Which process is immediately set up by the kernel when we log on to a Unix system?

Unix - Quiz(MCQ)

shell

bash

parent

System

Correct Answer : shell

Explanation : As we log on to a UNIX system, a process is immediately set up by the kernel. This process represents a UNIX command which may sh (Bourne shell), ksh (Korn shell), csh (C shell) or bash (Bash). This process remains alive until we log out when it is killed by the kernel.

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Which command is used for acquiring superuser status?

super

admn

Correct Answer : su

Explanation : Any user can acquire the status of superuser by using the su command. The only condition that needs to be fulfilled here is, he/she must be aware of the root password. For example,

$ su
Password: *****        //root’s password
#pwd
/home/abd             //prompt changes ( super user mode)â€‹

Which command is used to find out the consumption of a specific directory?

mem

Correct Answer : du

Explanation : Sometimes, we may need to find out the consumption of a specific directory rather than an entire file system. For this purpose, du command is used. This command reports usage by recursive examination of the directory structure.

To run the script, we should make it executable first by using _____

chmod +r

chmod +w

chmod +x

chmod +rwx

Correct Answer : chmod +x

Explanation : Before we run the script, it is essential to make the script executable first. After that invoke the script name to run the script. For making the script executable, we have to use chmod +x script_name.