Operating Systems 1 

Operating Systems 1 Assignment #1




Assignment #1
If you are in DT228/1 or DT282/1 please do
the above assignment
titled "Assignment #1"



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GENERAL INFORMATION

Q. Where can I get information to help me with this assignment?

A. The main Operating Systems 1 page 
has lots of useful information.

Q. Do I have to print out my assignment in colour?

A. No,
black-and-white is fine.

 
FORMATTING

Q. In the assignment you say "put all your answers in the accompanying Word document template." What template are you talking about?

A. The template is on this webpage, right under the assignment link, it's called "Template", please use it.

Q. Do we have to use the template?

A. Yes.

Q. Really?

A. YES.

Q. Should we send you the individual questions as separate documents?

A. No, send them all together.

Q. Are we allowed to add pages to the template and change the page numbers?

A. Definitely.


CONTENT

Q. For Question 3 do we screengrab our blogs?

A. No, copy the text and images, exactly what you have in the blog pages, into the Word document, don't screengrab the blog.

Q. What do we put in the "Introduction" section?

A. Each of the 3 sections starts with an Introduction. It's a few sentences in plain English describing what this section is about. It's essentially just a restatement of the question.

Q. What else should I put in for the answer to Question 1?

A. Create another heading, call it something like "Menu Script" and show the DOS script, give 1-2 sentences explaining how you got each menu option to work, and do a screengrab of each one working.

Q. What are some good resources for DOS programming?

A. Here's a few good resources:

Q. Is it OK to use pictures from the Internet in my assignment?

A. It is definitely OK to use online pictures to create your puzzle, if you are worried about copyright, use one of these:

 
REFERENCING

Q. How do I reference my research correctly?

A. Guidelines below:

When referencing Research papers use;

Author (Year) “Paper Title”, Journal/Conference, Vol/No, pages.

for example,
Smith, J. (1999) “How to Reference Research”, Education Research, 5(87), pp. 123-145.

When referencing books use;
Author (Year) Book Title, Location:Publisher.

for example,
Holmes, B. (2003) How to do a PhD, London:Oxford University Press.

When referencing webpages use;
Author (Year of Creation) Web Page Title, URL, Date Accessed: Mnth YYYY.

for example,
Trochim, W. (2000) Research Methods Knowledge Base, http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/, Date Accessed : March 2002.

If no year of creation on web-page, put in a dash, for example,
Microsoft, (-), Hotmail, www.hotmail.com., Date Accessed : March 2002.



PLAGIARISM

Q. What is your position on plagiarism?

A.