CIS 1160 – Windows Command Line
ORIENTATION AND DEADLINE DATES
This is an information sheet only, not the course syllabus.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction
to microcomputer operating systems. Provides an opportunity to work with the
Microsoft Windows operating system command line. Includes the major components
of an operating system, command syntax, disk format and management,
internal/external commands, file manipulation, directory structure, files and
disk maintenance, configuration and batch files, and network connectivity. 2 Credit Hours
COURSE MATERIALS
Required Textbooks: Windows XP Command Line, by Carolyn Z. Gillay and Bette A. Peat. Franklin, Beedle and Associates Publishing Company, 2003.
VIDEOTAPES/AUDIOTAPES
None
OTHER MEDIA
Windows XP software
ORIENTATION/ATTENDANCE
Not required
EVALUATION/GRADING
Exams and Evaluations
The CIS 1160 course requires completion of 11 units and 4 tests. The following completion rules MUST be followed:
The last day to submit Unit 1, Unit 2,
Unit 3, and Exam 1 for credit is mid-semester. (Refer to your Course
Information Sheet for this date.) After mid-semester, you will receive
zero points for Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, and Exam 1. You must submit this
work, however, as a requirement of the course before the instructor will
grade any other assignments or tests.
2. You can
submit a maximum of two units in one calendar week.
3. You
can take a maximum of two exams in one calendar week.
4. You must complete all unit
assignments and exams by the Deadline Date.
No exceptions to these rules
will be made – please plan accordingly. See
the Course Map in Section 2 of this Handbook.
Eleven chapter assignments, four exams
COURSE OUTLINE
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Week |
Unit |
Required Text |
Project
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Exam Number
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1 |
1 |
Chapter I Problem Set I |
pp. 36-37 pp. 37-38 |
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2 |
2 |
Chapter 2 Problem Set I |
pp. 86-88 pp. 88-90 |
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3 |
3 |
Chapter 3 |
pp. 121-122 |
Exam 1 |
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4 |
4 |
Chapter 4 Problem Set I Problem Set II |
pp. 175-177 pp. 177-182 pp. 182-183 |
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5 |
5 |
Chapter 5 Problem Set I DOS Practice Handout |
pp. 235-237 pp. 237-243 SCM |
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6 |
6 |
Chapter 6 Problem Set I |
pp. 298-299 pp. 300-305 |
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7 |
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Review for Exam 2 |
|
Exam 2 |
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8 |
7 |
Chapter 7 Problem Set I PRACTICE USING THE MS-DOS EDITOR |
pp. 362-363 pp. 363-369 Last page of Unit 7 |
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9 |
8 |
Chapter 8 Problem Set I |
pp. 430-432 pp. 432-435 |
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10 |
9 |
Chapter 9 Problem Set I |
pp. 476-478 pp. 478-480 |
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11 |
|
Review for Exam 3 |
|
Exam 3 |
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12 |
10 |
Chapter 10, pp. 483-521 |
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13 |
10 |
Chapter 10, pp. 521-539 Problem Set I Problem D |
pp. 539-541 pp. 541-543 p. 545 (D-a, D-b) |
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14 |
11 |
Chapter 11, pp. 547-585 |
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15 |
11 |
Chapter 11, pp. 585-621 Problem Set I Batch File Project |
pp. 623-625 Last page of Unit 11 |
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16 |
|
Review for Exam 4 |
|
Exam 4 |