This repo houses the student-sourced solutions to the "Test Yourself" questions in the Web Development Basics unit of the preparatory materials for the Viking Code School's web development program.
These solutions can be found in the test-yourself-answers.md file, and that's the file you'll need to contribute to as part of the unit's final project.
Check out http://vikingcodeschool.com to learn more about the program.
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What are DNS Servers? DNS stands for Domain Name Server. They maintain a directory of domain names and translate them to IP addresses. This provides an easy way for people to remember sites they frequent without memorizing the string of numbers that accompany an IP address.
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What is Bash? Bash is a command language interpreter for the GNU operating system. The name is an acronym for the "Bourne-Again SHell." Bash can run from a text window where a user can type commands that cause actions. Bash can also read commands from a script file.
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What is the $PATH variable? $PATH is an environment variable that indicate a set of directories where executable programs are located. Each process executed has its own PATH setting.