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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. back one






3. home bin






4. tells you what kind of file it is






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






6. Change dicrectory






7. Archiving command






8. directory listing






9. super user






10. Changes user password






11. Copys and replace






12. Look inside a file






13. Formatted listng with hidden files






14. Means it is a hidden file






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






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






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






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. Creates a file






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






22. Stores small programs and files accessible to all users






23. Add a user to the system






24. Makes empty files






25. Create a directory file






26. 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






27. 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






28. Move and renames






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






30. delete file






31. Change mode






32. Appends a file






33. Root symbol



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






35. Copy files and set attributes






36. Current directory






37. 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.






38. Stroes essential comman line utilities and binaries.






39. List command






40. Copy file1 to file2






41. Adds content to files






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