Unix Quiz | Unix Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Questions
1 The command who sort - file1 > file2
A Results in an error
B Sorts the contents of file1 and puts it in file2
C Both (a) and (b)
D None of the above

Answer: None of the above
2 Choose the correct statements.
A | can be used to direct output to programs
B > can be used to direct output to a named file
C The symbols > and | are both processed by shell
D All of above

Answer: All of above
3 Which of the following are not filter programs?
A date
B sort
C catr
D grep

Answer: date
4 The main reasons for the success of pipes are
A The availability of many filter programs
B UNIX treats devices as files
C It provides a 2-way communication channel
D Both (a) and (b)

Answer: Both (a) and (b)
5 Which of the following file names can be found in more than one directoy?
A passwd
B bin
C date
D Both (a) and (b)

Answer: Both (a) and (b)
6 If cat x. prints garbage. then x is probably a
A Binary file
B Text file
C Data file
D Source file

Answer: Binary file
7 The file that stores an integer as a sequence of characters is a
A Text file
B Data file
C Binary file
D Core file

Answer: Text file
8 The differences between malloc( ) and calloc() are:
A Malloc is used for dynamic allocation of memory, while cal:1�c can't be used for that purpose
B Malloc needs only one argument. while cal loc needs two.
C unlike malloc, calloc allocates memory and initializes it to 0.
D Both (b) and (c)

Answer: Both (b) and (c)
9 Which of the following remarks about realloc are true?
A It allocates memory of required size that need not be contiguous
B It may shift the existing block
C It can work only with an existing block of memory
D Both (b) and (c)

Answer: Both (b) and (c)
10 To allow only one user to work with a particular file at a particular time, one has to use
A Semaphore
B Critical region
C Locking
D Dedicated mode

Answer: Locking
11 Files that store data in the same format as used in program are called
A Source file
B Core
C Text file
D binary files

Answer: binary files
12 Choose the incorrect statements.
A Shell scripts are compiled
B Shell is a programming language
C Shell scripts are interpreted
D Shell scripts can accept arguments

Answer: Shell scripts are compiled
13 Shell script is preferable to other forms of programming because it
A Occupies less space
B Enhances portability
C Makes programming task easier
D All of these

Answer: All of these
14 Let x.c be a C source code. The command cc x.c > y
A is equivalent to the command cc x.c;mv a.out y
B is equivalent to the command cc -o y x.c
C serves no purpose
D None of the above

Answer: serves no purpose
15 Which of the following string functions can be used to find the last occurrence of a given character in a given string?
A strchr
B strncpy
C strncmp
D None of the above

Answer: strchr
16 Writing a C program that accepts input from keyboard, rather than from a file is advantageous because
A Keyboard is a file that is already open
B It can be used in a pipe, if it writes to stdout
C Both (a) and (b)
D None of the above

Answer: Both (a) and (b)
17 If one doesn't want anyone else to read or write to a file named datfile, except through a program in a file filex , then he may use
A chmod u+s filex ; chmod go_rw datfile
B chmod 4711 filex ; chmod go_rw datfile
C chmod 4711 datfile ; chmod go_rw filex
D Both (a) and (b)

Answer: Both (a) and (b)
18 The advantage of binary files over text files is that
A It can be accessed faster
B It is compact
C They are more reliable
D All of these

Answer: All of these
19 The command echo welcome > /dev / tty
A Echoes welcome in all the terminals that are switched on.
B Echoes welcome in all the terminals that are logged on.
C Echoes welcome only in the terminal in which it is run.
D Both (a) and (c)

Answer: Both (a) and (c)
20 Which of the following features of UNIX may be used for inter process communication?
A Semaphore
B Signals
C Pipes
D All of these

Answer: All of these
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