Thank you for replying.
I'm the only person using my laptop, so shouldn't I be logged in as root?
I'm sorry, but I am relatively new at Unix and computer stuff.
Explanation of he beeping sound:  When I am editing a text file, and I go
past the last line, the beep comes up to tell me that I am at the last
line.  The beep is scary and annoying.  How do I get rid of it?
Yasir