Linux System Administration Quiz

Which of the following is not a type of shell?

• The C Shell

• The Korn Shell

• The Bourne Shell

• The Perl Shell

Which of the following is true about shell?

• A Shell provides you with an interface to the Unix system.

• Shell gathers input from you and executes programs based on that input.

• Shell is an environment in which we can run our commands, programs, and shell scripts.

• All of the above

What will be the output of $date?

• Yesterday date

• Current date

• Current date and time

• Tomarrow date and time

The original Unix shell was written in the mid ________.

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1990s

The original Unix shell was written by __________.

• Stephen R. Bourne

• Stephen R. Korn

• Stephen R. C.

• Stephen Watson

On a UNIX system, there can be ____ shells running simultaneously.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• Many

The prompt issued by the shell is called ______

• prompt

• command translator

• command prompt

• command executor

In UNIX there are ___ major types of shells.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What is the default symbol for command prompt in Bourne shell?

• !

• #

• $

• @

Which shell is the most common and best to use?

• Korn shell

• C shell

• Bourne shell

• Bash Shell