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ced4568andClaude Sonnet 5 15b616274b feat(root01): author Computing & Linux Foundations, and the real 01->05 prerequisite chain
Adds all 6 ROOT 01 modules (how computers run software, the shell, filesystem navigation,
files & text, processes, users & permissions foundations), each with a real lesson,
demonstration/guided exercise, knowledge check where warranted, a hands-on Lab, and a
reflection — 35 activities, 29 new content files.

Adds 6 new hands-on Linux scenarios (linux-inspect-hardware, linux-shell-basics,
linux-filesystem-navigation, linux-files-and-text, linux-process-management,
linux-permissions-foundations) plus 2 MCQ scenarios, using the existing generic scenario/
validation engine (docs/ROOT_FOUNDATIONS_LAB_STRATEGY.md §1) — every one tested end-to-end via
the real scenario setup/validate API, including negative tests confirming they correctly FAIL
when not actually solved (e.g. the process-management scenario fails while the target process
is still running; the permissions scenario is tested against a real `su - labuser` denial).

Wires rootnode-linux-foundations-assessment (2 required + 4 random-draw scenarios) using the
existing Phase 3B assessment engine.

Adds a real, server-side ROOT 01->02->03->04->05 course prerequisite chain
(courses.prerequisites) — verified live on two students: one who completed ROOT 01 sees ROOT 02
unlock; a fresh student sees ROOT 02 correctly locked while 03/04/05 stay vacuously satisfied
(their own prerequisite courses are still empty). ROOT 06+ and the Capstone are unaffected.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <[email protected]>
2026-08-26 12:59:52 -05:00

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# Knowledge Check: Navigating the Filesystem
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**1. What does `..` mean in a path?**
*Answer:* One directory up from your current location.
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**2. You're at `/home/student/project`. Does `cd project` do the same thing here as it did at
`/home/student`?**
*Answer:* No — a relative path is re-evaluated from your CURRENT location every time. At
`/home/student`, `project` refers to `/home/student/project`; from inside that same directory,
`project` would refer to `/home/student/project/project`, which likely doesn't exist.
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**3. A file is "hidden" from a normal `ls`. What actually makes it hidden?**
*Answer:* Its name starts with a `.` — it's purely a naming convention `ls` respects by
default, not a real permission or security feature. `ls -a` shows it.
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**4. Where would you expect to find a running system's log files?**
*Answer:* `/var/log` — `/var` holds data that changes while the system runs.
## Instructor Notes
**Facilitation:** Question 2 is the one worth confirming out loud — it's the core "gotcha" of
relative paths.
**Approximate timing:** 5 minutes.