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Linux Workstation Administration

COURSE SCHEDULE AND CONTENT:

WEEKS 1/2: Unit 1, A and B

Unit 2, B and C

History of Unix; introduction to Linux

Research history of Linux

Planning/Preparing for installation

Research paper assigned

WEEKS 3/4: Unit 2, A

Unit 6, C and D

Unit 3, A, B, C, D, E

Linux installation

Advanced Installation, Troubleshooting Installations

Linux interfaces and filesystems: files & directories, shell commands, displaying contents of files, searching and editing fils

Linux history project due

WEEKS 5/6: Unit 4, A, B, C, D

 

Filesystem management: searching and linking files, file and directory permissions

MIDTERM EXAM - 23 SEP 2008
WEEKS 7/8: Unit 7, A, B, C, D

Unit 9, A and B

The BASH Shell

vi exercise assigned

The X Windows System: GUI Components, configuring X windows

WEEKS 9/10: Unit 15, A Networks, TCP/IP and NIC configuration

vi exercise due - 21 OCT 2008

FINAL EXAM - 28 OCT 2008

CALENDAR

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Lecture/demonstration with laboratory exercises. Internet access for E-Global Library access is at: www.egloballibrary.com/ppc

 

COURSE EVALUATION AND GRADING PROCEDURE: Students will receive a grade based on the following:

 

UNIX RESERCH PAPER

15 %

INSTALLATION & CONFIGURATION

20 %

MID-TERM EXAM

20 %

LAB EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS

10 %

VI EXERCISE

5 %

FINAL EXAM

30 %