IT 244: Introduction to Linux/Unix
Quiz 3 Answers

  1. What is the name of the directory at the top of the Unix filesystem?
    root
  2. What symbol is used to represent the top of the Unix filesystem?
    /
  3. What do you call the directory directly above your current directory?
    the parent directory
  4. What directory are you in when you first log in to a Unix machine?
    your own home directory
  5. What do you call a text file containing Unix commands that are run just before the shell gives you a prompt?
    a startup file
  6. If you entered the following at the command line, where would you be?
    cd ~
    your home directory
  7. What does the . (dot) in your current directory mean?
    your current directory
  8. What does the .. (dot dot) in your current directory mean?
    the parent directory of your current directory
  9. What directory is the starting point for EVERY absolute path?
    the root directory
  10. What directory is the starting point for a relative path?
    the current directory