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06/17/2013

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What is a special program used as an interface between the user and the heart of the UNIX/Linux operating system?
Definition
Kernal/Shell
Term
What are the three prominent and supported shells on most UNIX systems?
Definition
- Bourne shell (AT&T)
- C shell (Berkeley)
- Korn shell (superset of Bourne shell)
Term
What is ultimately responsible for making sure that any commands typed at the prompt get executed properly?
Definition
The Shell
Term
What is a program in execution and can be identified by its unique PID number?
Definition
Process
Term
What command with its manu options displays a list of the processes currently running in a number of formats?
Definition
PS
Term
What command displays all processes as a tree with its root being the first process that runs?
Definition
pstree
Term
What is a request for kernel services and is the only way a process can access the system's hardware?
Definition
System Call
Term
How is a process created in UNIX?
Definition
with the fork system call
Term
A new program can terminate at any time by executing what?
Definition
exit call
Term
A process can be terminated by using keystroke-generated signals like Ctrl-C or Ctrl-\, or by using what?
Definition
the kill command
Term
What command changes permissions on files and directories?
Definition
chmod
Term
A total of how many bits constitutes the permissions on a file?
Definition
nine
Term
What command changes the owner and group on files and directories?
Definition
Chown
Term
What command is used to change the working directory?
Definition
cd
Term
The shell can define what two types of variables?
Definition
Local and Environment
Term
What allows processes to communicate with each other?
Definition
a pipe
Term
There are some characters thta are evaluated by the shell in a special way. They are known as what?
Definition
wildcards
Term
What are descriptive material perced by a # sign? They are not executable commands.
Definition
Comments
Term
To print output to the screen what command is used?
Definition
Echo
Term
What is a list of words separated by whitespace?
Definition
An Array
Term
UNIX/Linux systems come with which two types of user accounts?
Definition
Regular and Superuser
Term
The superuser account in UNIX/Linux is more commonly known as what?
Definition
Root
Term
Which command allows you to become another user without logging off?
Definition
su (switch user)
Term
What is the first process the kernel creates which is the parent of all processes, with a PID number of 1?
Definition
init
Term
What is a process that runs in the background and performs one or more tasks on a user's behalf?
Definition
Daemon
Term
Which command encrypts and decrypts the contents of a file?
Definition
crypt
Term
Which command compares two files for differences?
Definition
diff
Term
Which command displays informtion about local and remote users?
Definition
Finger
Term
Which command sends output to a printer?
Definition
lp
Term
Which command lists contents of directory?
Definition
ls
Term
Which command creates a directory?
Definition
mkdir
Term
Which command browses or pages through a text file?
Definition
more
Term
Which command moves or renames files?
Definition
mv
Term
Which command runs a command at low priority?
Definition
nice
Term
Which command makes commands immune to hangups and quits?
Definition
nohup
Term
Which command changes the login password and password attributes?
Definition
passwd
Term
Which command displays files one page at a time?
Definition
pg
Term
Which command displays the present working directory name?
Definition
pwd
Term
Which command removes files from directories?
Definition
rm
Term
Which command removes a directroy?
Definition
rmdir
Term
Which command stores and retrieves files from an archive file, normally a tape device?
Definition
tar
Term
Which command displays top CPU processes?
Definition
top
Term
Which command displays who is logged on the system?
Definition
who
Term
Which command compares two files?
Definition
cmp
Term
Which command compresses or expands files?
Definition
gzip, gunzip, zcat
Term
Which command prints group membership of user?
Definition
groups
Term
Which command executes commands at a later time?
Definition
at, batch
Term
Which command converts a file while copying it?
Definition
dd
Term
Which command reads one line at a time?
Definition
line
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