Lab $2-2$ PowerShell Commands to Create a Directory

Introduction

Make sure that you complete the Tutorials in this module before starting this assignment. You will creating the directories on your virtual machine not your host machine.

While it is easy to use the Graphical User Interface $($GUI$)$ to do things in Windows, it is often handy to write script to perform a tasks that need to be done multiple times. Scripts are generally written and run through either the CLI or PowerShell. The commands for each environment are different and this assignment will cover the PowerShell cmdlets to build several directories. If you have completed the tutorials, you should know what the cmdlets are and how they are used.

Learning Outcomes

MLO$6-$ Use PowerShell commands to create directory structures $($CLO$2,$ CLO$5)$

Instructions

For this assignment you will be creating a directory for your friend George so that he can manage his course materials for the semester.

Problem Statement

Your good buddy, George, is struggling with organizing his courses for the semester. He came to you to get some help setting up some folders to keep track of his files for his course. He wants to set up a folder for each class and then put subfolders under each to organize the work for each class. He wants them stored in his Documents folder. He is taking $4$ classes $-$ ITSC$1325,$ SPCH$1302,$ MATH$0402,$ and BIO$1302.$ He want the following sub folders created for the classes

for ITSC$1325,$ he needs folders for Notes, Labs, and Assignments $(3$ folders$)$

for SPCH$1302,$ he needs folders for Notes, Assignments, and Speeches $(3$ folders$)$

for Math$0402,$ he needs one folder for Assignments

For BIO$1302,$ he needs folders for Notes and Labs $(2$ folders$)$

Requirements

Your task is to create the folders and subfolders under the Documents folder in your virtual machine using PowerShell ISE and PowerShell cmdlets. You will document your work by taking screen shots showing the steps you perform and the commands you use. The last command should be a Get$-$ChildItem $-$Recurse command to show the completed structure. Paste the screen shots into a word document and explain what you are doing in each step in complete sentences using correct spelling and grammar.

Create a Microsoft Word document to explain what you did and include the screen shots of each step.

Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation to explain what is shown in each screen shot.

Review Week $3-6$ in this module for an example of what your assignment should look like when complete.