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Bash Shell Test
Test duration:
25
min
No. of questions:
11
Level of experience:
Entry / Mid

Bash Shell test

This skills test helps talent managers screen candidates and employees efficiently while evaluating skills like Unix/Linux systems, Scripting knowledge, Problem-Solving & more. Leverage it to identify the right skill meter for your potential and existing employees.

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Bash Shell Test

Bash Shell test evaluates individuals’ proficiency in writing Bash scripts for a Linux system. It involves a series of live coding tasks to assess skills like Ubuntu server and Work-sample tasks like searching for files.

Using this test, you can understand an individual’s ability to use Unix pipelines to communicate between processes and environmental variables to influence how active processes behave. Furthermore, its proctoring feature helps you make smart talent decisions.

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Test Summary

The Bash Shell test helps to screen candidates possessing the following skills:

  • Excellent skills in Loop control & shell function
  • Familiarity with using special variables
  • Good hands-on experience in algorithms and spring

This test contains coding questions to evaluate individuals’ programming skills. Its in-built reporting capability automatically evaluates and provides detailed scores to help you make data-driven hiring and upskilling decisions.

You will also get a detailed report on execution time and execution memory usage for the program written by the candidate. The Code-Replay feature records the coding screen of the candidate so that the reviewer can understand the coding and thinking patterns of the candidate. Read this blog to discover how you can assess and hire Bash developers using iMocha assessments.

Useful for hiring
  • Bash Developer
  • Linux Administrator
  • Support Engineer
  • Application Developer
  • Network Engineer
Test Duration
25
min
No. of Questions
11
Level of Expertise
Entry / Mid
Topics Covered
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Loop control

Bash Shell test helps recruiters and L&D managers to evaluate an individual's skill in loop control.

Shell functions

This section aids in determining an individual's proficiency in understanding functions, which are blocks of code that carry out specific duties and enable modularity in programs to shorten their code.
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Special variables

This section helps to assess individuals’ proficiency with Bash Shell, which has a few unique built-in variables.
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Algorithms

This section aids in evaluating individuals’ understanding of implementing algorithms in bash to automate bash scripting.
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Strings

This section assists talent managers in assessing individuals’ understanding of Bash String, a data type that represents text rather than integers, such as an integer or floating-point unit.
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Sample Question
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Question type
MCQ
Topics covered
Special Variables
Difficulty
Easy

Question:

Q 1. You are writing a shell script that reads all of the command-line arguments. Which of the following variables would you use to read the arguments that are passed to your script?

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FAQ
How is the Bash Shell skills test customized?
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Our skill tests can be customized to evaluate individuals for highly specific traits. You can customize this test by including additional questions, altering the assessment's difficulty levels, and introducing soft skills evaluation.

What are the most common interview questions?
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A few routinely asked questions on the subject include the following:

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  • What is a bash shell? Explain its purpose.
  • How do you assign a value to a variable in bash?
  • What is the difference between single quotes (') and double quotes ("") in bash? When would you use each?
  • How do you use command substitution in bash?
  • What is the purpose of the "if" statement in bash? Provide an example of how you would use it.
What are the required skillsets for this job role?
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A few of the skills required to work in this role are detailed below:

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‍Technical Skills

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  • Command-line proficiency
  • Familiarity with Unix/Linux systems
  • Scripting knowledge
  • Troubleshooting and debugging
  • Familiarity with common Unix utilities

Non-technical Skills

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  • Problem-solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication
  • Time management
  • Adaptability