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Overview 3 © R. Craig Collins, 2005/7

Items that should be accomplished before the beginning of the current time frame:
   • Finished Lab 1
   • Read DOS 5-6, Internal and External DOS Commands
Reminder: Did you check your TC WebMail? Did you check the Quarantine folder?
Did you check the D2L Dropbox, to View feedback? Did you check D2L Grades for feedback? (You may have to scroll down)

Items to accomplish during the current course time frame:

•Read\Review
    • DOS Commands Chapter 10
    • Overview of Chapter 5

•Activities
   •Internal DOS Commands cls copy date del dir ren time type ver vol
   • ren [drive:\][foldername\]source destination
   •External DOS Commands attrib chkdsk diskcopy label undelete xcopy
   • xcopy [drive:\][foldername\]source [drive:\][foldername\]destination [/e]

      • ren [path\]source destination (no path for destination)
            ren a:\fred.txt ginger.txt
      • copy con filename
            copy con a:\fred.txt
            type contents, then [Ctrl]+[z]
      • copy [drive:\][foldername\]source [drive:\][foldername\]destination
            copy a:\fred.txt a:\homework\fred.txt
            copy a:\fred.txt a:\homework\ginger.txt

      • Wildcards
      • Tree
         (use tree /f, or tree a:\ /f, to see what is on your disk)

      • copy [path\]filename.* [path\]filename.*
            copy a:\letter.* a:\homework\letter.* would copy letter.txt and letter.doc
      • copy [path\]*.ext [path\]*.ext
            copy a:\*.txt a:\homework\*.txt would copy fred.txt and ginger.txt
      • xcopy [path\]*.* [path\]*.* /e
            xcopy a:\homework\*.*. a:\backup\*.* /e would copy everything in homework, to backup

   •Document commands introduced in Lab 2 (You will later transfer this information into a D2L quiz)
   •Answer questions concerning topics covered in Lab 2 (You will later transfer this information into a D2L quiz)
   •Begin Lab 2
   •Complete Lab 2 and verify (You will later transfer this information into a D2L dropbox)

•Submit by 11:59 pm, Friday, of the current week (see due dates)
   • MUD 3 (My Understanding, Details) Respond in the class D2L Discussion forum to the following:
      What topics, if any, during this time frame do you feel very comfortable with? Why?
      What topics, if any, during this time frame do you not feel comfortable with?
   • Participation Discussion 3 Respond in the class D2L Discussion forum to the following:
      What is the difference between copy and xcopy? 
     • Using D2L discussions      • Logon to D2L
•Submit by due date given by Instructor
   • Lab 2 as directed
      • Using D2L dropbox       • Using D2L Quizzes      • Logon to D2L
      • to Checklist
For the next time frame:
   • Read DOS Chapters 7-9, Hard Disk Management and Intro to DOS Batch files
•Each test has a review; you may wish to write out pertinent information from the readings and activities
•After completing this overview, you may wish to start on the next Overview material, and preview Lab 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checklist
Did you:
This is a work in progress; let me know if you would like this developed further

•Reply to Participation Discussion Topic 3 and MUD 3 in Desire2Learn (D2L)
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