TCMG 303 Exam 1 Review Questions And Answers
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Why is Unix/Linux a popular operating system? ANS Users direct inter-processor communication of devices
making it very efficient and easy to integrate, also it provides stability, reliable, and better security
The Father of Linux is considered by most to be ANS Linus Torvalds
Which command will create a new user on the server ANS Sudo user add username
The Unix operating system has built in protection for the root user that provides warnings when running
commands that could cause harm to the system ANS False
Charles Babbage is known as the ___ because of his invention of the analytical engine ANS Father of Computing
When did the UNIX operating system come into existence? ANS 1969
Overtime what became a major problem for the UNIX operating system for users? ANS It was too expensive,
Dennis ritchie and Ken thompson
What was the result of Unix's problem ANS The creation of LINUX
What are some of the companies that use UNIX/LINUX ANS Usually will be all the above answer cause
everyone uses it
Which of the following is an example of a shell in the UNIX operating system ANS All of the Above
C shell
Bourne Shell
Bash Shell
A Unix Shell is a command line interpreter for user commands and acts as the interface between the user and the
kernel ANS True
, What is the highest level in the UNIX File Structure? ANS /
Initialization files that are in the user's home directory and executed at login can be used for setting variables,
aliases, and customized commands ANS True
January 1, 1970 is known as the UNIX epoch date which is used as the base date with different commands requiring
expiration settings ANS True
Unix is approximately _________ years old. ANS 45 iish
The most recent shell to be developed by the Unix community is ANS Zsh
Being an integral part of the operating system used for command line interpretation, Unix shells cannot be
customized or programmed ANS False
The Krypton (ksh) shell is different from all other shells and allows for a user to have sudo privileges automatically
when used? ANS False
What does the Unix command line format consist of? ANS Prompt, command, options, arguments.
The nano editor is another default editore delivered with the UNIX/LINUX operating system but is limited in
functionality compared to other editors ANS True
How is the file system structured on the Unix server? ANS As a hierarchal tree with directories that branch
downward, with the root level on top
The vi editor has two modes: insert mode and command mode ANS True
SSH is directly used for all of the following except:
To connect to a remote system
To not have to leave our desks
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