VMS Utilities and Commands I Student Workbook - Volume II

This document is a student workbook for VMS Utilities and Commands I, Volume II. It covers various aspects of the VMS operating system, including hardware and software overview, the user environment, DCL command format, getting help, documentation kits, changing passwords, interpreting system messages, and displaying terminal, process, and system characteristics. It also details how to get started with VMS, including logging in and out, and navigating the user environment.

The workbook is divided into several modules, each covering a specific topic:

• Hardware and Software Overview: Introduces the VMS operating system and its components, including the CPU, memory, input/output subsystems, and peripheral devices. It also discusses system configurations and the VMS operating system's command language (DCL).
• Getting Started: Covers basic VMS operations such as logging in and out, user names and passwords, terminal sessions, and DCL command format.
• Creating and Editing Text Files: Explains how to use text editors like EDT and EVE to create and edit text files.
• Communicating with Other Users: Discusses utilities for communicating with other users, such as the MAIL and PHONE utilities.
• Managing Files: Covers file management concepts, including naming files, device specifications, directory structure, defaults for file specifications, finding files, organizing directories, moving files, and protecting files.
• Customizing the User Environment: Explains how to customize the user environment using logical names, symbols, and terminal keys.
• Writing Command Procedures: Details how to write, test, and run command procedures, including symbols, control flow, lexical functions, and terminal input/output.
• Using Disk and Tape Volumes: Covers the use of private volumes, backup utility, and file transfer between systems.
• Submitting Batch and Print Jobs: Explains how to submit batch and print jobs, manage queues, and specify job characteristics.
• Developing Programs: Provides a general discussion of program development steps on a VAX system, including using editors, compilers, linkers, and debuggers.

The workbook includes numerous written and laboratory exercises to reinforce the concepts learned in each module.