Simple Shell Programming – Passage-Based Quiz

1. Which command did Divya use to get user input in her first script?

• input
• read
• scan
• gets

2. Which command is used to print text in a shell script?

• say
• print
• display
• echo

3. To calculate the sum of first `N` numbers, which loop structure did Divya use?

• while
• for
• repeat
• until

4. What operator did Divya use to check whether a number is even or odd?

• /
• *
• %
• ==

5. Which of the following refers to the first command-line argument in a shell script?

• $0
• $1
• $@
• arg1

6. What is the purpose of `chmod +x script.sh`?

• Compile the script
• Edit the script
• Make the script executable
• Rename the script

7. How did Divya run her script from the terminal after making it executable?

• bash script.sh
• ./script.sh
• run script.sh
• execute script.sh

8. Which conditional structure did Divya use to check even/odd?

• switch
• case
• if
• do