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1. What is Unix?
A
It is a software.
B
It is a hardware.
C
It is an operating system.
D
It is a DOS based operating system.
2. Which distribution should benefit you the most while using Unix?
A
Linux
B
Mac OS X
C
Windows
D
Commodore
3. What is the Unix command to check your logged in user name?
A
checkuser
B
whichuser
C
whouserami
D
whoami
4. What does "pwd" mean?
A
Present Working Directory
B
Print Working Directory
C
Password
D
Password Database
5. Which one of these statements is not true?
A
The directory structure is hierarhical and the top of hierarchy is called root and it is written as a forwardslash /. It does not use drive letters vice versa Windows.
B
The kernel of UNIX is the hub of the Operating System and it handles data processing and the files. When the kernel is finished running after a command you prompt, the shell returns the prompt $ and it is then waiting for further commands.
C
The 'Unix' operating system was created by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs in 1969. It was later rewritten into assembly language for the operating system, and then rewritten again in C language in 1973.
D
Unix operating systems are widely used in servers, workstations, and mobile devices. The Unix environment and the client-server program model were essential elements in the development of the Internet and the reshaping of computing as centered in networks rather than in individual computers.
6. The directory structure is hierarhical. What is it written at the top of hierarchy?
A
A dollar sign "$"
B
A back slash "\"
C
A forward slash "/"
D
A letter "C"
7. What is the proper Unix syntax to create a new directory called
budget2012
?
A
md budget2012
B
mdir budget2012
C
makedir budget2012
D
mkdir budget2012
8. What will happen if you type the command 'clear'?
A
It clears out your activities on the terminal screen.
B
It clears out your files in selected directory.
C
It formats the Unix operating system.
D
It clears out the user's logging file.
9. Which one of these statements is true?
A
Linux OS are featured a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and also have terminal where you can perform UNIX commands.
B
Unix is featured a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and also have terminal where you can perform UNIX commands.
C
Windows is featured a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and also have terminal where you can perform UNIX commands.
D
Linux OS are featured a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and also have terminal where you can perform UNIX and DOS commands.
10. You will need to pay for one license key per Unix installation on your computer.
A
True
B
False
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