CSE 232 Spring 2012

Computer Project #1 -- The CSE Linux Environment

Assignment Overview:

  This assignment will help you become familiar with the computing environment
  that will be used for this course.  You will complete the exercises below
  and submit your work for grading via the "handin" program.

  It is worth 10 points (1% of course grade), and must be completed no later
  than 11:59 PM on Thursday, January 19.

Assignment Specifications:

  1) This assignment will be completed using the CSE Linux environment (the
  workstations in 3340 EB or the server "adriatic").

  2) Complete the tutorial about the "vim" editor using the steps below.

  a) Copy the file named "/user/cse232/Projects/project01.tutorial" into your
  account as the file named "proj01.tutorial":

    cp /user/cse232/Projects/project01.tutorial proj01.tutorial

  b) Execute the "vim" editor and follow the directions in the tutorial:

    vim proj01.tutorial

  c) When you have completed the tutorial, use the "handin" program to submit
  your edited file for grading.

  3) Use "vim" to edit a second file to insert your answers to a series of
  questions, then submit it for grading.  The instructor-supplied file named
  "project01.outline" (in the "Projects" directory) contains an outline of the
  information which you are to include in your file.

Assignment Deliverables:

  The deliverables for this assignment include the following:

    proj01.tutorial -- your edited version of the tutorial file
    proj01.outline  -- your edited version of the outline file

  Be sure to use the specified file names, and to submit your files for
  grading via the "handin" program.

Assignment Notes

  1) A variety of Internet sites (such as Wikipedia or Wiktionary) might be
  useful to identify the answers to the questions in "project01.outline".

  2) For your convenience, a copy of "project01.outline" is appended below.



********** contents of "/user/cse232/Projects/project01.outline" **********

Make a copy of this file under your home directory and edit it as described
below.  The file "/user/cse232/Projects/project01" contains the complete text
of the assignment.

  << delete this line and the lines above >>

Name:

PID:

Section number:

CSE username:

Answer the following questions.

1. Who originally developed UNIX?



2. Who originally developed Linux?



3. Who originally developed the C language?



4. Who originally developed the C++ language?



5. Define each of the following terms.

a) Central processing unit



b) Arithmetic-logic unit



c) Peripheral device



d) Operating system



e) Source code



f) Machine code