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Homework 3
1. What is an Operating System? List some popular OS currently being used today
2. In your own words explain what a file system is. List some common Windows and UNIX file
systems.
3. Watch the OS History presentation and answer the following question;
a. Where was the first OS founded?
b. What were the dimensions of the first Computer?
4. What is multitasking and explain how your CPU multitasks.
5. How many processes are your CPU currently running? What is the percentage of your memory
usage? Go to http://class1.trinitechconsulting.com/sop for help.
6. Explain the differences between Peer to Peer and Client/Server Networks.
7. Define;
a. DNS
b. Default Gateway
c. TCP/IP
8. Go to the command line and use the “ipconfig /all” utility to display your IP information. Then
answer the following questions; (Go to http://class1.trinitechconsulting.com/sop for help)
a. What is your IP address?
b. What is your Default Gateway
c. What is or are your DNS address(es)
9. Create a Virtual Machine in your Oracle Virtual Box with the following specs;
i.
20GB Hard drive
ii.
1GB of RAM (1000MB)
Install XP Pro on the virtual Machine and make sure your computer name is in the
format; Computer Name: XXXXP2(Where XXX stands for the first 3 letters of your name)
Go to http://class1.trinitechconsulting.com/sop for help.
10. Create a share called myshare in the C drive of XXXXP1 and then map to it from your new OS,
XXXXP2 using its Hostname not its IP address. Start sharing documents. (Remember, the
password for your XXXXP1 VM is Password1)