1. What is Unix?

a. An operating system
b. A programming language
c. A hardware platform
d. A database management system

2. Who created Unix?

a. Bill Gates
b. Steve Jobs
c. Linus Torvalds
d. Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie

3. What is the shell in Unix?

a. A graphical user interface
b. A command line interpreter
c. A file system
d. A programming language

4. What is a Unix file system?

a. A hierarchical structure for organizing files and directories
b. A database management system
c. A programming language
d. A collection of utilities for managing files
5. What is a Unix process?
a. A user account
b. A running program
c. A file system
d. A database management system

6. What is the role of a Unix system administrator?

a. Writing code for Unix applications
b. Managing the system resources
c. Interacting with users
d. All of the above

7. What is the Unix command for displaying the contents of a file?

a. ls
b. cd
c. cat
d. rm

8. What is the Unix command for creating a new directory?

a. ls
b. cd
c. mkdir
d. rm
9. What is the Unix command for copying a file?
a. cp
b. mv
c. ln
d. rm

[Link] is the Unix command for changing the permissions of a file?

a. chown
b. chmod
c. chgrp
d. cp

[Link] developed the Unix operating system?

a. Steve Jobs
b. Bill Gates
c. Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie
d. Linus Torvalds

[Link] is the default shell in Unix?

a. Bash
b. Zsh
c. Ksh
 d. Csh

[Link] command is used to display the current working directory in Unix?

a. ls
b. pwd
c. cd
d. echo

[Link] command is used to list the contents of a directory in Unix?

a. ls
b. cd
c. cp
d. mv

[Link] command is used to create a new directory in Unix?

a. mkdir
b. rmdir
c. rm
d. touch

[Link] command is used to copy files in Unix?

a. cp
b. mv
 c. rm
d. touch

[Link] command is used to move files in Unix?

a. cp
b. mv
c. rm
d. touch

[Link] command is used to remove files in Unix?

a. cp
b. mv
c. rm
d. touch

[Link] command is used to change the permissions of a file in Unix?

a. chmod
b. chown
c. chgrp
d. touch

[Link] is the command to create a new directory in Unix?

A) mkdir
B) touch
C) ls
 D) rm

[Link] is the purpose of the "cd" command in Unix?

A) To create a new directory
B) To remove a directory and its contents
C) To change the current working directory
D) To list the contents of a directory

[Link] is the command to display the contents of a file in Unix?

A) cat
B) mv
C) cp
D) rm

[Link] does the command "pwd" do in Unix?

A) Displays the contents of a file
B) Changes the current working directory
C) Creates a new file
D) Displays the current working directory

[Link] is the command to remove a file in Unix?

A) rm
B) cp
C) mv
 D) touch

[Link] does the command "grep" do in Unix?

A) Searches for a pattern in a file
B) Displays the contents of a file
C) Renames a file
D) Creates a new directory

[Link] is the command to copy a file in Unix?

A) cp
B) mv
C) rm
D) mkdir

[Link] is the command to move a file in Unix?

A) mv
B) cp
C) rm
D) mkdir

[Link] is the command to change the permissions of a file in Unix?

A) chmod
B) chown
 C) chgrp
D) chdir

[Link] is the purpose of the "tar" command in Unix?

A) To compress files into a single archive file
B) To list the contents of a directory
C) To remove a directory and its contents
D) To copy files from one directory to another

[Link] command is used to display the contents of a file on the terminal in

Unix?
a. ls
b. cat
c. cp
d. mv

[Link] command is used to create a new directory in Unix?

a. cd
b. ls
c. mkdir
d. rm

[Link] command is used to list all the files and directories in a directory in
Unix?
a. ls
b. cd
c. pwd
 d. mkdir

[Link] command is used to delete a file in Unix?

a. mv
b. cp
c. rm
d. mkdir

[Link] command is used to change the current working directory in Unix?

