Unix Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

Unix Interview Questions

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What are the basic responsibilities of a shell?

2 1801

What is meant by u-area?

877

What are the various ids in unix processes?

917

Define a single-user system.

1 957

List a few significant features of unix?

1 1069

Explain piping.

909

How can you kill a process in unix?

924

Explain the different types of pathnames that are used in unix.

888

Explain pid.

963

What can you tell about shell variables?

956

What does a pipe(|) do?

920

Describe the term directory?

2 1443

Describe the responsibilities of shell in brief.

893

What is the explanation for protection fault?

1045

What is the significance of the superuser?

992

Un-Answered Questions { Unix }

What is af_unix?

862

Tell me set-user-id is related to (in unix)?

917

Is unix still relevant?

981

How do I find a pattern in unix?

947

Is windows built on unix?

1024

Explain how to use grep command to list find the records of a file containing 10 different strings?

1076

What is alias mechanism?

880

How to give execute permission for a file in unix?

1016

What are the criteria for choosing a process for swapping into memory from the swap device?

1013

What is the command to find maximum memory taking process on the server?

1225

What is unix computer?

1003

How do I run a ksh script in unix?

973

The syntax of command statement in UNIX

What is unix for?

917

Describe the usage and functionality of the command rm –r * in unix?

2107

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