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Unix Administration
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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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1. Copy files and set attributes
cd
Install
'/'
cp
2. Enables a super user or root to create a new user or updates default new user information.
passwd command
KDE
tar command
useradd command
3. Makes empty files
/usr
Install
touch command
chmod
4. k Desktop Environment is one of thredifferent GUI user interfaces.
ls -l
KDE
Is command
. before a file
5. Appends a file
grep command
>>
pwd show
userdel command
6. Copys and replace
mkdir dir
ls -l
cp
KDE
7. 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
terminal window (usage)
mkdir dir
useradd command
tar command
8. Current directory
mkdir dir
/home
/bin
pwd show
9. Displays the default directory where the user is placed after loging in
>
>>
touch command
Home Directory
10. show hidden files
useradd command
gunzip
mv
ls -a
11. Means it is a hidden file
. before a file
Is command
/usr
cd
12. 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
Install
mkdir dir
shell scripts
>
13. Creates a file
Home Directory
shell scripts
>
ls
14. Stores binaries that are used for completing the booting process and also the ones that are used by the root user-the adminstrator.
/sbin
mv
mkdir dir
grep command
15. Stores hardware and software device driver. It maintains filesystem entries that represent the devices connected to the system.
/home
terminal window (usage)
/dev
su
16. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users
. before a file
/dev
>
/usr
17. Archiving command
cp
terminal window (usage)
tar command
userdel command
18. Copy file1 to file2
cp file1 file2
Gnome
cd...
/dev
19. directory listing
ls
>
ls -l
shell scripts
20. home bin
gunzip
/home
/bin
cd...
21. tells you what kind of file it is
Home Directory
/home
ls -l
cd...
22. Rename or move file1 to file2 - if file2 is an existing directory - move file1 into directory file2
/home
mv file1 file2
cd...
/dev
23. Move and renames
mkdir dir
cp file1 file2
/home
mv
24. 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.
cat
Install
grep command
ls -a
25. Change dicrectory
cd
ls
gzip
. before a file
26. Create a directory file
gunzip
mkdir dir
passwd command
su
27. back one
passwd command
cp
cd
cd...
28. A graphical utility used for searching files
/sbin
su
ls -l
Gnome
29. Changes user password
>
passwd command
touch command
>>
30. Adds content to files
terminal window (usage)
ls -al
vi or vim
gzip
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
su
gunzip
. before a file
passwd command
32. delete file
grep command
rm file
Install
tar command
33. Formatted listng with hidden files
mv
cd
ls -al
/bin
34. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.
/bin
vi or vim
tar command
adduser command
35. Look inside a file
cd...
>
>>
cat
36. List command
Is command
/bin
ls -al
touch command
37. Enables a super user to remove a users account.
userdel command
ls
su
tar command
38. Change mode
cp file1 file2
/usr
chmod
ls -al
39. A compressing utility that reduces the size of the named file
userdel command
. before a file
KDE
gzip
40. Root symbol
'/'
41. Add a user to the system
adduser command
Is command
ls
rm file
42. super user
useradd command
Install
su
cat