changes user password






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. 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. Change dicrectory






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






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






36. back one






37. Archiving command






38. show hidden files






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






40. directory listing






41. Add a user to the system






42. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users