Exercise #3 - Explorer

The following table summarizes the specific steps associated with ONE method of using the Windows95 Explorer to perform selective tasks.

Open the Exploring window. Before performing the steps provided below, verify the that the View settings found under the Explorer's View-Options menu have been defined as follows:

Checkbox State

Display the full MS-DOS path in the title bar     CHECKED

Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file types that are registered     UNCHECKED

Incude description in bar for right and left panes     CHECKED

Task Description

Steps

Change to the WINDOWS folder. Left click on the Windows folder within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window.

View a list of the files in the WINDOWS directory. 1. Left click on the Windows folder within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window.

2. Observe the list of files displayed under the Contents of 'C:\Windows' section of the Exploring window.

View a list of the files in the current WINDOWS directory - one screen at a time. 1. Left click on the Windows folder within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window.

2.Observe the list of files displayed under the Contents of 'Windows' section of the Exploring window.

3. Left click on the Scroll Bar - adjacent to the Contents of 'C:\Windows' section of the Exploring window.

View a list of the files in the WINDOWS directory - ascending/descending order by file Name, file Size, file Type, or file Modified Date. 1. Left click on the Windows folder within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window.

2.Observe the list of files displayed under the Contents of 'C:\Windows' section of the Exploring window.

3. Left click on the column heading - Name, Size, Type, or Modified - in the Contents of 'Windows' section of the Exploring window.

Change back to the ROOT directory. Left click on the disk drive C: - within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window.

Format a diskette (Ensure that a NEW diskette / ERASEABLE diskette has been placed in Drive A:) 1. Right click on the disk drive A: within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window.

2. Left click on the format menu item - in the Format pop-up window.

3. Verify desired format options.

4. Left click on the Start button.

Confirm you successfully formatted the diskette drive a:. 1. Left click on the disk drive A: - within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window.

2. Observe no files are displayed under the Contents of 'A:\' section of the Exploring window.

Make a system diskette (ie, Create a bootable disk by formatting the disk and placing system files on the disk - IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM). 1. Right click on the disk drive A: within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window.

2. Left click on the format menu item - in the Format pop-up window.

3. Veriify desired format options.

4. Under the Other Options group within the Format window,Left click on the Copy system files to display a check mark in the checkbox for this option.

5. Left click on the Start button.

Confirm you successfully created a system diskette. Observe the following system files displayed under the Contents of 'A:\' section of the Exploring window: IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM

Should these files not be displayed, verify the the checkbox under the Explorer's View-Option menu - verify that under the Hidden files group, the Show all files radio button has been selected.

Make the floppy disk drive the current disk drive.

Create a label on a floppy disk.

Create a directory named FRUIT - existing off of the ROOT directory.

Create a directory named GRAPES - existing within the FRUIT directory.

Confirm the existence of the directory GRAPES.

Change to the directory GRAPES

Switch back to the FRUIT directory.

Delete the directory GRAPES.

Confirm you successfully deleted the directory GRAPES.

Change back to the ROOT directory.

View files on Drive C: when drive A: is current.

View the contents of the WINDOWS directory on drive C: when drive A: is current.

Copy a single file - AUTOEXEC.BAT from drive C: to the ROOT directory on drive A: .

Copy the single file - CONFIG.SYS from drive C: to the ROOT directory on drive A: .

Copy the CONFIG.SYS file on drive A: to the another file on drive A: havng the name workfile.tmp .

Confirm the existence of the files on drive A:.

Move all files with the filename WORKFILE to the sub-directory FRUIT.

Attempt to remove the directory FRUIT.

Confirm the existence of the files on drive A: in the directory FRUIT.

Delete the directory FRUIT along with ALL files and sub-directories contained in this directory.

Make a directory WORK on the ROOT of drive A:.

Copy multiple files from drive C: to the directory WORK directory on driveA:.

Make the WORK directory on drive A: the current directory.

Confirm that the WORK directory is the current directory.

Rename the files in the WORK directory to have the existing filename, but for ALL files to have the extension .TXT.

Rename a single file - COMMAND.TXT to COMMAND.COM .

Rename multiple files starting with the letter C to start with the letter X and to have the extention .dka

Confirm the existence of multiple files starting with the letter X, and having an extension starting with the letter C.

Delete multiple files having the extension .TXT

Confirm the existence of the files in the current directory.

Hide ALL file having an extension starting with the letter C.

Delete ALL files existing in the directory WORK

List the files in the directory WORK.

Return to the ROOT directory of the current drive.

Attempt to remove the directory WORK.

Return to the WORK directory.

List the file in the WORK directory.

List ALL files in the directory WORK - including hidden files.

Make the hidden file VISIBLE in the directory WORK

List the file in the WORK directory.

Make ALL files READ-ONLY.

Confirm the all files are READ-ONLY.

Attempt to delete all files in the current directory.

List the file in the WORK directory.

Remove the READ-ONLY attribute on all files.

Confirm the all files are READ-ONLY.

