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Unix Operating System

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Command that verifies the current run-level






2. Four Phases of the Solaris Boot Process: _______ - Boot Programs - Kernel - and Init






3. Daemon that is used to configure network services in Solaris






4. 5 Common Solaris/Linux _______: SIGHUP - SIGINT - SIGQUIT - SIGKILL - SIGTERM






5. These are found within the kernel layer at the level closest to the hardware






6. These are found within the kernel layer at the level closest to the hardware






7. Three Types of System Calls: ____________ - process control - and common controls






8. Ordinary file that contains only printable characters






9. Shows all possible parameters






10. The basic file allocation file unit for Ext* - whose size is defined by the superblock






11. File that maps IP addresses to hostnames and aliases






12. For Samba - it implements file and print services - as well as authentication and authorization






13. 'Active Directory for Solaris' that is designed to eliminate the need to duplicate configuration data by using a centrailzed master server instead






14. In Solaris - the daemon required to use NFS






15. Phase with a sole function of loading the secondary boot program - ufsboot - and executing it






16. Two Ways to Stop Services in Linux: Editing the _______ service file - and using the chkconfig command






17. A simple data structure that contains the file name and the inode address where the file's metadata can be found - also contains a pointer to the next entry






18. Makes the new home directory if it does not exist






19. Four Fields of /etc/inittab: Label Name - __________ - Action - Command






20. Device Name that is used by the system administrator to refer to a particular device by using symbolic links - stored in the /dev directory






21. Gives UNIX/Linux users the ability to access shared resources on Windows machines by implementing CIFS






22. The hardware device responsible for handling memory accesses requested by the processor






23. Command in Solaris that lists the modules that are currently loaded






24. In Solaris/Linux - the command used to mount a share from a server to a client's system






25. A pointer to a file's inode - can be thought of as having the linked file being "the same" as the original; ln <targetfile> <linkfile>






26. Three Types of _________: Physical - Instance - and Logical






27. Creates a user with default group; if not given - a new group with the user's name will be created






28. Device Information Command that displays system diagnostic messages and a list of attached devices






29. init loads from /sbin/init - reads the /etc/inittab file and executes the listed run-control scripts located in /sbin/rd*.d






30. Default termination signal






31. The command to report file system disk space usage






32. Where the actual HTML web pages reside - stored in /var/apache/htdocs






33. Similar to -k; shows block size for each mounted file system






34. Similar to DLLs in Windows that can be built upon and around system calls






35. Daemon that lists port/service mappings






36. Two Servers in openldap-servers: /usr/sbin/slapd and ________






37. Most commonly used file system based on Unix File System






38. Commands used to change your current run-level






39. Command used to print UID and GID






40. LDAP package that contains the libraries necessary to run the Open LDAP server






41. Default shell for most *Nix systems






42. The data structure that contains metadata for every file and directory - has a fixed 128 bye size






43. The profile in UNIX that all users get _______ using their own profile






44. Commands that reveals all *nix file systems - including disk space usage and their logical mount points






45. The main configuration file for BIND






46. The web server widely used in the public domain that was based off of a UNIX Web server






47. Hangup - restarts a daemon






48. Four Ext* _________: Modify - Access - Change - Delete






49. LDAP package that contains the servers and other utilities necessary to configure and run the LDAP server






50. Device Name that the kernel uses to refer to devices on the system - IE 'sd' for IDE drive - 'fd' for floppy disk - etc