a. ls
b. cd
c. pwd
d. mkdir

[Link] command is used to display the current working directory in Unix?

a. ls
b. cd
c. pwd
d. mkdir

[Link] command is used to copy files in Unix?

a. cp
b. mv
c. rm
d. mkdir

[Link] command is used to move files in Unix?

a. cp
 b. mv
c. rm
d. mkdir

[Link] command is used to display the last few lines of a file in Unix?
a. head
b. tail
c. more
d. less

[Link] command is used to search for a string in a file in Unix?

a. grep
b. find
c. locate
d. search

[Link] command is used to display the manual pages for a command in

Unix?
a. man
b. info
c. help
d. cmd

[Link] command is used to display the current date and time in Unix?
a. time
b. date
c. datetime
d. clock
[Link] command is used to set permissions on a file or directory in Unix?
a. chown
b. chmod
c. chgrp
d. chfile

[Link] command is used to display the environment variables in Unix?

a. env
b. set
c. export
d. variables

[Link] command is used to compress a file in Unix?

a. tar
b. zip
c. gzip
d. compress

[Link] command is used to extract files from a tar archive in Unix?

a. unzip
b. tar
c. untar
d. extract

[Link] command is used to display the contents of a directory in Unix in a

long format?
a. ls
 b. dir
c. ll
d. list

[Link] command is used to find and replace a string in a file in Unix?

a. replace
b. sed
c. awk
d. cut

[Link] command is used to rename a file in Unix?

a. rename
b. mv
c. cp
d. ln

[Link] command is used to create a symbolic link in Unix?

a. link
b. symlink
c. ln
d. slink

[Link] command is used to list the processes running on a Unix system?

a. ps
b. top
c. pr
d. list
[Link] command is used to terminate a process in Unix?
a. kill
b. stop
c. terminate
d. exit

[Link] command is used to check the free space on a file system in Unix?
a. df
b. free
c. space
d. checkfs

[Link] command is used to display the contents of a file in reverse order in

Unix?
a. tac
b. rev
c. reverse
d. back

[Link] command is used to display the process status in real-time in Unix?

a. ps
b. top
c. pr
d. watch

[Link] command is used to display the first few lines of a file in Unix?
a. head
b. tail
c. more
 d. less

[Link] command is used to display the disk usage of a file or directory in

Unix?
a. du
b. df
c. usage
d. space

[Link] command is used to create a new file in Unix?

a. touch
b. create
c. new
d. file

[Link] command is used to copy a directory in Unix?

a. cpdir
b. mvdir
c. cpr
d. cp -r

[Link] command is used to delete a directory in Unix?

a. deletedir
b. rmdir
c. rm -r
d. removedir
[Link] command is used to change the ownership of a file in Unix?
a. chown
b. chmod
c. chgrp
d. own

[Link] command is used to change the group ownership of a file in Unix?

a. chown
b. chmod
c. chgrp
d. group

[Link] command is used to sort the contents of a file in Unix?

a. sort
b. order
c. arrange
d. group

[Link] command is used to display the contents of a compressed file in

Unix?
a. tar
b. gzip
c. gunzip
d. zip

[Link] command is used to display the process hierarchy in Unix?

a. pstree
b. ptree
c. prtree
 d. tree

[Link] command is used to display the history of commands executed in a

Unix shell?
a. history
b. log
c. commands
d. execute

[Link] command is used to suspend a process in Unix?

a. stop
b. suspend
c. kill
d. pause

[Link] command is used to resume a suspended process in Unix?

a. resume
b. continue
c. fg
d. start

[Link] command is used to display the network connections on a Unix

system?
a. netstat
b. ifconfig
c. ping
d. traceroute
[Link] command is used to display the available network interfaces on a
Unix system?
a. netstat
b. ifconfig
c. ping
d. traceroute

[Link] command is used to search for a specific string within a file in Unix?
a. grep
b. find
c. locate
d. search

