Lab Assignment: Operating Systems
Working with Command-line (DOS) and Linux
The objective of this lab is to provide you with experience manipulating files in both DOS and Linux. You will be able to see the similarities and the differences.
This experience will be helpful for future courses in Operating Systems and Computer Maintenance.
Additional references:
• Microsoft Command Line Reference
• Essential DOS Commands
• Linux Tutorial
1. Setting Up your system
A. If you are working from a personal computer, you will have to turn on the Telnet Client
i. In Windows 7& 10
1) Click on the start button and in search box type: Control Panel
ii. In Windows 8
1) Click on the Search Icon(upper right corner) and in the search box type: Control Panel
iii. Click on Programs, click on Turn Windows features on or off
iv. Scroll down to Telnet Client, click the check box to select it, click OK
v. You may need to REBOOT the system so this change takes affect
2. Getting started
A. In Windows 7, 8 or 10, in the search box, type: cmd and press the enter keyto open the Command prompt in DOS
i. If you want to make this window larger:Right click on the title bar, click on Properties, click on the Layout tab
ii. In the Window Size section, you can change the width and height of the window
B. To allow you to compare the commands in both DOS and Linux, you can open a second command prompt window
3. Starting DOS
A. For DOS, you will need to download and unzip the Lab6Folderin the root directory of your computer
i. If working on campus, make sure you unzip the folder on your Z:\ drive or a flash drive, usually E:\ drive
ii. If working from a personal computer, it is best to create the folder in the C:\ drive
B. Once the zip file is in the correct location, right click the folder to unzip it to the root directory: C:\ or E:\ or Z:\
C. The lab will use these folders and files to complete the lab for DOS
D. Navigate to the Lab6Folder by typing cd Lab6Folder. Type dir to look at the contents in the directory.
4. Starting Linux
A. Select one of the windows and at the command prompt type:
telnet cstlinux.dyndns.org
B. This will bring you to the log in screen to allow remote access to Linux
C. At the log in prompt, type: cst119
D. At the password prompt, type: cst119
i. YOU WILL NOT SEE ANYTHING ON THE SCREEN as you type the password, just press the enter key when done, the window now in Linux should look similar to this:
E. For Linux, you will need to navigate to your class section folder. Type ls to list the folders. Type cd foldername to change directories to your class section.
i. For example, if you are in the online class change to the CST119Y01 directory. (Remember that Linux is case sensitive)
F. In each section folder, there is a folder named Lab10Folder; navigate to this folder
G. The lab will use these folders and files to complete the lab for Linux
5. After you complete each command request, you will be using the Snipping Toolor Alt-PrntScr keys to copy the results into the worksheet (Type Snipping Tool in the Search window)
6. You should clear the Window screen so the Window is empty before you attempt each task
7. The DOS header on a page is shown shaded inORANGEand Linux is shown shaded inGREEN
8. Insert a header in this file with your name. Save this worksheet file as YourLastNameFirstInitialLab6
9. Submit this word document to your instructor by the due date and time listed in Blackboard
Task 1D DOS
Navigate to the Lab6Folder
(Starting hint: If at BCC, go to the Z:\ drive by typing Z: then Enter. Then navigate to the Lab6Folder.)
Task 1L Linux
Navigate to your class directory first: CST119-01, CST119-02, CST119-03, CST119-04, Or CST119Y01
Navigate to the Lab10Folder
(Note: at one point, this lab was Lab10, so the folder is still named Lab10 in Linux.
Task 2D DOS
List the directory of files and folders in the Lab6Folder
Task 2L Linux
List the directory of files and folders in the Lab10Folder
Task 3D DOS
Navigate to the F1 folder in the Lab6Folder
Display ONLY a list of files with the docx extension
Task 3L Linux
Navigate to the F1 folder in the Lab10Folder
Display ONLY a list of files with the docx extension
Task 4D DOS
With your cursor in the F1 folder in the Lab6Folder:
Display ONLY a list of files where the file name starts with OS
Task 4L Linux
With your cursor in the F1 folder in the Lab10Folder:
Display ONLY a list of files where the file name starts with OS
Task 5D DOS
Move up one level in the directory from the F1 folder in the Lab6Folder
Task 5L Linux
Move up one level in the directory from the F1 folder in the Lab10Folder
Type pwd to verify your location.
Task 6D DOS
From the Lab6Folder, move to the F2 folder
Display a list of files in this directory
Create a txt file named
yourLastName.txt
Type your name, your professor's name in the file. Save and Close the file.
List the files now in the F2 folder
Type the contents of the txt file that you just created
Task 6L Linux
From the Lab10Folder, move to the F2 folder
Display a list of files in this directory
Create a txt file named, yourLastName.txt
Type your name, your professor's name in the file. Save and Close the file.
List the files now in the F2 folder
Type the contents of the txt file that you just created
Task 7D DOS
Change the name of the file in the F2 folder to yourLastNameV2.txt
Display a list of files in the F2 folder
Task 7L Linux
Change the name of the file in the F2 folder to yourLastNameV2.txt
Display a list of files in the F2 folder
Task 8D DOS
Make a copy of the file, yourLastNameV2.txt and name it yourLastNameV3.txt
Display a list of files in the F2 folder
Task 8L Linux
Make a copy of the file, yourLastNameV2.txt and name it yourLastNameV3.txt
Display a list of files in the F2 folder
Task 9D DOS
Create a new directory in the F2 folder named yourLastNameFolder
Move the file, yourLastNameV3.txt to the folder yourLastNameFolder in the F2 folder
Change to the folder yourLastNameFolder
List the directory of files
Task 9L Linux
Create a new directory in the F2 folder named yourLastNameFolder
Move the file, yourLastNameV3.txt to the folder yourLastNameFolder in the F2 folder
Change to the folder yourLastNameFolder
List the directory of files
Task 10D DOS
Navigate back to the Lab6Folder
List the directory recursively from Root directory
Task 10L Linux
Navigate back to the Lab10Folder
List the directory recursively from Root directory
Task 11D DOS
From the Lab6Folder, navigate to the F3 folder
Display a list of files in this directory
Display a of list of files with the gif extension
Type the contents of the file File1B.txt
Task 11L Linux
From the Lab10Folder, navigate to the F3 folder
Display a list of files in this directory
Display of list of files with the gif extension
Type the contents of the file File1B.txt
Task 12D DOS
In the F3 folder find the word "fun" in all the txt files
Task 12L Linux
In the F3 folder find the word "fun" in all the txt files
Task 13D DOS
Check the packet speed from Facebook.com
Task 13L Linux
Check the packet speed from Facebook.com
Task 14D DOS
Display the name and version of the OS
Task 14L Linux
Display the name and version of the OS
Task 15D DOS
Navigate back the to the Lab6Folder from the F3 folder
List the folders and files in this directory using the tree command
Display the host name of the computer
Task 15L Linux
Navigate back the to the Lab10Folder from the F3 folder
List the folders and files in this directory using the tree command
Display the host name of the computer.
Attachment:- Lab-Assignment.rar