trace_multi medium Apply navigation 2 points

Question 1. CSCD240-E1-B

pwd=/home/operator/target/foothold, home=/home/operator. For each cd: cd, cd ../pivot, cd ~/intel, cd ../../.., cd /tmp

Work the drill

Answer on paper or in a terminal before revealing the ideal answer.

Ideal answer

cd → /home/operator; cd ../pivot → /home/operator/target/pivot; cd ~/intel → /home/operator/intel; cd ../../.. → /home; cd /tmp → /tmp

Misconception bank

Each row below is a plausible wrong answer, the thinking that produces it, and the remedy that corrects the misconception. These are the foundation of the multiple-choice framing and the targeted feedback a student receives after answering.

cd ~/intel → /intel

Misconception. Student strips the home prefix from ~ instead of expanding it.

Remedy. Draw ~ = $HOME = /home/operator. Walk the expansion step-by-step.

cd ../../.. → / (root)

Misconception. Student over-counts parent directories.

Remedy. Count depth: /home/operator/target/foothold = 4 levels; ../../.. = 3 = /home.

Authority mappings

Hover any chip for the mapping justification; click to open the authority record.

DCWF roles: CE-551 Red Team Specialist

DCWF tasks: T0418

KU outcomes: CD-OSC-O2 CO-M3-O2

O*NET tasks: SOC 15-1231.00: task 12 SOC 15-1231.00: task 13 SOC 15-1244.00: task 1 SOC 15-1244.00: task 2

Course-artifact links

Lectures

CSCD240-S26-L02. Shell basics, navigation, file type identification, which

Lab questions

CSCD240-S26-LAB2: After cd ~/projects/lab1; cd ../..; pwd?

CTF challenges

00 Navigation & Files: Two Dots, Twice
00 Navigation & Files: Relative Hop