IT244: Introduction to Linux/UNIX – Fall 2010
Homework 1
Due: Monday, 9/20/2010
Chapter 2:
1) Answer the questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 on p. 44 in the book.
2) Research online and give a paragraph explaining why ssh is a
better option than telnet or rsh for connecting to a Linux system
across the internet.
3) Write a paragraph giving a working definition of a Linux shell.
That means, a paragraph that would explain to what a shell is and
why it is used on Linux to someone who knows nothing about it.
4) If I want to find a Linux command to do something like move a file
or remove a directory, how can I use the man pages (manual
pages) to find that information. What is another utility other than
man that can be used for this same purpose.