Description: Using the Ubuntu workstation that you set up in previous labs for CSC $115,$ answer or complete the following questions and tasks. You may need to do some research to help you answer the questions. For tasks that do not require an explicit answer, write a short reflection on what you needed to do to accomplish it$.$

Introduction

How is Ubuntu related to Linux? Why is Ubuntu provided freely?

Explain your previous experiences with operating systems, i$.$e$.,$ whether you are more familiar with either the Windows or Mac environment, or if you have any experience with a Linux distribution.

Do a brief comparison$/$contrast of this Ubuntu installation and whatever other operating system that you are most familiar with.

Ubuntu

What is the default mail client in this installation? What about the media player?

Open the "System Monitor" app. What does this application tell you about the hardware and software of the system? Especially explain why there are four CPUs listed when the machine only has one processor on the motherboard.

Open the application named "Terminal". Using only console commands $($one resource for these commands is here: Linux Ubuntu Commands Cheat Sheet $[$Free PDcreate a simple text file on the Desktop directory and copy it to the Documents directory. Use the "Files" application to verify that the move has been successful.

Application Testing

Play and win a game of "Mines" on the Intermediate or advanced difficulty.

Is there a word processor installed on the machine? Explain it$.$ What other applications are part of the same associated office suite?

Open "LibreOffice Calc". Create a spreadsheet of daily temperature information for the next two weeks. Use cell conditions to calculate the average temperature

Investigate the web browser. Which browser is installed on this OS$?$ Type $"$

www$.$catsinsinks.com" into the URL bar. How does the browser act? Explain the correct reason for this behavior.

Description: Using the Ubuntu workstation that you set up in previous labs for CSC $115,$ answer or complete the following questions and tasks. You may need to do some research to help you answer the questions. For tasks that do not require an explicit answer, write a short reflection on what you needed to do to accomplish it$.$

Introduction

How is Ubuntu related to Linux? Why is Ubuntu provided freely?

Explain your previous experiences with operating systems, i$.$e$.,$ whether you are more familiar with either the Windows or Mac environment, or if you have any experience with a Linux distribution.

Do a brief comparison$/$contrast of this Ubuntu installation and whatever other operating system that you are most familiar with.

Ubuntu

What is the default mail client in this installation? What about the media player?

Open the "System Monitor" app. What does this application tell you about the hardware and software of the system? Especially explain why there are four CPUs listed when the machine only has one processor on the motherboard.

Open the application named "Terminal". Using only console commands $($one resource for these commands is here: Linux Ubuntu Commands Cheat Sheet $[$Free PDF Download$].($

linuxsimply.com$)$Links to an external site. $),$ create a simple text file on the Desktop directory and copy it to the Documents directory. Use the "Files" application to verify that the move has been successful.

Application Testing

Play and win a game of "Mines" on the Intermediate or advanced difficulty.

Is there a word processor installed on the machine? Explain it$.$ What other applications are part of the same associated office suite?

Open "LibreOffice Calc". Create a spreadsheet of daily temperature information for the next two weeks. Use cell conditions to calculate the average temperature

Investigate the web browser. Which browser is installed on this OS$?$ Type $"$

www$.$catsinsinks.com" into the URL bar. How does the browser act? Explain the correct reason for this behavior.