Lab1 UNIX TRUE/FALSE Questions

T F The default prompt for UNIX is a percent sign.

T F The format of a file is known as its data type.

T F Your current location designated by the UNIX prompt is referred to as the current folder.

T F Listing the names of folders and subfolders that lead to a file is called a path.

T F The path to an object is a way to specify where the object is located in the file system.

T F There are two ways to specify a path: absolute path and relative path.

T F A path is an absolute path if it begins at the root folder.

T F The root folder is the highest folder in the hierarchical folder tree.

T F If a path begins with a slash (/), it is an absolute path specified from the root folder.

T F A path is relative if it describes the location of a file or folder as it relates to the current folder.

T F If you are in a folder and you want to move down the tree from that folder, you don't need to type the full path name.

T F The special folder, the . folder (“dot” folder) represents the current folder.

T F The special folder, the .. folder (“dot-dot” folder) represents the parent folder.

T F The parent folder is one level up in the folder hierarchy.

T F The names of the directories in a pathname are separated by the slash symbol.

T F The tilde character ~ can be used as a shortcut for getting to your own home directory.

T F Window systems provide a convenient way for the user to work on several tasks at once.

T F Unix is case-sensitive.

T F XEmacs is an editor that you can use on the Sun/Solaris system to type in your program.

T F The chmod command controls the permissions for your directories and for your files.

T F CDE stands for Common Desktop Environment.

T F Unix is an operating system.

T F A folder can contain files and other folders.

T F A folder can contain files and other directories.

T F A folder can exist with nothing in it.

T F The name of the COBOL compiler that is being used on your UNIX account is AcuCobol.

T F You only have to use the subscribe command once.

T F The subscribe command allows you access to the COBOL compiler.

T F The mkdir command creates a new directory where specified.

T F The rmdir command removes the directory listed.

T F The ls command lists the information in the specified directory.

T F The cd command changes the current directory location.

T F The cp command copies a file to a second location.

T F The mv command moves a file from one location to another.

T F The rm command removes the files specified.

T F The more command shows what information is in the specified file on the terminal screen.

T F In the ls –l command, the –l is called a switch.

T F Your account name is the last location on the path that specifies your home directory.

T F UNIX is an operating system.

T F Your account is connected to the CSE server.

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