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HP Part Number: 32650-90871

Edition: Edition 1

Published: Printed in U.S.A. October 1998


Table of Contents

Preface
1 Begin Here
What Is This Course?
Intended audience
How Should This Course Be Used?
Organization
Procedure
Materials list
Course essentials
References
What Is This Training About?
Module topics
Other Information
2 Communicating with Your Computer
Challenge Test
Lesson 1 Logging On and Off
Logging on
HELLO
Your logon identity
Logging on to the\HP 3000
How to log off
Any problems?
Lesson 1 Exercises
Lesson 2 Session and Jobs — What Are They?
Sessions
Jobs
Lesson 2 Exercises
Lesson 3 Entering Commands
Understanding commands
Executing a command
The SHOWTIME command
The SHOWME command
Basic keyboard use
The SHOWJOB command
User-defined commands and\command files
Lesson 3 Exercises
Lesson 4 Mistakes and Corrections
Mistakes
Error messages
Correcting an error
Lesson 4 Exercises
Lesson 5 The History Stack
What is the command line history stack?
Command history and the LISTREDO command
The DO command
History stack numbering
Command history and REDO
Lesson 5 Exercises
Lesson 6 Communicating with Other Users
Sending and receiving messages
Sending a message to another user
What the receiver sees
Blocking messages
Unblocking messages
Message to the system operator: TELLOP
On the lookout
Lesson 6 Exercises
Lesson 7 More Information
Logon problems
General user references
Lesson 7 Exercises
Lesson 8 Online Help
The online help facility
Getting into help
Getting out of help
Getting around in help
Lesson 8 Exercises
3 Computer Overview
Challenge Test
Lesson 1 Computer Hardware
Hardware
Peripherals
Lesson 1 Exercises
Lesson 2 Software
Operating system
Sample programs
The command interpreter program
Lesson 2 Exercises
Lesson 3 The Keyboard
The return key
Backspace key
Numeric keys
Numeric keypad
Cursor control keys
Function keys
Other special keys
Lesson 3 Exercises
Lesson 4 Any Problems?
Sources of information
Terminal not responding
Terminal on but not responding
Changing modes with the softkeys
Initial display
The other softkey keys
Is the terminal locked up?
Remedies
Remedies - the pros and cons
Lesson 4 Exercises
4 Creating Text Files
Challenge Test
Lesson 1 Using EDIT/3000
What is EDIT/3000?
Why use EDIT/3000?
Starting EDIT/3000: EDITOR
Leaving the editor: END
Writing in the editor: ADD
Looking at your file: LIST
Saving a file: KEEP
Getting a listing of files: LISTFILE
Lesson 1 Exercises
Lesson 2 File Names
File naming conventions
Invalid file names
Lesson 2 Exercise
Lesson 3 Editing a Text File
Open an EDIT/3000 file for editing
Sending a file to the printer
Adding lines of text: ADD
Adding lines in the middle of a text file: ADD
Erase a line: DELETE
Renumbering lines: GATHER ALL
Moving lines: GATHER
Renumbering lines
Editing a text line: MODIFY
Starting a new editor file: DELETE ALL
Lesson 3 Exercises
Lesson 4 More About the Editor
Joining files together: JOIN
Suspending EDIT/3000: the Break key
Continuing a Program: RESUME
Use ABORT after BREAK to stop
Safety files: K files
What is saved in a K file
Recovering a K file
Lesson 4 Exercises
5 The Account Structure
Challenge Test
Lesson 1 The MPE/iX Account Structure
What is an account structure?
Elements of the account structure
Elements of your logon
The PUB Group
The SYS account
Your Home Group
Lesson 1 Exercises
Lesson 2 Security and the Account Structure
MPE/iX command security and capabilities
Logon security
Lesson 2 Exercises
Lesson 3 File and Group Security
File security in your Home group
File Security in PUB
File security in other groups
Lesson 3 Exercises
Lesson 4 Changing Groups
Logging on
Using the CHGROUP command
CHGROUP and your home group
Lesson 4 Exercises
Lesson 5 Changing User Passwords
Your user password
Using the PASSWORD command
Lesson 5 Exercises
6 Working with Files
Challenge Test
Lesson 1 Displaying Qualified File Names
Accessing files in other groups and accounts
Partly qualified name
Fully qualified name
Forming a fully qualified file name
When to use the fully qualified file name
File name and logon — the differences
Displaying all of the file names in your group
Displaying selected file names in your group
Display file names in other groups and accounts
Finding files
Lesson 1 Exercises
Lesson 2 Renaming Files
Safeguard against duplication
Lesson 2 Exercises
Lesson 3 Storing Seldom-Used Files
Lesson 3 Exercises
Lesson 4 Deleting Files
The PURGE command
Recovering a file
Lesson 4 Exercises
Lesson 5 Displaying File Contents
Displaying an entire file
Displaying selected lines
Lesson 5 Exercises
Lesson 6 Copying Files
Using the COPY command
Copy over an existing file
More practice with COPY
Releasing file security with the RELEASE command
Copying from another group
Default names in copying
Group to group security: what works
Reinstating system security to a file
Conserving disk space
Lesson 6 Exercises
7 Command Files
Challenge Test
Lesson 1 Using Command Files
What is a command file?
Creating and executing command files
Command files that execute other command files
Lesson 1 Exercises
Lesson 2 Naming Conflicts
Discovering a name duplication
Avoiding duplication
Lesson 2 Exercises
8 Solutions
Solutions to Module 1 Communicating With Your Computer
Challenge Answers
Lesson 1: Logging On and Off
Lesson 2: Sessions and Jobs — What Are They?
Lesson 3: Entering Commands
Lesson 4: Mistakes and Corrections
Lesson 5: The History Stack
Lesson 6: Communicating with Other Users
Lesson 7: More Information
Lesson 8: Online HELP
Solutions to Module 2 Computer Overview
Challenge Answers
Lesson 1: Computer Hardware
Lesson 2: Software
Lesson 3: The Keyboard
Lesson 4: Any Problems?
Solutions to Module 3 Creating Text Files
Challenge Answers
Lesson 1: Using EDIT/3000
Lesson 2: File Names
Lesson 3: Editing a Text File
Lesson 4: More About the Editor
Solutions to Module 4 The Account Structure
Challenge Answers
Lesson 1: The MPE/iX Account Structure
Lesson 2: Security and the Account Structure
Lesson 3: File and Group Security
Lesson 4: Changing Groups
Lesson 5: Changing User Passwords
Solutions to Module 5 Working With Files
Challenge Answers
Lesson 1: Displaying Qualified File Name
Lesson 2: Renaming Files
Lesson 3: Storing Seldom-Used Files
Lesson 4: Deleting Files
Lesson 5: Displaying File Contents
Lesson 6: Copying Files
Solutions to Module 6 Command Files
Challenge Answers
Lesson 1: Using Command Files
Lesson 2: Naming Conflicts
glossary
Index
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