Complete this assignment by downloading this HTML file and editing it (using a text editor---not a special HTML editor). Wherever you see emphasized text (e.g. "Your name" and "Your Student Number" above) you should insert your own text, as appropriate. Submit via D2L by 2:15 p.m. on Monday, January 18.
List two advantages of the command line over a GUI.
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List two disadvantages of the command line over a GUI.
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Search the internet for magnetic core memory
and provide a brief description. You must answer in your own words (i.e. paraphrase the material you find online). Also, give the source(s) URL.
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Determine your UID and GID with the id
command. Copy the program's output in your answer.
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Using the man id
command, determine the command line options to output only the real user id. Also record the command's output.
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What is the main role of a ID's?
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Examine the contents of /etc/passwd
, and using google with the terms unix passwd file format
, describe the line containing the root
user.
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Determine the long options for the following ls
options: -d
, -a
, -F
and -h
.
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Describe the difference between the shell and the terminal.
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Briefly describe the file system names .
and ..
.
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What purpose does /
perform in a path name.
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On Ubuntu 14.04, when using the ls
command and sorting the output in alphabetical order, determine the last 5 files/directories listed in:
/bin
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/usr/bin
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/etc
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On Ubuntu 14.04 in the lab, using the cd
and pwd
commands, determine your home directory.
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What are the differences between a symbolic link and a hard link?
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