Explore topic-wise MCQs in Unix.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Unix knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which files will be displayed by the following command:

A. all files in the directory
B. all files with filename containing ‘file’
C. no files will be displayed
D. a single fileView Answer
Answer» C. no files will be displayed
2.

What does cat file01 file01 file01 display?

A. error
B. blank terminal
C. contents of file01 three times successively
D. contents of file01 single time
Answer» D. contents of file01 single time
3.

Which of the following cannot be performed by cat command?

A. displaying files
B. creating files
C. appending files
D. deleting files
Answer» E.
4.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_CANNOT_BE_PERFORMED_BY_CAT_COMMAND??$

A. displaying files
B. creating files
C. appending files
D. deleting files
Answer» E.
5.

What_does_cat_file01_file01_file01_display?$

A. error
B. blank terminal
C. contents of file01 three times successively
D. contents of file01 single time
Answer» D. contents of file01 single time
6.

Which option is used with touch command which forces the command not to create file, if it does not exists.

A. -h
B. -c
C. -t
D. -f
Answer» E.
7.

Which command is used to create empty files?

A. cp
B. cat
C. touch
D. create
Answer» C. touch
8.

Which option is used with the cat command for displaying file with line numbers?

A. -n
B. -v
C. -a
D. -x
Answer» B. -v
9.

Which option is used with cat command for displaying non-printable characters?

A. -v
B. -n
C. -x
D. -a
Answer» B. -n
10.

Which symbol is used to append an existing file?

A. >
B. <
C. >>
D. $
Answer» D. $
11.

If we create a file using cat command with the same filename which already exists in the current directory then,

A. existing file is deleted
B. new file will be created separately
C. existing file will be overwritten
D. an error will be produced
Answer» D. an error will be produced
12.

Which symbol is used with cat command for creating files?

A. >
B. <
C. *
D. /
Answer» B. <
13.

Multiple arguments as filenames can be specified in cat command.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
14.

Apart from displaying file contents, cat command is also used for _____ files.

A. displaying
B. deleting
C. copying
D. creating
Answer» E.
15.

Which command is used for displaying contents of a file?

A. cp
B. rm
C. cat
D. mkdir
Answer» D. mkdir