SKILL BENCHMARK
Unix Competency (Intermediate Level)
- 20m
- 15 questions
The Unix Competency (Intermediate Level) benchmark assesses your recognition of core Unix concepts. You will be evaluated on your skills in recognizing high-level elements of Unix architectures, and techniques. Learners who score high on this benchmark demonstrate that they have a solid understanding of intermediate-level Unix concepts.
Topics covered
- create a Unix group from the command line
- define how Unix users and groups are created and managed
- describe how ACLs provide added file system security
- describe how Unix file system permissions work
- describe how Unix handles software installation and maintenance
- describe Unix configuration file standards
- describe various Unix user authentication options
- edit files using the nano text editor
- identify Unix file system concepts
- perform common Unix tasks at the command line
- perform disk partitioning and the creation of file systems
- recognize standard Unix command line syntax
- use the find command to search for files
- use the pkg tool to view and update software
- view Unix log files
