Question

Open Command Prompt typing CMD command in your Search window.

Change the directory from current to root (C:).

Make a new directory called CIS165_Your Last Name (example: CIS165_Nossa).

Within this directory, make subdirectories called Can1 and Can2. Verify the created directory and subdirectories using particular command.

Under Can1 subdirectory creates three files called Jam.txt, Milk.txt and Juice.txt. Verify that you created these files using particular command.

Move Jam.txt file from the Can1 subdirectory to the Can2 folder.

Compare using special command that file Jam.txt was moved to the Can2 folder without losing any bits.

Copy simultaneously Milk.txt and Juice.txt to Can2 folder.

Compare using special command that file Milk.txt was moved to the Can2 folder without losing any bits.

Hide the Juice.txt file under the Can2 subdirectory. Verify that file is hidden.

       10.   Assign read only to the Milk.txt file under the Can2 folder.

11.   Delete the Can1 subdirectory.

12. Show the graphically structure on your CIS165_Nossa directory.

Show the steps how to do the CMD prompt and explainations.

Answer 1

1. cd\ :- will change the the directory to \(root). "cd" command is used for changing the directory. here, "\" represents the root of the drive.
2. mkdir CIS165_lastName :- will create a directory with name CIS165_lastName in the current directory i.e. root.
3.

• cd CIS165_lastName :- will change directory to CIS165_lastName directory present in the root directory.
• mkdir can1 can2 :- will create multiple directories i.e. can1 and can2 in the CIS165_lastName. Hence, can1 and can2 are subdirectories of CIS165_lastName.

4.  

• c.. :- will move to the parent directory of the current directory i.e CIS165_lastName to root.
• dir CIS165_lastName :- (for verification)will display the list of all the subdirectories within the CIS165_lastName.
• notepad CIS165_lastName\can1\Jam.txt :- will create the text file named Jam.txt in can1 subdirectory of CIS165_lastName.
• notepad CIS165_lastName\can1\Milk.txt :- will create the text file named Milk.txt in can1 subdirectory of CIS165_lastName.
• notepad CIS165_lastName\can1\Juice.txt :- will create the text file named Juice.txt in can1 subdirectory of CIS165_lastName.

5. move CIS165_lastName\can1\Jam.txt CIS165_lastName\can2 :- will move the Jam.txt from can1 to can2 directory.
6. comp CIS165_lastName\can1\Jam.txt CIS165_lastName\can2\Jam.txt :- will compare the Jam.txt present in can2.
7.

• copy CIS165_lastName\can1\Milk.txt CIS165_lastName\can2 :- will copy the Milk.txt of can1 to can2 directory.
• copy CIS165_lastName\can1\Juice.txt CIS165_lastName\can2 :- will copy the Juice.txt of can1 to can2 directory.

8. comp CIS165_lastName\can1\Milk.txt CIS165_lastName\can2\Milk.txt :- will compare the Milk.txt of can2 with the Milk.txt of can1 directory.
9.

• attrib +h CIS165_lastName\can2\Juice.txt :- will be used to add "Hidden" attribute to the Juice.txt in the can2 directory.
• cd CIS165_lastName :- will change directory to CIS165_lastName from root.
• dir can2 :- (for verification) will show contents present in the can2. since juice.txt is hidden, it wont show.

10. attrib +r CIS165_lastName\can2\Milk.txt :- will add "read-only" attribute to the Milk.txt in the can2 directory.
11. rmdir /s CIS165_lastName/can1 :- will delete the can1 directory along with all the contents present in it.
12.  

• cd CIS165_lastName :- will change directory to CIS165_lastName.
• tree /f :- will show the graphical structure of CIS165_lastName directory along with its subdirecties and files.

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