Maricopa Community Colleges  BPC121AA   19862-19925 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/26/91
BPC121AA 19862-19925 L+L 1 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
CP/M Operating System
Use of the Control Programming/Microcomputers (CP/M) operating system: basic concepts, built-in commands, transient programs, and editor. Prerequisites: None.
Cross-References: CIS121AA
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
BPC121AA   19862-19925 CP/M Operating System
1. Identify and define the major components of a CP/M system, both hardware and software. (I)
2. Boot (start) a CP/M system. (I)
3. Describe the format of CP/M commands and filenames. (II)
4. Format and copy diskettes on a CP/M system. (III)
5. Use CP/M built-in commands with both specific and ambiguous file references to display disk directories, erase files, change file names, display file contents, and assign or change user numbers. (IV)
6. Identify common CP/M transient programs and use them to display device information or file information, change file attributes, copy a file or group of files, concatenate files, and list a file on the system printer. (V)
7. Use the CP/M editor to create files, save files, and modify files. (VI)
8. Execute a command file. (VII)
9. Use a common dialect of BASIC to load and execute programs. (VIII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
BPC121AA   19862-19925 CP/M Operating System
    I. Introduction to CP/M
        A. Hardware requirements
        B. Software requirements
        C. Booting the system
      II. Giving Commands to CP/M
          A. File naming conventions
          B. Command format
          C. Specifying disk drives
          D. Control characters
          E. Common error messages
        III. Formatting and Copying Diskettes
            A. Formatting blank diskettes
            B. Copying entire diskettes
            C. Copying system tracks
            D. Changing memory size
          IV. CP/M Built-In Commands
              A. DIR
              B. ERA
              C. REN
              D. TYPE
              E. USER
              F. Specific and ambiguous file references
            V. Common CP/M Transient Programs
                A. Overview and definitions
                B. STAT
                C. PIP
              VI. CP/M Editor
                  A. Inserting lines
                  B. Displaying lines
                  C. Line numbering
                  D. Upper case translation
                  E. Moving lines from diskette to memory
                  F. Deleting data
                  G. Search and replace operations
                  H. Terminating ED
                VII. Executing Command Files
                    A. SUB
                    B. XSUB
                  VIII. Using BASIC
                      A. Entering BASIC
                      B. Loading a program from diskette
                      C. Running a program
                      D. Returning to CP/M
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