ULI101 Assignment 3

ULI101 - Introduction to Unix/Linux and the Internet

Assignment #3: Still More Unix/Linux concepts

Objective: To gain experience with more of the fundamentals of Unix/Linux commands and the file system.

Due date: December 6, by midnight (will be available on November 4, by 8 a.m.)

Value: 6% of final course mark

Perform the following steps on Matrix:

1. Make sure that you have access to the Matrix server, which is required to do the ULI101 assignments:
   • If you have never logged into Matrix before and you are new to Seneca, check your email for confirmation that your Matrix account has been automatically created. Contact <a href="mailto:servicedesk@senecacollege.ca">servicedesk@senecacollege.ca</a> in case of problems.
   • Your Matrix account should be the same userid and password as your Seneca Email and Blackboard accounts.
   
   
2. Enter the following on Matrix: ~uli101/a3
   
   
3. You will see the following important notes:

   ULI101 Assignment 3:  Notes
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   Some important notes on this Assignment:
   
   (1) You do NOT have to do this whole Assignment in one sitting!  Any completed sections will
   be tracked.
   
   (2) You may abort the Assignment at any time by pressing Ctrl-c but you may lose any work done
   on an incomplete section.
   
   (3) Instructions for each page will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
   
   (4) The answers expected in this Assignment are derived from the Assignment itself and the
   course notes. The course notes should be used as a reference, if required. Using Google or
   another search engine may provide answers that are not accepted by the Assignment.
   
   (5) This Assignment is maintained by Les Czegel. Please try to resolve any problems with your
   instructor who will determine if Les should be contacted.
   
   
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   Press <ENTER> to continue (or: 'm'-main menu).<span style="color:white; background-color:blue"> </span>
   
   

4. Hit ENTER and you'll see the following, assuming you had previously selected section "A":

   ULI101 Assignment 3:  Selection Menu
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   Available selections:
   
   1 <span style="color:white; background-color:blue">Regular Expressions Using grep</span>
   2 <span style="color:white; background-color:blue">Interactive Shell Environment</span>
   3 <span style="color:white; background-color:blue">Introduction To Scripting (phone)</span>
   4 <span style="color:white; background-color:blue">More Scripting (add)</span>
   5 <span style="color:white; background-color:blue">Yet More Scripting (oldfiles)</span>
   6 <span style="color:white; background-color:blue">sed And awk</span>
   
   Marks earned so far for ULI101 Assignment 3:  0 out of 6
   
   The highlighted lines above indicate the incomplete parts of the Assignment.
   There is a total possible mark of 6, with 1 mark added for each completed
   part. The Assignment is due by December 6 2019.
   
   <span style="color:white; background-color:blue">Completed sections will count for marks only until December 6 2019, which is
   the last day of classes.</span>
   
   You are currently registered to <span style="color:white; background-color:blue">ULI101 Section A - Brian Gray</span>.
   Select 'C' if you need to change your ULI101 Section.
   
   
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   Enter a menu selection or 'q' to quit: <span style="color:white; background-color:blue"> </span>
   
   

5. As you can see, the assignment is divided into 6 parts. Incomplete parts will be highlighted, as will incomplete sections within each part.
   
   
6. There is a total possible mark of 6, with 1 mark added for each completed part.
   
   
7. As noted, there will be no late marks for this assignment. Only sections completed by midnight of December 6 will be awarded marks.
   
   
8. When you complete each section, your updated mark will be displayed on the main selection menu.
   
   
9. Assignments MUST consist of the student's OWN work and MUST run on Matrix.