[Link] command is used to display the manual page for a Unix command?
a. help
b. man
c. info
d. manual

[Link] command is used to create a symbolic link in Unix?

a. ln
b. link
c. sym
d. symbolic

[Link] command is used to set the permissions of a file or directory in

Unix?
a. chmod
b. chown
 c. chgrp
d. own

[Link] command is used to rename a file in Unix?

a. rename
b. move
c. mv
d. renamefile

[Link] command is used to display the environment variables in Unix?

a. env
b. set
c. displayenv
d. printenv

[Link] command is used to kill all processes owned by a specific user in

Unix?
a. killall
b. killuser
c. kill -u
d. killprocesses

[Link] command is used to display the current date and time in Unix?
a. date
b. time
c. datetime
d. timestamp
[Link] command is used to send a signal to a running process in Unix?
a. signal
b. sigsend
c. kill
d. send

[Link] command is used to display the system information in Unix?

a. uname
b. info
c. systeminfo
d. sysinfo

[Link] command is used to display the size of a file in Unix?

a. ls
b. size
c. stat
d. du

[Link] command is used to display the contents of a file in Unix?

a. cat
b. grep
c. head
d. tail

[Link] command is used to delete a file in Unix?

a. remove
b. delete
c. rm
d. del
[Link] command is used to create a new directory in Unix?
a. mkdir
b. newdir
c. createdir
d. makedir

[Link] command is used to display the disk usage of files and directories in
Unix?
a. ls
b. du
c. df
d. diskusage

[Link] command is used to display the list of processes running on a Unix

system?
a. ps
b. process
c. proclist
d. showprocesses

[Link] command is used to set the sticky bit permission on a directory in

Unix?
a. chmod +s
b. chmod -s
c. chmod +t
d. chmod -t
[Link] command is used to create an empty file in Unix?
a. touch
b. create
c. makefile
d. newfile

[Link] command is used to display the available disk space on a Unix

system?
a. df
b. space
c. diskspace
d. freespace

[Link] command is used to terminate a Unix shell session?

a. exit
b. terminate
c. quit
d. stop

[Link] command is used to copy files and directories in Unix?

a. cp
b. mv
c. copy
d. duplicate

[Link] command is used to list the files and directories in a specific

directory in Unix?
 a. ls
b. dir
c. list
d. files

[Link] command is used to create a compressed archive file in Unix?

a. tar
b. zip
c. gzip
d. compress

[Link] command is used to change the owner of a file or directory in Unix?

a. chown
b. chmod
c. chgrp
d. own

[Link] command is used to change the group of a file or directory in Unix?

a. chgrp
b. chown
c. chmod
d. group

[Link] command is used to change the permissions of a file or directory in

symbolic mode in Unix?
a. chmod
b. chown
c. chgrp
d. own
[Link] command is used to display the contents of a file in reverse order in
Unix?
a. tac
b. cat
c. tail
d. head

[Link] command is used to display the process ID of the current shell

session in Unix?
a. pid
b. getpid
c. ppid
d. currentpid

[Link] command is used to display the last 10 lines of a file in Unix?

a. head
b. tail
c. last
d. end

[Link] command is used to display the network connection information in

Unix?
a. ifconfig
b. netstat
c. ipconfig
d. connectioninfo
100. Which command is used to display the system date and time in Unix?
a. date
b. time
c. datetime
d. sysdate

101. Which command is used to search for a specific string in a file in

Unix?
a. grep
b. search
c. find
d. match

102. Which command is used to change the current working directory in

Unix?
a. cd
b. chdir
c. dir
d. changedir

103. Which command is used to display the manual pages for a Unix
command?
a. man
b. help
c. info
d. guide
104. Which command is used to display the current user's login name in
Unix?
a. whoami
b. username
c. login
d. user
105. Which command is used to terminate a running process in Unix?
a. kill
b. stop
c. terminate
d. endprocess

