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UNIX Fundamentals Online Test to assess UNIX shell fundamentals

The UNIX Fundamentals Test assesses candidates on their understanding of UNIX shell fundamentals and DBMS, along with the potential to design and develop flows.

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About the Mercer | Mettl UNIX Shell Test

The Mercer | Mettl UNIX Fundamentals Test evaluates a candidate’s foundational knowledge of working in a UNIX environment. It emphasizes essential command-line skills such as navigating directories, running basic scripts, handling users, managing files and permissions, and performing simple network diagnostics. Mercer | Mettl’s UNIX Fundamentals Test is designed for candidates with two to four years of experience.

The purpose of a UNIX Test

This test aims to assess individuals’ understanding of key UNIX concepts, including file permissions, commands, package managers, and directory management. Since UNIX supports multitasking and is a multi-user operating system, it enables multiple users to access computer resources simultaneously, facilitating a time-sharing system. The test identifies candidates who can help organizations manage UNIX effectively, ensuring they possess the operational skills needed to operate confidently in UNIX environments.

How can hiring managers use this test in hiring?

The Online UNIX Shell Test allows employers to evaluate and select candidates with strong UNIX fundamentals before proceeding to interview rounds. It measures candidates’ knowledge of shell scripting, loop control, and related skills. The test is also suitable for screening early-career candidates capable of demonstrating practical command-line fluency. By validating practical readiness rather than just theoretical knowledge, the test reduces guesswork in hiring. It is also suitable for assessing candidates new to UNIX, such as junior system administrators, support engineers, and IT technicians. It helps ensure new hires can perform basic system tasks like troubleshooting login issues, granting access permissions, and backing up logs, thereby reducing ramp-up time for junior infrastructure or support roles.

Why should you choose Mercer | Mettl for this test?

  • Offers comprehensive and industry-recognized tests for accurate skill assessment.  
  • Provides customizable assessments to match specific organizational requirements.  
  • Ensures secure, online proctored testing to maintain assessment integrity.  
  • Delivers detailed reports and insights to support informed hiring decisions.

UNIX Fundamentals Test competency framework

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UNIX Fundamentals Test competencies under scanner

UNIX Fundamentals skills

Competencies:

Hands-on programming

This competency includes Coding Question (Bash) skills.

UNIX

This competency includes UNIX - Job Control, UNIX - Text Processing (grep, awk), UNIX - Process Management, UNIX - Shell Scripting and UNIX Shell Concepts, UNIX - File Permissions, UNIX - Using sed, UNIX - Using man Pages, and UNIX – Directories.

UNIX advance skills

This competency includes UNIX - Advanced Shell Scripting, UNIX - Networking Commands, UNIX - System Administration, UNIX - Backup and Recovery, UNIX - Shell Programming, UNIX - Error Handling in Scripts and UNIX - Scheduling Tasks with cron.

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