CMIT 391 Linux System Administration - Assignment #1

CMIT 391 Linux System Administration - Assignment #1

For this assignment please complete as many LabSim exercisesas specified in Course Syllabus for Weeks 1 and 2. I will be able to review your progress although will not be grading on the amount of LabSim exercises you complete. However, completing the exercises will help you understand the course material better and will be needed to answer the questions which you will be graded on. For the graded portion of your assignment, you will write at least 750 words on your analysis completing the assigned LabSim Section 1.0 and Section 7.0 exercises ONLY. Your assigned Section 1.0 exercises were 1.1 – 1.3, 1.6-1.8 and your assigned Section 7.0 exercises were 7.1 – 7.4. You will write on not only what you learned completing these specific exercises but also must include answering the following answers as part of your written analysis in an essay format.

1.1The Shell (answer at least 2 questions contained in Section Introduction)

For Example when you click on1.1 The Shell you will see Section Introduction containing questions to answer in the first part “As you study this section, answer the following questions”. For each Section I expect you to address at least two questions within your essay

The Shell

As you study this section, answer the following questions:

• What is a shell?
• What are the basic differences between common shells?
• What is the difference between how executable programs are run by a Linux shell as compared to a DOS environment?
• What is the difference between how a Linux shell recognizes the path to executable programs compared to how a DOS environment recognizes the path?
• What common commands are used to navigate through shells?
• What types of items can Tab complete be used to complete once you start typing the entities' name?
• What does the tilde symbol (~) in the prompt indicate?
• Help (answer at least 2 questions contained in Section Introduction)
• Environment Variables (answer at least 2 questions contained in Section Introduction)

1.6 Redirection and Piping (answer at least 2 questions contained in Section Introduction)

1.7 Directories (answer at least 2 questions contained in Section Introduction)

1.8 Files (answer at least 2 questions contained in Section Introduction)

7.1 Disk Partitions (answer at least 2 questions contained in Section Introduction)

7.2 File Systems (answer at least 2 questions contained in Section Introduction)

7.3 Mounting File Systems (answer at least 2 questions contained in Section Introduction)

7.4 File System Maintenance (answer at least 2 questions contained in Section Introduction)