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Unix Basics Practice Test: Introduction to Unix
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Quiz on basic unix, commands and general purpose commands. Unix is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s at Bell Labs by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others. It is a multi-user, multitasking operating system that is still widely used today. Unix is known for its stability, flexibility, and portability. One of the key features of Unix is its use of a text-based interface. This means that users interact with the operating system by typing commands into a terminal window. While this may seem daunting to new users, it actually makes Unix very powerful and... Show more
Unix Basics Practice Test: Introduction to Unix
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25 Questions

1. history command displays the log of recently used commands.
2. What are escape sequences?
3. Which of the following is a valid option with script command?
4. When backspace doesn’t work to erase characters, we can use _____
5. Which command is used as an alternative to echo command?
6. In how many categories, commands of UNIX operating system classified?
7. Which part of the UNIX operating system interacts with the hardware?
8. Which command is used for killing a line?
9. Two UNIX systems may or may not use the same set of system calls.
10. What is the windowing system of UNIX known as?
11. Which of the following function cannot be performed by mailx command?
12. What is the output of who command?
13. Two or more users can have same login name in the output of who command.
14. How can we specify more than one command in the command line at the same time?
15. Which command handles a character stream by duplicating its input?
16. Ctrl-S stops scrolling of screen output and ________
17. POSIX is a set of standards specified for establishing compatibility between operating systems.
18. What are Commands?
19. Which of the following is not a valid option of uname?
20. In which language UNIX is written?
21. echo command is used for _________
22. Which control unlocks the keyboard?
23. Which command is used for displaying date and calendar in UNIX?
24. -h option is used with who command for what purpose?
25. Which of the following is not a feature of UNIX?