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Quiz: Local Console Access Terms

Match the following items to their counterparts in the table.

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Argument
Shell
Command
Option
Physical console
Prompt
Terminal
Virtual console
  • DescriptionTerm
    The interpreter that executes commands typed as strings.
    Shell
    The visual cue that indicates an interactive shell is waiting for the user to type a command.
    Prompt
    The name of a program to run.
    Command
    The part of the command line that adjusts the behavior of a command.
    Option
    The part of the command line that specifies the target that the command should operate on.
    Argument
    The hardware display and keyboard used to interact with a system.
    Physical console
    One of multiple logical consoles that can each support an independent login session.
    Virtual console
    An interface that provides a display for output and a keyboard for input to a shell session.
    Terminal
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