5 Questions
Which shell was developed for BSD UNIX systems by Bill Joy?
C shell (csh)
Which shell is a superset of the Bourne shell and can execute most Bourne scripts unchanged?
Bourne-Again Shell (Bash)
Who developed the Tenex C shell (tcsh)?
Ken Greer
Which shell supports command history and the ability to re-execute previous commands quickly?
C shell (csh)
Which shell allows the creation of shortcuts to longer commands?
Bourne-Again Shell (Bash)
Test your knowledge of UNIX with this quiz on basic shells and commands. Learn about the history of UNIX and its development by Bell Labs. Discover the fundamentals of using shells and executing commands in this introductory quiz.
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