106. Which command is used to display the total number of lines in a file
in Unix?
a. wc -l
b. wc -w
c. wc -c
d. wc -L

107. Which command is used to display the system uptime in Unix?

a. uptime
b. time
c. boottime
d. sysuptime

108. Which command is used to display the size of a file in bytes in Unix?
a. ls -l
b. du -b
c. stat
d. size
109. Which command is used to display the current environment variables
in Unix?
a. env
b. showenv
c. printenv
d. listen

110. Which command is used to display the contents of a file in Unix?

a. cat
b. dog
c. mouse
d. pig

111. Which command is used to remove a directory in Unix?

a. rmdir
b. rm
c. remove
d. del

112. Which command is used to create a new directory in Unix?

a. mkdir
b. newdir
c. createdir
d. makedir

113. Which command is used to display the process status in Unix?

a. ps
 b. pstree
c. status
d. process

114. Which command is used to display the current user's home directory
in Unix?
a. pwd
b. home
c. userdir
d. homedir

115. Which command is used to append the contents of one file to

another file in Unix?
a. cat
b. cp
c. mv
d. append

116. Which command is used to display the first 10 lines of a file in Unix?
a. head
b. tail
c. first
d. top

117. Which command is used to display the size of a directory in Unix?

a. du
b. size
c. ls
d. diskusage
118. Which command is used to display the list of currently running
processes in Unix?
a. ps
b. top
c. jobs
d. tasklist
119. Which command is used to change the permissions of a file or
directory in numeric mode in Unix?
a. chmod
b. chown
c. chgrp
d. own

120. Which command is used to create an empty file in Unix?

a. touch
b. create
c. newfile
d. mkfile

121. Which command is used to display the contents of a compressed file

in Unix?
a. gzip
b. tar
c. gunzip
d. zip

122. Which command is used to compress a file in Unix?

a. gzip
 b. tar
c. gunzip
d. zip

123. Which command is used to extract the contents of a compressed file

in Unix?
a. gunzip
b. tar
c. gzip
d. unzip

124. Which command is used to display the current user's group

memberships in Unix?
a. groups
b. grouplist
c. memberof
d. usergroups

125. Which command is used to display the total size of a directory and its
subdirectories in Unix?
a. du -sh
b. ls -l
c. pwd
d. stat

126. Which command is used to display the contents of a directory in

Unix?
a. ls
b. dir
 c. cd
d. pwd

127. Which command is used to display the contents of a directory in a

long format in Unix?
a. ls -l
b. ls -s
c. ls -a
d. ls -t

128. Which command is used to rename a file in Unix?

a. mv
b. rename
c. cp
d. move

129. Which command is used to copy a file in Unix?

a. cp
b. copy
c. mv
d. move

130. Which command is used to search for a file or directory in Unix?

a. find
b. search
c. locate
d. scan
131. Which command is used to change the owner of a file or directory in
Unix?
a. chown
b. chmod
c. chgrp
d. own

132. Which command is used to display the last 10 lines of a file in Unix?
a. tail
b. head
c. last
d. bottom

133. Which command is used to find and replace text in a file in Unix?
a. sed
b. grep
c. awk
d. replace

134. Which command is used to display the manual pages of a command

in Unix?
a. man
b. help
c. manual
d. command

135. Which command is used to display the environment variables in

Unix?
a. env
 b. set
c. vars
d. variables

136. Which command is used to display the current date and time in Unix?
a. date
b. time
c. clock
d. datetime

137. Which command is used to terminate a running process in Unix?

a. kill
b. stop
c. exit
d. end

138. Which command is used to display the current working directory in

Unix?
a. pwd
b. cd
c. dir
d. ls

139. Which command is used to create a symbolic link in Unix?

a. ln -s
b. sym
c. link
d. shortcut
140. Which command is used to display the disk usage of a file or
directory in Unix?
a. du
b. df
c. space
d. usage

