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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Look inside a file






2. Appends a file






3. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






5. show hidden files






6. Current directory






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






8. Copys and replace






9. Create a directory file






10. 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






11. 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






12. Change mode






13. Adds content to files






14. home bin






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






16. Add a user to the system






17. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






18. Change dicrectory






19. Formatted listng with hidden files






20. Root symbol



21. directory listing






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






23. Makes empty files






24. 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






25. Copy file1 to file2






26. super user






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






28. Archiving command






29. Changes user password






30. delete file






31. Means it is a hidden file






32. 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.






33. back one






34. List command






35. A graphical utility used for searching files






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






37. Move and renames






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






39. Copy files and set attributes






40. tells you what kind of file it is






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






42. Creates a file