IT 244: Introduction to Linux/Unix
Class 8 Ungraded Quiz

  1. What do you call a text file containing Unix commands that are run just before the shell gives you a prompt?


  2. Where are the files mentioned above located?


  3. If you entered the following at the command line, where would you be? 
    cd ~



  4. If you entered the following at the command line, where would you be? 
    cd ~ghoffman



  5. What does the . (dot) in your current directory mean?


  6. What does the .. (dot dot) in your current directory mean?


  7. What do you call the list of directories you must go through to get from one directory to another?


  8. What directory is the starting point for EVERY absolute path?


  9. What directory is the starting point for a relative path?


  10. What character is used to separate directory and filenames in a path?