EAS 140 Unix Lab Test Information

Material Covered:

1. The quiz is 60 minutes. It will begin PROMPTLY at the beginning of lab. After the quiz, you will use the next 50 minutes in lab for Maple Lab #1. Don't leave after the quiz or you'll be clueless the next week.
2. The quiz will be "on-line", meaning, you'll be logged in and doing UNIX related tasks. You will put your answers in an e-mail to your lab instructor and mail him/her at the end of the quiz.
3. There will be a strict time limit enforced. For every minute past the 60 minute limit, you'll be penalized 10 points on your quiz.
4. You are allowed to pre-prepare a text file which you can view during the quiz. You can put any information you wish into this file which you feel may help you on the quiz. Advice: Don't make it TOO long or you'll spend more time searching for information than doing the quiz.
5. During the quiz you may not:
   • Access web pages of other students or instructors for help
   • Access or copy files from other student accounts
   • E-mail, send or talk (on or off line) with other students Any student found doing any of the above will be asked to leave and given a 0 for the quiz.
6. You cannot write on the quiz
7. You must turn in the quiz after your done with it.
8. Things you may be asked to do on the quiz:
   1. Define key terms (at the end of the Chapters in the Unix notes)
   2. Send e-mail.
   3. Define and describe unix commands you are and are not familiar with. (How would you find information about a command you never used before? Think about it)
   4. Use Netscape to find information and to go to Web sites.
   5. Print files.
   6. Do file operations: create, edit, copy, rename, move, etc.
   7. Change file permissions