Multiple Choice

Click on the correct response for each question below.

1		The asterisk is a metacharacter which in the command "ls *.txt" means
			A)	Any single character
			B)	Any combination of one or more characters
			C)	Any combination of zero or more characters
			D)	None of the above
2		A metacharacter is any character that
			A)	Is taken literally
			B)	Represents any string of characters that fit its definition
			C)	Is an "asterisk" or "question mark"
			D)	All of the above
3		Which of the following Unix utilities are not commonly used to process regular expressions?
			A)	Grep
			B)	Sed
			C)	Cut
			D)	Awk
4		Which programming language has a powerful regular expression engine?
			A)	C++
			B)	Perl
			C)	Pearl
			D)	C
5		Which meta-noncharacter is used to indicate the end of the line?
			A)	^
			B)	?
			C)	>
			D)	$
6		Which meta-noncharacter is used to indicate the beginning of the line?
			A)	^
			B)	?
			C)	<
			D)	$
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			A)	\MC
			B)	ch of the following is not an attribute of "sed"
			C)	Non-interactive
			D)	The name stands for "stream editor" C. Works well with "grep" D. By default saves to a file
8		The character separating fields is called a
			A)	Separator
			B)	Delimiter
			C)	Blank
			D)	Semicolon
9		"Awk" is a program that is primarily concerned with formatting output. It is designed to work best with pieces of data called
			A)	Records
			B)	Characters
			C)	Fields
			D)	Strings