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Introduction to UNIX
Kate Wrightson
Joe Merlino

The Shell Environment

True or False

Click on the correct response for each question below.



1

You can invoke a shell as a command at the Unix prompt.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

In the Bourne Again shell, you can retrieve previously executed commands by typing !!
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

To enter the Bourne shell, just type bsh at the Unix prompt.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

Any program written for the Bourne Again shell will run in a Bourne shell environment.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

The run control file for the C shell is called .cshrc.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

To set the prompt in the C shell, use the PROMPT variable.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

There are 2 types of run control files, individual and system-wide.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

A Unix system can have several shells available.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

C shell and Bourne shell scripts are pretty much the same.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

Run control files are not executed every time a new shell session starts.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE




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