CS 497C - Homework 2 - Name:_________________

    DUE: Monday, September 17 (in class)


    Please show all work on a separate sheet attached to this sheet.
    (50 points - 5 points for each problem)

    1. Name three major differences between UNIX commands and Windows
       programs.
    


    2. Is an option also an argument? How do an argument and an option
       differ?



    3. Consider the command tar -x -v -f /dev/rct0 -b 20 *. Can you
       combine the options in this way? If not, please write down the
       correct one.

       tar -xvfb 20 /dev/rct0



    4. You need to save the output of the who and date commands in a
       single file. How will you do? Write down the command you use.



    5. Why are the directories /bin and /usr/bin usually found first in
       the output of echo $PATH?



    6. What does the command "ls -Fax" do? Try to look into the manual
       pages and explain it.



    7. How do you display the current date in the form dd/mm/yyyy?
       Which command does the ordinary user use to change the system
       date and time?



    8. Can you have the same login name more than once in the who
       output? How do you find out the users who are idling?
 


    9. If you find that your keystrokes are not being echoed, what
       remedies will you try?



   10. How will you find out the decimal equivalent of 1101001?