M01 TU1 Installing, configuring and exploiting a computer system

M01: Introduction to Operating Systems

TU1: Installing, configuring and exploiting a computer system

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Pràctical Exercise 2: Operating system overview

27-09-2013

PRACTICAL EXERCISE 2: OPERATING SYSTEM OVERVIEW

GENERAL CONDITIONS
1- Deadline: 13-10-2013.
2- Send your report as a PDF file attached to an e-mail with the following specifications:
     a) E-mail address: cf(at)collados.org or jordi.binefa(at)fje.edu depending who is your teacher
     b) File Name: asixdawA_surname_name_m01tu01pr2.pdf
     c) Subject: asixdawA_surname_name_m01tu01pr2.pdf
3- Make this report individually.
4- Left, right, top and bottom margins: 2cm.
5- Character format: a) Font:Times New Roman (or Liberation Serif), b) Size: 10, c) Questions typeface: Bold, d) Answers typeface: Regular
6- Page numbering on footer bar

PRACTICAL EXERCISE

1.- Start the OpenOffice Writer text editor. Explain how you have started this program with the help of screenshots.
2.- Format your document according to requirements given in "GENERAL CONDITIONS". Explain how you have formated your document with the help of screenshots..
3.- Copy and paste every question of this first practical exercise in your document. Answer questions from 1 to 3.
4.- Take a screenshot of your Desktop. Save this image as a file called desktop.jpg. Explain how you have created desktop.jpg.
5.- Open your home folder?. Explain how you have opened this folder. Do you find desktop.jpg in your home folder?. Where is desktop.jpg?
6.- Create a new folder, called Practical Exercise 1 inside your home folder. Explain how you have created this new folder.
7.- Save a copy of your document with the following specifications: a) Folder: Practical Exercise 1. b) File Name: asixdawA_surname_name_m01tu01pr1.odt. Explain how you have saved your document.Whats the meaning of odt?.
8.- Create a new folder, called test1 inside your home folder. Open folder test1. Explain how you have opened this new folder.
9.- Return back to your home folder. Explain how you have returned back to your home folder.
10.- Rename the folder test1. Its new name has to be test2. Explain how you have renamed the folder test1.
11.- Create a new folder, called test3, inside your home folder. Copy test3 inside test2. Explain how you have copied folder test3 inside test2.
12.- Create a new folder, called test4,inside your home folder. Move test4 to test2. Explain how you have moved folder test4 to test2. What is the difference between copying and moving a file?.
13.- Move test4 to the Rubbish bin or Trash. Explain how you have moved test4 to the Rubbish bin or Trash.
14.- Select the folders Documents, Examples and Templates, which are in your home folder. Copy those folders inside test2. Explain the process for selecting and copying the mentioned folders inside test2.
15.- Copy your OpenOffice document inside the folder test2. Explain how you have copied your document inside test2.
16.- Rename the document placed inside test2. Its new name has to be test2.odt. Explain how you have changed the file name.
17.- Start the gedit text editor. Tell me two different ways to start this program.
18.- Copy and paste the next script (a special kind of program) :

# Script to print current local date and time
#
#!/bin/bash
clear
DATE=$(date +%x)
TIME=$(date +%X)
echo "Hello $USER"
echo "Local Date: $DATE"
echo "Local Time: $TIME"
exit 0

Save the script in a file with the following specifications:a) Folder: home folder. b) File Name: script.sh. Explain how you have saved the script. What is the main difference between gedit and Open Office Writer?
19.- Move script.sh to test2. Explain how you have moved the file script.sh inside test2.
20.- Move script.sh to the Rubbish bin (Trash). Explain how you have moved script.sh to the Rubbish bin (Trash).
21.- Plug your USB flash drive into your laptop. Open the drive. Explain how the USB flash drive is seen in your system.
22.- Open your USB flash drive. Create a new folder, called m01tu01, inside the root folder of your USB flash drive. Copy asix1_name_surname_m01tu01pr2.odt inside m01tu01. As a user, what is the difference between the process of copying a file inside a folder of your USB flash drive and the process of copying a file inside a folder of your hard disk?. Is there any difference?
23.- Safely remove your USB flash drive. Explain the process for safely removing your USB flash drive from your system.
24.- Open the Rubbish Bin. Select script.sh. Restore script.sh. Where have script.sh been restored?
25.- Empty the Rubbish Bin. Explain how you have emptied the Rubbish bin.
26.- Show the hidden files and folder of your home folder. Explain the process for showing hidden folders and files.
27.- Show files and folders of your home folder in list form. Besides name, what others characteristics of your files and folder are showed?
28.- Add extra columns to your view of home folder in list form. Add columns Owner, Group and Date Accessed. Explain the process for showing extra columns to your view of home folder.
29.- Shut Down properly your system. Explain the process for shutting down your system.
30.- Open Ubuntu Sotware Center. Install the Geany program. Explain the process for installing the new software using Synaptic.
31.- Remove completely the package previously installed. Explain the process for removing software using Ubuntu Software Center.
32.- Check if aptitude is installed in your system. If aptitude is not installed in your system , you will have to run command apt-get. Explain the process for cheking if aptitude is in your system.If it was required, explain how you installed aptitude using apt-get.
33.- Install Geany using aptitude. Explain the process for searching, checking and installing the new software using aptitude.
34.- Check if Geany has been properly installed in the system.
35.- Remove Geany using aptitude. Explain the process for removing and checking the software previously installed using aptitude.
36.- Copy script.sh to your home folder (if you have followed every step in this exercice, this file will be inside test2). Rename script.sh. The new name will be script_your_surname.sh (Change "your_surname" by your own surname)
37.- Save your document. Export your document as a PDF file. According to GENERAL CONDITIONS, your report have to be saved as asixdawA_surname_name_m01tu01pr2.pdf.

Virtual Box --> Shared Folders
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox/SharedFolders