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Unix Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. show hidden files






2. A graphical utility used for searching files






3. tells you what kind of file it is






4. 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






5. Change dicrectory






6. Changes user password






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






8. 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






9. Root symbol



10. Archiving command






11. super user






12. Change mode






13. delete file






14. back one






15. Current directory






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






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






18. Add a user to the system






19. Create a directory file






20. directory listing






21. 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






22. Copys and replace






23. Move and renames






24. Creates a file






25. Copy files and set attributes






26. Look inside a file






27. Adds content to files






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






29. Appends a file






30. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






31. Makes empty files






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






33. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






34. 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.






35. Means it is a hidden file






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






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






38. home bin






39. Formatted listng with hidden files






40. Copy file1 to file2






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






42. List command