AIX Basic Operations V5 (Test 190)

Exam Objectives and Sub-Objectives:

Following are the objectives of this exam

1. Basic AIX Manipulations

• Save the output from an AIX command in a file
• Use the contents of a file as input to an AIX command
• Use a pipeline to pass output from one AIX command to another command
• Start, stop, and page using AIX command output
• Use mail to send to local users
• Use mail to delete or forward mail
• Set your password

2. AIX on-line Documentation

• Start and stop Documentation Library Service and Search Service
• Use and understand the types of information available in the different sections of the Documentation Library Service (e.g., Description, Purpose, Syntax, Flags, Related Information)
• Use and understand Man Pages

3. AIX File System

• Distinguish between a regular AIX file and an AIX directory
• Choose appropriate names for AIX files
• Identify and manipulate AIX files using path names
• Find the current directory on the AIX system
• Use commands to list the files in an AIX directory
• Navigate within the AIX file system
• Show current space available in a file system (df command)
• Show current disk usage (du command)
• Use links (e.g., symbolic and hard links)

4. AIX System Screen Editor (vi)

• Enter and exit vi and save changes
• Position the cursor in vi
• Create text in vi
• Delete text in vi
• Search for text in vi
• Change text in vi
• Copy or move text in vi
• Set vi options

5. Setting Up a Login Session

• Display and change the terminal setup using the TERM variable
• Control the initial login actions of the Korn shell
• Set prompt to display current directory
• Use Shell history (e.g., C shell, Korn shell, etc.)
• Save a CDE environment

6. Managing Files

• Copy, move, remove, and rename AIX files
• Create, remove, and rename directories
• Search for patterns in a given file or in the current directory
• Use the commands to locate files (e.g., where, find)
• Use the chmod command to restrict read, write, or execute permissions to a user or a group of users

7. Process Creation and Control

• Enter more than one AIX command on a single line
• Run an AIX command in the background
• Use quotes to take away the meaning of special characters in the command line
• Create shell scripts
• Run shell scripts
• Stop/Show Status of Processes (i.e., ps command)
• Display and move jobs between foreground and background

 8. Print

• Submit print jobs to a specific print queue
• Display information about the current status of a print queue
• Cancel print jobs in AIX
• Cancel print jobs in System 5
• Set up a default printer for the user
• List status of print job

 9. XWindows

• Select a window for Input
• Move, resize, close, minimize, maximize windows
• Use menus
• Use the mouse
• Use drag and drop
• Use cut and paste
• Use the DISPLAY variable and the xhost command
• Select a virtual desktop
• Change the focal point between windows and a desktop

10. Advanced User Functions

• Use File transfer commands
• Display network status
• Use telnet or ssh commands

Exam Detail:

Number of Question:	67
Type of Questions:	Multiple-Choice
Passing Score:	N/A
Time Duration:	75 min