CIT 333

Operating System

Chapter 6 : Bourne Shells

DAE Computer Information Technology | Third Year

Short Questions

Chapter:06 (Bourne Shells)

Question 1:

What is the primary function of a shell?

Manage files and directories Run shell scripts Execute commands entered by the user Manage environment variables

Question 2:

What is a shell script?

A program written in a shell language that can be executed in the shell A program written in Python that can be executed in the shell A program that can only be executed in a graphical user interface A program that can only be executed in a terminal emulator

Question 3:

What is input/output redirection in shells?

Allowing users to redirect input and output to and from files Allowing users to redirect input and output to and from the Internet Allowing users to redirect input and output to and from other processes Allowing users to redirect input and output to and from the command history

Question 4:

What are environment variables in shells?

Variables that hold information about the system or user environment Variables that hold information about network connections Variables that hold information about shell commands Variables that hold information about user preferences

Question 5:

What is job control in shells?

Allowing shells to manage network connections Allowing shells to manage jobs and processes Allowing shells to manage user preferences Allowing shells to manage text processing tasks

Question 6:

Which shell is the default shell in most Linux distributions?

Bash Zsh Ksh Tcsh

Question 7:

Which command is used to display the current working directory in the shell?

dir pwd ls cd

Question 8:

Which shell command is used to create a new directory?

mkdir touch rm cat

Question 9:

Which symbol is used in shell commands to represent the home directory?

$ * # ~

Question 10:

Which command is used to list the files and directories in a directory?

cd ls cp mv

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