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Unix Administration

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






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






3. tells you what kind of file it is






4. Create a directory file






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






6. back one






7. Archiving command






8. Appends a file






9. Copys and replace






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






11. Creates a file






12. Root symbol



13. Move and renames






14. Adds content to files






15. directory listing






16. delete file






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






18. A graphical utility used for searching files






19. 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






20. Means it is a hidden file






21. show hidden files






22. Copy file1 to file2






23. Formatted listng with hidden files






24. Change mode






25. Makes empty files






26. Look inside a file






27. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






29. Add a user to the system






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






31. Current directory






32. 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






33. Copy files and set attributes






34. super user






35. 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.






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






37. home bin






38. 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






39. List command






40. Change dicrectory






41. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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