CS 141 Homework Assignment #10

In class graded exercise   

Each student was given a Knoppix CD to keep.
This allows you to run a full featured linux system
without having to install on the hard disk.

1. Shutdown windows and reboot.
stop in the bios and check the boot order.
Make sure that CD ROM boots before hard disk.

2. add the printer in our classroom to your knoppix system
fat penguin in lower left
configure
configure printers.
wait for bouncing icon to stop bouncing.
in bottom right, print system currently used s/b CUPS
  (common unix print system)
add
add printer/class
 next
  backend selection: network printer (tcp)
   ip in our classroom: 10.196.63.13
   port: 9100
    next
     printer manufacturer: hp
     model laser jet 4350 
     do not select postscript or raw on this screen.
     On the next screen, select: foomatic+postscript (recommended)
       next (no test page)
        next
         banner: next
          quota: next
           denied users: next
            name: p213
            location: rm 213

3. launch open office (seagulls)
will start in a document
insert your 3 char login
set desired font
set size > 50
print the page and go get it off the printer.

4. still in open office
new
spreadsheet
insert 3 numbers in 3 rows in col a
and 3 numbers in 3 rows in col b
select those 6 numbers
 insert
  chart
insert your 3 char login as the chart title or caption in font > 50
print this and get it off the printer.
save your spreadsheet (just as an exercise)
 save as
  type: microsoft excell 97/2000/xp .xls
   file name: /tmp/mysheet  (or any name)
    This file will disappear when you shutdown linux

5. ctrl-alt-f2 (to get to a char login)
 Display your 3 char login using the banner command.
  Hint: you must adjust the width.
  e.g. banner -w 25 abc
   Note: under linux, the output of banner goes down,
    not to the right.

6. to get credit for this exercise:
 raise your hand
  show the instructor your 2 printouts
   (a document and a spread sheet)
    Make sure both have your 3 char login.
     Show your 3 char login on ctrl-alt-f2

7. When you are done with knoppix,
    shutdown from the gui, or
     from the cmd line: shutdown -h now