141. Which command is used to create a new directory in Unix?

a. mkdir
b. mkdir
c. newdir
d. createdir

142. Which command is used to remove a file in Unix?

a. rm
b. del
c. erase
d. remove

143. Which command is used to remove a directory and its contents in

Unix?
a. rm -r
b. rmdir
c. deletedir
d. removedir
144. Which command is used to display the IP address of a Unix machine?
a. ifconfig
b. ipconfig
 c. config
d. network

145. Which command is used to display the number of lines, words, and
characters in a file in Unix?
a. wc
b. count
c. lines
d. words

146. Which command is used to change the permissions of a file or

directory in Unix?
a. chmod
b. chown
c. chgrp
d. permiss

147. Which command is used to compress multiple files into a single

archive file in Unix?
a. tar
b. gzip
c. zip
d. compress

148. Which command is used to change the group ownership of a file or

directory in Unix?
a. chgrp
b. chown
c. chmod
 d. own

149. Which command is used to create a new user account in Unix?

a. useradd
b. adduser
c. newuser
d. createuser

150. Which command is used to display the contents of a file in Unix?

a. cat
b. dog
c. print
d. type

151. Which command is used to create a new file in Unix?

a. touch
b. create
c. newfile
d. makefile

152. Which command is used to copy files and directories in Unix?

a. cp
b. copy
c. cpy
d. duplicate

153. Which command is used to move or rename files and directories in

Unix?
 a. mv
b. move
c. rename
d. rn
154. Which command is used to display the contents of a directory in
Unix?
a. ls
b. dir
c. list
d. display

155. Which command is used to list the running processes in Unix?

a. ps
b. process
c. running
d. listproc

156. Which command is used to create a new symbolic link in Unix?

a. ln -s
b. symlink
c. link
d. shortcut

157. Which command is used to display the contents of a compressed

archive file in Unix?
a. tar -xvf
b. gzip -d
c. unzip
d. compress -d
158. Which command is used to display the current user in Unix?
a. whoami
b. user
c. currentuser
d. me

159. Which command is used to display the free memory and swap space
in Unix?
a. free
b. mem
c. swap
d. memory

160. Which command is used to search for a pattern in a file or files in

Unix?
a. grep
b. find
c. search
d. locate

161. Which command is used to display the current date and time in Unix?
a. date
b. time
c. clock
d. datetime
162. Which command is used to display the size of a file or directory in
Unix?
a. ls -l
b. du
c. size
d. filesize

163. Which command is used to display the environment variables in

Unix?
a. env
b. variables
c. displayenv
d. showvars
164. Which command is used to display the manual pages of a command
in Unix?
a. man
b. help
c. manual
d. doc

165. Which command is used to kill a running process in Unix?

a. kill
b. stop
c. end
d. terminate

166. Which command is used to create a backup copy of a file in Unix?

a. cp -p
b. backup
c. cp -b
 d. duplicate

167. Which command is used to display the permissions of a file or

directory in Unix?
a. ls -l
b. perm
c. permissions
d. displayperm

168. Which command is used to set the default file permissions in Unix?
a. umask
b. setperm
c. defaultperm
d. chmod

169. Which command is used to display the number of files and

directories in a directory in Unix?
a. ls -a
b. ls -c
c. ls -l
d. ls -R

170. Which command is used to change the permissions of a file or

directory in Unix?
a. chmod
b. chperm
c. setperm
d. permchange
171. Which command is used to create a new directory in Unix?
a. mkdir
b. newdir
c. createdir
d. makedir

172. Which command is used to delete a file in Unix?

a. rm
b. delete
c. del
d. erase

173. Which command is used to delete a directory in Unix?

a. rmdir
b. deletedir
c. rmd
d. erasedir

174. Which command is used to display the contents of a compressed file

in Unix?
a. zcat
b. gunzip
c. tar -xvf
d. unzip

175. Which command is used to set the password for a user account in
Unix?
 a. passwd
b. setpass
c. password
d. changepass

