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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. Change dicrectory






3. Archiving command






4. super user






5. Copys and replace






6. A graphical utility used for searching files






7. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






8. Appends a file






9. Add a user to the system






10. 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






11. Create a directory file






12. Copy files and set attributes






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






14. back one






15. List command






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






17. 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.






18. home bin






19. directory listing






20. Root symbol



21. Adds content to files






22. Look inside a file






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






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






25. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






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






27. Current directory






28. Means it is a hidden file






29. Move and renames






30. Makes empty files






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






32. Formatted listng with hidden files






33. Creates a file






34. 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






35. 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






36. Copy file1 to file2






37. show hidden files






38. Change mode






39. delete file






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






41. tells you what kind of file it is






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