Software Engineering Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

What command is used with vi editor to search a pattern in the forward direction ?

Accepted Answer

D. /

Question 2

How can you add Amit, a new user, to your system ?

Accepted Answer

D. All of the above

Question 3

Which of are following internal commands is used in mail to forward mail to user in user-list ?

Accepted Answer

B. m user-list

Question 4

Which command is used with vi editor to save file and remain in the editing mode ?

Accepted Answer

B. :w

Question 5

Which command will be used with vi editor to append text at end of line ?

Accepted Answer

A. A

Question 6

Which of the following commands is used to copy directory structures in and out________________?

Accepted Answer

B. cpio

Question 7

Which of the following commands is used to display the filenames in multiple columns ?

Accepted Answer

C. ls -x

Question 8

The octal representation 652 indicates_________________?

Accepted Answer

B. Write permission for others

Question 9

Which is the earliest and most widely used shell that came with the UNIX system ?

Accepted Answer

C. Bourne shell

Question 10

Which command is used with file named ‘note’ to remove the executable permission from the user and assign read permission to the group and others?

Accepted Answer

A. chmod u-x, go+r note

Question 11

Which command is used to link the files ?

Accepted Answer

B. ln

Question 12

Which of the following commands is used to remove files with confirmation prompt from the user file system which have neither been accessed nor modified i the last one year ?

Accepted Answer

D. find /user/* $-mtime + 365 – a – atime +365 $ – OK rm {} \;

Question 13

Which of the following commands is used to count the total number of lines, words, and characters contained in a file ?

Accepted Answer

B. wc

Question 14

The [line number G] key allows you________________?

Accepted Answer

D. to move cursor to the beginning of the line specified by the number

Question 15

Which of the following set options is used with vi editor to ignore case while searching for patterns ?

Accepted Answer

A. ic

Question 16

Which of the following commands is used to save the output of the who command in a file named user.lst, as well as display it ?

Accepted Answer

A. who | tee user.lst

Question 17

Which of the following commands is used to copy a file wb from the programs directory into a file called wbx in the misc directory ?

Accepted Answer

B. cp programs/wb misc/wbx

Question 18

Which command allows you to view your file 24 lines at a time ?

Accepted Answer

B. pg

Question 19

While working with mail command, which command is used to save mail in a separate file ?

Accepted Answer

A. s

Question 20

The File that contains a set of instructions which are performed when a user logs in, is_____________?

Accepted Answer

B. .profile