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erating System!
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Objectives
Describe the comman
nd structure of Cisco IOS
S software
In this acttivity, you will recognize tha
at text comma
ands used in command-lin
ne interfaces a
are intentiona
ally
chosen fro
om spoken la
anguage. Textt commands are
a often abb
breviated, or o
otherwise sim
mplified in their syntax,
to keep th
he resulting co
ommand set concise.
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They
y may be grou
uped into con
ntext modes that simplify th
heir
usage. Co
onfiguring a device
d
using written
w
comma
ands is simila
ar to giving ou
ut short orderss verbally. Th
he
command
ds are execute
ed by the ope
erating system
m and the act ual process iss performed b
by the device.

B
Backgroun
nd/Scenario
o
Imagine th
hat you are employed as an
a engineer fo
or a car manu
ufacturing com
mpany. The ccompany is cu
urrently
working on
o a new car model.
m
This model
m
will hav
ve selected fu
unctions that can be contro
olled by the driver
giving spe
ecific voice co
ommands.
You must design the se
et of comman
nds used by this voice-acti vated control system.
The functions of the ca
ar that can be controlled by
y voice comm
mands are:

Lights
s

Wiperrs

Radio
o

Telep
phone set

Air co
onditioning

Ignitio
on

will be used tto control thesse systems and

Your task is to devise a simple set of
o spoken com
mmands that w
identify ho
ow they are going to be ex
xecuted.

R
Required Resources
R
Paper and
d pencils or pens,
p
or comp
puter

R
Reflection
1
1. How can devising
d
a set of voice com
mmands assis
st in operating
g a vehicle? How could th
hese same co
ommands
be used on
o a computer or network operating
o
system?

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