COMP2718 Assignment 1

Your Name -- Your Student Number

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.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

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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Exercise 3

Exercise 4

What is the main role of a ID's?

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Exercise 5

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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Exercise 6

Determine the long options for the following ls options: -d, -a, -F and -h.

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Exercise 7

Describe the difference between the shell and the terminal.

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Exercise 8

Briefly describe the file system names . and ...

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Exercise 9

What purpose does / perform in a path name.

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Exercise 10

On Ubuntu 14.04, when using the ls command and sorting the output in alphabetical order, determine the last 5 files/directories listed in:

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Exercise 11

On Ubuntu 14.04 in the lab, using the cd and pwd commands, determine your home directory.

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Exercise 12

What are the differences between a symbolic link and a hard link?

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