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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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1. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






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






3. Makes empty files






4. Move and renames






5. Copy file1 to file2






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






7. 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






8. Look inside a file






9. Formatted listng with hidden files






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






11. Root symbol



12. Create a directory file






13. directory listing






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






15. Changes user password






16. List command






17. Change dicrectory






18. Add a user to the system






19. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






20. Appends a file






21. Means it is a hidden file






22. tells you what kind of file it is






23. Current directory






24. delete file






25. 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






26. Copys and replace






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






28. Copy files and set attributes






29. Change mode






30. 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.






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






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






33. Creates a file






34. Adds content to files






35. home bin






36. show hidden files






37. Archiving command






38. 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






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






40. back one






41. A graphical utility used for searching files






42. super user