Unix General Interview Questions
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Enlist common shells with their indicators.

776

Name the key features of the korn shell.

775

Explain the following statement, “it is not advisable to use root as the default login.”

701

How can you edit a large file without opening it in unix?

700

How would you display the last line of a file?

695

Explain file system in unix.

747

Differentiate swapping and paging.

688

Explain the term filter.

728

What do you understand by unix shell?

738

How can you count the number of characters and lines in a file?

751

Describe a link in unix.

2 1136

What is meant by the term super user?

693

What is alias mechanism?

685

Can you tell me something about wildcard interpretation?

694

Explain links and symbolic links.

733


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How to print/display the last line of a file in Unix?

762


What is alias mechanism?

685


Name the data structure used to maintain file identification?

759


What are the advantages and disadvantages of unix operating system?

785


How to restrict NULL value in UNIX

1238


Explain the method of changing file access permission?

733


What is the symbol in unix?

687


What is page fault? Its types?

706


What are the requirements for a swapper to work?

789


Why is unix better than windows?

681


Explain kernal and shell?

800


What is the core of unix operating system?

725


Which is a form of interprocess communication in unix?

667


How to know the ip address of user system?

725


Explain the following statement, “it is not advisable to use root as the default login.”

701