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In this exercise, you will use  ANY (Windows OR Linux OR Mac)  command-line interface to create directories and files and organize them according to the following instructions.

In this exercise, you will use  ANY (Windows OR Linux OR Mac)  command-line interface to create directories and files and organize them according to the following instructions. In a new folder which you will create, you are going to create a directory structure as shown below. The names in bold letters are folder names. The names with bold, italic and underline mean they are the top-level folders, the names with bold and italic mean they are sub-folders, the names just in bold means they are sub-sub-folders and the remaining names are files made by application programs. Replace the “xx” in each name with your initials in capital letters.

File Map

Folders                                             Sub-folders                                     Sub-sub-folders

Personal-xx Finance_xx  
letter_to_friend_xx.docx book1_xx.xls  
letter_to_me_xx.docx personal_finance_xx.xlsx  
Travel-xx    
southwest_air_xx.html    
Recipes-xx Images_xx  
my recipe1_xx.docx dish_picture1_xx.jpg  
my recipe2_xx.docx fruit salad_xx.jpg  
Restaurant-xx EmployeeManagement_xx Resumes_xx-
employees_xx.txt   resume_xx.docx
Finance-xx    
finance_xx.xlsx    

· BEFORE any command, type the command “date” so that I can confirm the time you did the work. Make sure the result of the “date” command shows in your screen captures.

· Using the command-line interface, create a folder named   ExamYourFirstName_YourLastName  (type your real name) on your desktop, in your home “home” directory, or anywhere you can find it.

· Create a document (Word or LibreOffice or Google Docs) named “Snapshots_YourName.docx” on the computer you are using to take the test (your host computer). You will document all screen captures in this document and submit it under this question.

· Create directories and folders as described in the table above. Take a screenshot of  ALL your commands and the outputs and save it in the “Snapshots_YourName.docx ” document you created earlier.

· Use the “ cd” command to log in  each and every directory you created  according to the table (10 in total) to display its contend,  each element on a line, with details. Take a screenshot of your commands (including “cd”) and the outputs and save it in the “Snapshots” folder you created earlier.

· Display a “tree” structure of the main directory  ExamYourFirstName_YourLastName  and take a screen capture.

· Submit the “Snapshots_YourName.docx” document under this question.