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What output would the following command produce: ls *   (Think carefully) What should I type at the $ prompt in order to see the name of the current directory?

You deposit $10,000 in an account earning 4% interest compounded monthly. a) How much will you have in the account in 25 years? Round to the nearest cents.  b) How much interest will you earn?

What should I type at the $ prompt in order to delete the directory below my home directory called linux and all of the files in it?  Please give two answers using two completely different commands (not just different pathnames).

Allie is in a nursing home with memory problems, but often tells stories of her husband, Noah. Every day, she asks the nurse for her husband, but the nurse tells her Noah passed away 2 years ago after their car accident. What is Allie most likely to be suffering from?

What should I type at the $ prompt in order to see the current time?  What does the command mesg (by itself) do?

What should I type at the $ prompt in order to see the correct syntax for the command that will tell me the pathname of the file that the shell will run when I execute a utility?

What should I type at the $ prompt in order to make the file named can.see hidden?  can.see is in the think directory, which is below the temp directory, which is below my home directory.  Please use the fewest number of keystrokes possible.

An unresponsive middle-aged man ingested a half-full bottle of his wife’s Valium approximately 20 minutes ago. His respirations are slow and shallow, his pulse is slow and weak, and his blood pressure is significantly low. The cardiac monitor reveals sinus bradycardia. You should:

a) What is a system variable?  b) Name at least one system variable.  Label your response a) and b).

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