176. Which command is used to display the list of users currently logged
in to the system in Unix?
a. who
b. wholist
c. listusers
d. displayusers

177. Which command is used to copy a file from a remote system to the
local system in Unix?
a. scp
b. ftp
c. sftp
d. rsync

178. Which command is used to list the available shells in Unix?

a. cat /etc/shells
b. listshells
c. shells
d. showshells

179. Which command is used to display the version of the Unix operating
system?
a. uname -a
b. version
 c. showversion
d. osversion

180. Which command is used to display the last few lines of a file in Unix?
a. tail
b. head
c. last
d. bottom

181. Which command is used to display the first few lines of a file in Unix?
a. head
b. tail
c. first
d. top

182. Which command is used to display the current working directory in

Unix?
a. pwd
b. currentdir
c. showdir
d. path

183. Which command is used to rename a file in Unix?

a. mv
b. rename
c. move
d. renamefile
184. Which command is used to display the list of running processes in
Unix?
a. ps
b. listprocesses
c. processlist
d. showprocesses

185. Which command is used to change the owner of a file or directory in

Unix?
a. chown
b. ownerchange
c. setowner
d. changeowner

186. Which command is used to change the group of a file or directory in

Unix?
a. chgrp
b. groupchange
c. setgroup
d. changegroup

187. Which command is used to create a symbolic link in Unix?

a. ln -s
b. link
c. symlink
d. createlink
188. Which command is used to display the disk usage of a file or
directory in Unix?
a. du
b. df
c. diskusage
d. displaydiskusage
189. Which command is used to compress a file or directory in Unix?
a. tar -czvf
b. gzip
c. compress
d. zip

190. Which command is used to display the manual page for a Unix
command?
a. man
b. help
c. commandhelp
d. manual

191. Which command is used to search for a pattern in a file in Unix?

a. grep
b. search
c. find
d. locate

192. Which command is used to terminate a running process in Unix?

a. kill
b. terminate
c. stop
d. endprocess
193. Which command is used to create a new file in Unix?
a. touch
b. newfile
c. createfile
d. filecreate

194. Which command is used to display the contents of a file in Unix?

a. cat
b. display
c. show
d. contents

195. Which command is used to display the environment variables in

Unix?
a. env
b. displayenv
c. showenv
d. envvariables

196. Which command is used to set an environment variable in Unix?

a. export
b. setenv
c. envset
d. variableset

197. Which command is used to display the disk space usage of a file or
directory in Unix?
 a. du
b. df
c. diskspace
d. displaydiskspace

198. Which command is used to display the current date and time in Unix?
a. date
b. time
c. datetime
d. showtime

199. Which command is used to display the list of currently running

background processes in Unix?
a. jobs
b. processjobs
c. background
d. backgroundjobs

200. Which command is used to copy a file in Unix?

a. cp
b. copy
c. duplicate
d. clone

201. Which command is used to remove a file in Unix?

a. rm
b. delete
 c. remove
d. erase

202. Which command is used to create a directory in Unix?

a. mkdir
b. createdir
c. newdir
d. makedir

203. Which command is used to remove a directory in Unix?

a. rmdir
b. deletedir
c. removedir
d. erasedir

204. Which command is used to list the files and directories in a directory
in Unix?
a. ls
b. list
c. dir
d. show

205. Which command is used to change the permissions of a file or

directory in Unix?
a. chmod
b. permissionchange
c. setpermission
d. changepermission
206. Which command is used to display the current user in Unix?
a. whoami
b. currentuser
c. showuser
d. username

207. Which command is used to terminate a process and all its child
processes in Unix?
a. killall
b. terminateall
c. stopall
d. endprocessall

208. Which command is used to display the current hostname in Unix?

a. hostname
b. showhostname
c. currentname
d. displayname

209. Which command is used to archive a group of files and directories in

Unix?
a. tar
b. archive
c. compress
d. pack