Fall 2018 - September to December 2018 - Updated 2018-11-01 23:36 EDT
Do not print this assignment on paper!
- On paper, you will miss updates, corrections, and hints added to the online version.
- On paper, you cannot follow any of the hyperlink URLs that lead you to hints and course notes relevant to answering a question.
- On paper, scrolling text boxes will be cut off and not print properly.
23h59 (11:59pm) Friday November 2, 2018 (end of Week 9)
assignment06.txt
in your CLS account.assignment06.txt
uploaded to Brightspace. DOS (Windows) format files will not be marked.WARNING: Some inattentive students upload Assignment #6 into the Assignment #5 upload area. Don’t make that mistake! Be exact.
This is a BONUS assignment for extra credit on your midterm test. It is optional.
Bonus Assignment 6 is optional. It is worth up to an additional 25% on your first Midterm Test score. (Though it is called an Assignment, it does not affect your Assignments score; it improves only your first Midterm Test score.) If you do bonus Assignment 6 successfully, I will increase your first Midterm Test mark by 25% (1/4) of the distance between your current test mark and 100%, e.g.:
You must Read All The Words and follow the exact instructions in Assignment 6 for it to be counted. Read All The Words! There will be a similar bonus assignment after the second Midterm Test.
If you missed the test, you would have to copy the entire test and answer every question to get full marks (25%) for this bonus assignment.
Do a Remote Login to the Course Linux Server (CLS) from any existing computer, using the host name appropriate for whether you are on-campus or off-campus.
Make the CLS directory ~/CST8207-18F/Assignments/assignment06
, in which you will create the Linux-format plain text file from the following task.
This
assignment06
directory is the Base Directory for most pathnames in this assignment. Store your files and answers in this Base Directory.
Make sure you have all the numbered Prerequisites (above) before you begin. Read All The Words.
Use a Linux text editor to create a new plain text answer file named assignment06.txt
in the Base Directory on the CLS. For every question that you answered incorrectly on your own Midterm Test #1, reproduce in the answer file:
You may copy-and-paste each question and the correct answer into your answer file from the PDF copy of the test that will be posted after the test is over. The question numbers in the posted test will not match the numbers in your personal question sheet. Use your own question numbers, not the numbers from the posted PDF question sheet.
Use the exact format described below to enter the question and the answer. Wrong format means no marks!
If you missed the test, you would have to copy the entire test and answer every question to get full marks (25%) for this bonus assignment.
Underneath each question and correct answer in your answer file, indicate two things using three keywords “Page:”, “Section:” and “Why:”:
No marks are awarded unless your exact source for getting the answer is shown. Show me that you know exactly where in the notes, worksheets, or manual pages the answer comes from.
Number each question with a leading Q
and use this exact file format and spelling for each answer section and each keyword:
Q5. What is a shell for?
Answer: to find and run programs
Page: 120_shell_basics.html
Section: What is a shell for?
Why: I forgot the definition of the shell because
I didn't make notes when I read this web page.
Q22. What is the output on your screen of this command line?
echo xx >cat ; head cat >cat ; wc cat
Answer: 0 0 0 cat
Page: 200_redirection.html
Section: 3.2 Rule 1b: Redirection file creation and truncation happen first
Why: I did the redirection last, by mistake
Q44. Did you read all the words of the test instructions on page one?
Answer: Taip (Yes - Lithuanian)
Page: on Page 1 of my question sheet
Section: The answer to the last question is Taip
Why: I did not Read All The Words of the instructions on
the first page of the test.
Q
using the above format.
Answer:
using the above format.
Page:
using the above format.
Section:
using the above format.
Why:
using the above format.
You may copy-and-paste each question and the correct answer into your answer file from the PDF copy of the test that will be posted after the test is over. The question numbers in the posted test will not match the numbers in your personal question sheet. Use your own numbers, not the numbers from the posted PDF question sheet.
WARNING: You must do your own work finding the source web document where the correct answer can be found. Marks are awarded for original typed work for the Page, Section, and Why, not for copy-and-paste from your friends. Any Page, Section, or Why lines that are found to be copy-and-paste from some other document will result in a charge of plagiarism or academic fraud. Do your own research; type your own answer source locations and explanations; no copy-and-paste from your friends; they won’t be at your job interview.
In this assignment, you are only answering the questions that you got wrong on the midterm test, not all the questions. Just the ones you got wrong.
You get no marks for this bonus assignment if you get the format wrong. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization of the keywords must be exactly as given above.
You will use a Linux text editor to create the assignment06.txt
Linux-format text file in your Base Directory in your CLS account.
You must create this file on the CLS and keep a copy in your Base Directory.
Submit your Linux-format plain text file following the directions below.
DOS (Windows) format files will not be marked. Create and edit the file on Linux.
assignment06.txt
file from the Base Directory on the CLS to your local computer.
assignment06.txt
file from your local computer to the correct A-06 Assignment #06 area on Brightspace before the due date:
assignment06.txt
name.Notes:
I do not accept any assignment submissions by EMail. Use only the Brightspace Upload and Submit method.
Use the exact file name given above. Upload only one single file.
No marks are awarded for submitting under the wrong assignment number or for using the wrong file name. Use the exact 16-character, lower-case name given above.
WARNING: Some inattentive students don’t Read All The Words. Don’t make that mistake! Be exact.
READ ALL THE WORDS. OH PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE READ ALL THE WORDS!