UNIX Basics 1

Question 1

What are the main characteristics used to define the UNIX operating system? Define each.

Answer 1

Command-Line Based, Multi-User, and Multitasking

Question 2

Which UNIX server is used to program?

Answer 2

linprog

Question 3

Which UNIX server is not linprog and what is it used for?

Answer 3

shell; used for shell scripting

Question 4

What is the core of the operating system? What does it do?

Answer 4

The UNIX Kernel is the brain connecting the hardware to the shell.

Question 5

Which part of the operating system does the user interact with?

Answer 5

The UNIX Shell is what the user depends on to interact with the servers and the kernel.

Question 6

What are the main terms in the UNIX environment? Define each.

Answer 6

File, Directory, Program, and Process

Question 7

What are the two devices that allow the user to edit the output of a command? Define each.

Answer 7

Options are usually used to specify the information you the command with output. Arguments are inputs to the UNIX command like the filename of the file to open.