Delete all files in the current directory.

Confirm all files have been deleted from the WORK directory.

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Web Author: Dean K. Anderson.
Last modified: May 7, 1998.

Checkbox	State
Display the full MS-DOS path in the title bar	CHECKED
Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file types that are registered	UNCHECKED
Incude description in bar for right and left panes	CHECKED

Task Description	Steps
Change to the WINDOWS folder.	Left click on the Windows folder within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window.
View a list of the files in the WINDOWS directory.	1. Left click on the Windows folder within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window. 2. Observe the list of files displayed under the Contents of 'C:\Windows' section of the Exploring window.
View a list of the files in the current WINDOWS directory - one screen at a time.	1. Left click on the Windows folder within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window. 2.Observe the list of files displayed under the Contents of 'Windows' section of the Exploring window. 3. Left click on the Scroll Bar - adjacent to the Contents of 'C:\Windows' section of the Exploring window.
View a list of the files in the WINDOWS directory - ascending/descending order by file Name, file Size, file Type, or file Modified Date.	1. Left click on the Windows folder within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window. 2.Observe the list of files displayed under the Contents of 'C:\Windows' section of the Exploring window. 3. Left click on the column heading - Name, Size, Type, or Modified - in the Contents of 'Windows' section of the Exploring window.
Change back to the ROOT directory.	Left click on the disk drive C: - within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window.
Format a diskette (Ensure that a NEW diskette / ERASEABLE diskette has been placed in Drive A:)	1. Right click on the disk drive A: within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window. 2. Left click on the format menu item - in the Format pop-up window. 3. Verify desired format options. 4. Left click on the Start button.
Confirm you successfully formatted the diskette drive a:.	1. Left click on the disk drive A: - within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window. 2. Observe no files are displayed under the Contents of 'A:\' section of the Exploring window.
Make a system diskette (ie, Create a bootable disk by formatting the disk and placing system files on the disk - IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM).	1. Right click on the disk drive A: within the tree structure - under the All Folders section of the Exploring window. 2. Left click on the format menu item - in the Format pop-up window. 3. Veriify desired format options. 4. Under the Other Options group within the Format window,Left click on the Copy system files to display a check mark in the checkbox for this option. 5. Left click on the Start button.
Confirm you successfully created a system diskette.	Observe the following system files displayed under the Contents of 'A:\' section of the Exploring window: IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM Should these files not be displayed, verify the the checkbox under the Explorer's View-Option menu - verify that under the Hidden files group, the Show all files radio button has been selected.
Make the floppy disk drive the current disk drive.
Create a label on a floppy disk.
Create a directory named FRUIT - existing off of the ROOT directory.
Create a directory named GRAPES - existing within the FRUIT directory.
Confirm the existence of the directory GRAPES.
Change to the directory GRAPES
Switch back to the FRUIT directory.
Delete the directory GRAPES.
Confirm you successfully deleted the directory GRAPES.
Change back to the ROOT directory.
View files on Drive C: when drive A: is current.
View the contents of the WINDOWS directory on drive C: when drive A: is current.
Copy a single file - AUTOEXEC.BAT from drive C: to the ROOT directory on drive A: .
Copy the single file - CONFIG.SYS from drive C: to the ROOT directory on drive A: .
Copy the CONFIG.SYS file on drive A: to the another file on drive A: havng the name workfile.tmp .
Confirm the existence of the files on drive A:.
Move all files with the filename WORKFILE to the sub-directory FRUIT.
Attempt to remove the directory FRUIT.
Confirm the existence of the files on drive A: in the directory FRUIT.
Delete the directory FRUIT along with ALL files and sub-directories contained in this directory.
Make a directory WORK on the ROOT of drive A:.
Copy multiple files from drive C: to the directory WORK directory on driveA:.
Make the WORK directory on drive A: the current directory.
Confirm that the WORK directory is the current directory.
Rename the files in the WORK directory to have the existing filename, but for ALL files to have the extension .TXT.
Rename a single file - COMMAND.TXT to COMMAND.COM .
Rename multiple files starting with the letter C to start with the letter X and to have the extention .dka
Confirm the existence of multiple files starting with the letter X, and having an extension starting with the letter C.
Delete multiple files having the extension .TXT
Confirm the existence of the files in the current directory.
Hide ALL file having an extension starting with the letter C.
Delete ALL files existing in the directory WORK
List the files in the directory WORK.
Return to the ROOT directory of the current drive.
Attempt to remove the directory WORK.
Return to the WORK directory.
List the file in the WORK directory.
List ALL files in the directory WORK - including hidden files.
Make the hidden file VISIBLE in the directory WORK
List the file in the WORK directory.
Make ALL files READ-ONLY.
Confirm the all files are READ-ONLY.
Attempt to delete all files in the current directory.
List the file in the WORK directory.
Remove the READ-ONLY attribute on all files.
Confirm the all files are READ-ONLY.
Delete all files in the current directory.
Confirm all files have been deleted from the WORK directory.