This document contains 30 questions about key concepts in UNIX systems. It covers topics like what UNIX is, the differences between UNIX and Windows, multi-user systems, the kernel and shell, filters, commands for file and directory management like cat, wc, cp, mv, permissions, pipes, grep, i-nodes, communication, editors like vi, shell scripting, control and case statements, operators, and looping.
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Unix Viva Questions
This document contains 30 questions about key concepts in UNIX systems. It covers topics like what UNIX is, the differences between UNIX and Windows, multi-user systems, the kernel and shell, filters, commands for file and directory management like cat, wc, cp, mv, permissions, pipes, grep, i-nodes, communication, editors like vi, shell scripting, control and case statements, operators, and looping.
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UNIX VIVA QUESTIONS
1. What is UNIX? Who developed it?
2. What is the difference between UNIX and WINDOWS? 3. What is multiuser, multiprogramming system? 4. What is kernel? 5. What is shell? 6. What are filters? 7. How to create a file and directory? 8. Differentiate between absolute path and relative path 9. What is the use of cat command? 10. What is the use of wc command? 11. What is the difference between cp and mv command? 12. Name some file and directory related commands 13. What is the use of head, tail, sort, tr command? 14. What is the use of pipeline(|) symbol? 15. What is the use of grep command? 16. What are the different types of file permissions? 17. How to change the permissions of a file? 18. What is i node? 19. What are different UNIX communication commands? 20. What is the use of finger command? 21. What is shell script? 22. What is the use of vi editor? 23. What is the use of expr command? 24. Which are input and output statements in Shell programming? 25. What is the use of echo command? 26. What are wildcard characters? 27. What are control statements? 28. What is the use of case statements? 29. What are relational and logical operators? 30. What is looping?