ITST-1101 Midterm Lab

Please read all the instructions carefully before beginning this assignment.

Instructions:

• Only one file [.docx] will be submitted through blackboard upon completion of this lab.
• You must follow all steps in order and name the file as directed. Read through the entire lab before starting it.
• A large part of this class is to stress the importance of following specific instructions.Make sure you follow the instructions carefully to avoid losing points.
• Save this lab as: lastname_itst_midterm.docx

This lab contains elements of the first half of the ITST-1101 course including all labs to date. You may refer to any reference material or labs previously provided but your answers must be your own and cannot be copied from previous work.

*** TYPE ALL ANSWERS IN A FONT COLOR OTHER THAN BLACK ***

Section 1 (10 points)

1. Provide an example of a GUI

1. Open the task manager and take a screen shot of the performance tab showing
2. CPU/Memory and Disk Use.

Paste the screen shot of the Task Manager Window here

1. What would happen if you opened an application and the memory needed exceeded the physical memory installed in the computer? (Example: You have 8 gigabytes of memory installed and when you try to run Photoshop, that program plus the operating system and other apps need a total of 9 gigabytes of memory to run.)

1. If you want to get help on the COPY command in Windows Command Line, what do you enter at the prompt?

1. What does the fc command do?

1. What does the ren command do?

Section 2 (35 Points)

1. Open a command line window. What is your current full path?

1. FROM YOUR CURRENT LOCATION run a command that displays a list of all .exe files in the c:\windows directory.

Paste a screen shot showing that command and result here

1. Insert a flash drive and change to it in your command prompt. What command did you enter to do this?

1. Create a Directory called Lastname_ITSTmidat the root of your flash drive. (Use your actual last name)

1. Using notepad create the following 4 files and save them in root directory on your flash drive.
   1. microsoft.txt -> content should be "Bill Gates"
   2. tesla.txt -> content should be "Elon Musk"
   3. toyota.txt -> content should be "Akio Toyoda"
   4. apple.txt -> content should be "Tim Cook"

1. Using notepad create a batch file named Lastname1101.bat[use your actual last name]and place it in the Lastname_ITSTmidDirectory created in Step D above.

*** Note - there is a reference image at the end of this document that shows the final directory and file structure your batch file should create.

1. Have the batch file complete the following steps when ran:
   1. Start the batch file by turning echo off and enter 2 remarks:
      1. your full name
      2. "Midterm Batch File" as the description. [no quotes.]
   2. Clear the screen
   3. From the directory [Lastname_ITSTmid], build the following directory structure shown in the image on the right. The industry directory is a sub-directory of Lastname_ITSTmid.

\f: Command Prompt C: \\Users\\bhorton>dir c: \\windows \\* . exe Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is D4FD-E683 Directory of c: \\windows 12/07/2019 05:08 AM 77, 824 bfsvc . exe 09/10/2020 06:07 PM 4, 592, 136 explorer . exe 12/07/2019 05:09 AM 1, 075, 200 HelpPane . exe 12/07/2019 05:09 AM 18, 432 hh. exe 99/10/2020 06:08 PM 202, 240 notepad . exe 12/07/2019 05:09 AM 369, 664 regedit. exe 07/17/2020 03:40 PM 135, 168 splwow64. exe 12/07/2019 05:10 AM 11, 776 winhlp32. exe 12/06/2019 05:29 PM 11, 264 write . exe 9 File(s) 6, 493, 704 bytes 0 Dir(s) 234, 826, 543, 104 bytes free C: \\Users\\bhorton>\f