Solved MCQs on Filtering Commands in UNIX for the job of Associate System Administrator.
 For suppressing the header and footers, what option do we use with pr command?
(A). -p
(B). -k
(C). -t
(D). -n
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: c
To start the printing from a specific page, which of the following operator do we use with pr command?
(A). –
(B). #
(C). +
(D). &
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: c
For adding the header of our choice, we use -h option with pr command.
(A). True
(B). False
(C). Partially True
Multiple Choice Question Answer: a
For specifying line count to display, what option do we use with the head command?
(A). -a
(B). -h
(D). -o
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: c
-n option can be used with tail command.
(A). True
(B). False
(C). Partially True
Multiple Choice Question Answer: a
For printing the file from the selected line, What symbol do we use with the tail command?
(A). +
(B). –
(C). %%
(D). ^
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: a
The incorrect command is___
(A). pr dept.lst
(B). head -n 5 emp.lst
(C). tail -o +5 emp.lst
(D). tail -3 emp.lst
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: c
To display the beginning of a file, what command do we use?
(A). pr
(B). head
(C). begin
(D). lp
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: b
How many lines are displayed by using the head command by default?
(A). 5
(B). 10
(C). 4
(D). 20
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: b
For displaying the output along with line numbers, what option do we use with pr command?
(A). -d
(B). -n
(C). -o n
(D). -t
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: b
The filters are the category of commands which take the advantage of the shell redirection feature.
(A). True
(B). False
(C). Partially True
Multiple Choice Question Answer: a
Which command do we use to display the end of the file?.
(A). head
(B). tail
(C). lp
(D). pr
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: b
To prepare a file for printing, what command do we use?
(A). cd
(B). cat
(C). print
(D). pr
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: d
How many lines of margin at the top and bottom are added by pr command?
(B). 4
(C). 2
(D). 1
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: a
To print multi-columnar output, what option do we use with pr command?
(A). -p
(B). -k
(C). -d
(D). -pr
(E). None of these
Multiple Choice Question Answer: b
