Workshop

The Workshop poses some questions about the topics presented in this chapter.

Exercises

First, go to the Web site http://www.intuitive.com/tyu24/ and explore the examples shown in this hour.

1:What's your favorite operating system? Why? I think that there are major and important differences between a desktop and a server operating system. Any thoughts of your own on what they might be?
2:If you have a Windows system, launch a DOS shell (from the Start button, you can usually find it on your Applications menu, but if not, choose Run). Try some simple directory-listing and file-movement commands, and compare the ease of use with that of UNIX.
3:If you're on a Macintosh, you have no command-line options if you haven't installed something ...

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