IT 114: Introduction to Java
Answers to Class 2 Ungraded Quiz

  1. What is the name of the directory at top of the hierarchical filesystem?
    root
  2. In Unix, how do you write the name of the directory at top of the hierarchical filesystem?
    /
  3. What is name of the Unix command that moves you to another directory?
    cd
  4. What is the name of the Unix command that shows your current location in the hierarchical filesystem?
    pwd
  5. What is the name of the Unix command that creates a directory?
    mkdir
  6. What do you call the text file that contains statements in a computer language?
    source code
  7. Can a computer understand the type of file mentioned above?
    no
  8. What do you call the program that creates a file containing instructions the computer can understand?
    a compiler
  9. What do you call the program that runs a file written in a scripting language?
    an interpreter