LP11.1 Assignment: Comprehensive Assessment

Directions

Perform the following steps using your Linux machine to
demonstrate proficiecy in the primary course competencies.

1. Create
   a new Document using OpenOffice Writer entitledassignment11.1.doc.
2. Consider
   the manner by which you have implemented your Linux machine for the term
   (i.e. Actual Linux machine or partition in standalone or multi-boot
   configuration, locally hosted virtual machine, or virtual machine hosted
   in the NAU’s PC-Labs Virtual Environment). Provide a paragraph under the
   headingMy Linux Machinecontaining a top-level
   discussion including the nature of your machine configuration, how it
   worked or didn’t work, what you might do differently were you to do it
   again, and what you might recommend to a future student in this class .
   This will be the first text within your assignment11.1.doc document and
   should be comprised of approximately 200 words. Save and leave document
   open.
3. Consider
   the history of Linux, UNIX, and Ubuntu as discussed in previous learning
   plans, and any other sources you wish, under the headingLinux
   History. This will be the second section of text within your
   assignment11.1.doc document and should be comprised of approximately 200
   words. Save and leave document open.
4. Create
   a presentation document using OpenOffice Impress entitledassignment11.1.ppt.
5. Open
   the following applications, capture screenshots for each respective
   program window, and insert into assignment 11.1.ppt in the order
   presented:

GNOME Calculator app
5 x 66 showing on display

OpenOffice Writer app
word-processor document depicting the following line of text: “Now is the
time for all good students to come to the aid of their instructor.”

OpenOffice Calc app
spreadsheet depicting data in at least 3 columns and 5 rows

Nautilus File Browser
displaying empty sub-directory of your home directory, entitled ci3010.comp

User Settings app
showing additional user ‘ci3010.comp’ displayed in user list

System Monitor app
display of System tab

Save and leave document open.

1. Using
   Synaptic Package Manager, capture screenshots for resulting window
   depicting apps displayed after typing respective app names into Quick
   search field. Then open each application and capture screenshots for each
   respective program window

WinFF Video Converter app
output folder set to aforementioned ci3010.comp directory

BareFTP FTP Client

TuxMath Math app
Mathgame for kids with Tux

This should account for the first twelve (12) screenshots
inserted intoassignment11.1.ppt. Save and leave document open.

1. Consider
   the three primary methods by which four (4) of the preceding apps might be
   launched in Linux and list them under the Running Apps heading, the third
   section of text within your assignment11.1.doc document. Save and leave
   document open.
2. Open
   command prompt and type the following:

script assignment11.1.log

cd
ls
mkdir LinuxRox
cd LinuxRox
touch red white

1. Edit
   file red using cat >> red, such that the following lines are
   contained in the file (press to exit cat and
   return to prompt)

pear
orange
banana
carrot
celery
lemon
lime
cherry
rhubarb
grape

1. Edit
   file white using cat >> white, such that the following lines are
   contained in the file (press to exit cat and
   return to prompt):

carrot
lime
grape
lemon

1. At the
   prompt, type the following commands in the order presented:

diff red white > blue
cat blue
mkdir new
mv blue new
cd new
pwd
ls
sort ../red >> ../white
cat blue >> ../white
cat ../white
cd ..
rmdir new
rm new/*
rmdir new
pwd

1. Create
   a text file using cat >> datewhohost, such that the following lines
   are contained in the file (press to exit cat
   and return to prompt):

date
whoami
hostname

1. At the
   prompt, type the following commands in the order presented:

ls -l
./datewhohost
chmod +x datewhohost
./datewhohost
cd

1. List
   the contents of the /root directory, including hidden files, into a new
   file entitledroot.lst.
2. Cause
   a tree of processes to be displayed, including PID numbers.
3. List
   the contents of your home directory using a file browser other than
   Nautilus (i.e. Dolphin or Thunar). Capture screenshot of resulting window
   and include as next slide in open presentation document
   assignment11.1.ppt. This should account for the thirteenth (13) slide of
   the document. Save and leave open.
4. From
   the command prompt, use the ping utility to test the connection to each of
   the following servers at their indicated address, or any three
   domain/servers of your choosing.

distrowatch.com
wordpress.com
lowfatlinunx.com

Allow a minimum of five “round-trips” to be
displayed for each server pinged before interrupting ping.

1. From
   the command promot, use thewhoisutility to look up
   information about two separate, and currently existing, domain names of
   your choosing.
2. From
   the command prompt, use thehostcommand to lookup the IP
   address for two separate, and currently existing, domain names of your
   choosing.
3. From
   the command prompt, use thefdiskutility to display the
   partition table(s) for the default device.
4. From
   the command prompt, use theifconfigutility to display
   configuration information for the resident network interface(s).
5. From
   the command prompt, type the exit command toexitthe
   current scripting session.
6. Save
   and close the two open documents, assignment11.1.doc and
   assignment11.1.ppt.

Cause the following three files to be combined into one
archive file entitled assignment11.1.zip.

assignment11.1.doc
assignment11.1.ppt
assignment11.1.log

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox “LP11.1
Assignment: Comprehensive Assessment