Task A – Explore Network Configurations  Task B – A Different Network Setting 

Task A: Category IP Address Binary Format Address 192.168.100.4 1100000.10101000.01100100.00000100 Netmask 28 (255.255.255.240) 11111111.11111111.11111111.11110000 Network Address 192.168.100.0 11000000.10101000.01100100.00000000 Broadcast Address 192.168.100.15 11000000.10101000.01100100.00001111 First IP 192.168.100.1 11000000.10101000.01100100.00000001 Last IP 192.168.100.14 11000000.10101000.01100100.00001110 Maximum Host in the Network 14 00001110 Task B:  Category IP Address Binary Format Address 170.1.0.0 10101010.00000001.00000000.00000000 Netmask 26 (255.255.255.192) 11111111.11111111.11111111.11000000 Network Address 170.1.0.0 10101010.00000001.00000000.00000000…

Task A – Backup your system (Using crontab) Scenario: Performing system backup can be time-consuming, and the process is often overlooked. For this scenario: 1. Create a new user Alice (with home directory). 2. Write a shell script that backups Alice’s home directory by creating a tar file (tape archive), using the following steps: a….

Task A (Correct script (25 points) + result/output after executing the script (25 points)- Conditional Statement Write a shell script using nano or vi editor (eg, vi scriptname.sh) like below, that performs the following task: 1. Add the Shebang (#!/bin/bash) as the first line in your script. 2. Read a number using read function 3….

Part I– Check your file system. Step 1. Execute the ls /dev/sd* command to see the current hard disk devices. [use sudo ] Step 2. Execute the fdisk -l command to list the current hard disk partitions. [use sudo ] Step 3. Execute the parted -l command to list the current hard disk partition table….

Task A: Get accounts and groups ready Step 1. Create three groups- employee, payroll, and admin. (You may refer to the slides under Module 2 – Group Management) Step 2. Create three user accounts with a specified home directory for Sophia, Olivia, and Emma. Set the primary group for Sophia, Olivia, and Emma to “employee”,…

Task A – Password Cracking 1. Create 6 users in your Linux Terminal, then set the password for each user that meets the following complexity requirements respectively. You should list the passwords created for each user. [6 * 5 = 30 points]. 1. For user1, the password should be a simple dictionary word (all lowercase)…

Task A – User Account management (8 * 5 = 40 points) 1. Open a terminal window in VM and execute the correct command to display user account information (including the login shell and home directory) for the current user using grep. 2. Execute the correct command to display user password information (including the encrypted…

1.  Copy the file /usr/share/doc/zstd/copyright to your home directory.  2. Perform a long list in your home directory using the correct command.  3. Open the file copyright in a vi-editor using vi command.  4. Move to line 15, then insert your MIDAS ID in the same line with the following format: ****XXXX****(replace XXXX with your…

Steps: 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Display your current working directory. 3. Using an absolute pathname, switch to the /etc directory. 4. Using a relative pathname, move to the /etc/skel directory. 5. Using a relative pathname, move up one directory. 6. List the files in the current directory. 7. Perform a “long display” listing…