HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE 401 Thomas Run Road Bel Air, MD Course Outline CIS INTRODUCTION TO UNIX

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1 HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE 401 Thomas Run Road Bel Air, MD Course Outline CIS INTRODUCTION TO UNIX Course Description: This is an introductory course designed for users of UNIX. It is taught using the Linux operating system. The student learns to create, remove, edit and rename files, directories and subdirectories; compose, send, receive and print electronic messages; and compose, edit and format short text files using the UNIX editors. The UNIX shell, kernel and utility programs are covered. Shell programming is introduced. Student Learning Objectives & Academic Outcomes: At the conclusion of this course the successful student will be able to: 1) describe the function, organization and operation of the UNIX operating system 2) demonstrate the use of basic UNIX commands 3) demonstrate the use of redirection, pipes and filters 4) demonstrate competency in the use of the vi editor 5) describe the features of UNIX networks Detailed Course Outline: CHAPTER 1 I. Introduction to Linux II. Operating Systems III. The Linux Operating System a. Versions of the Linux Operating System b. Identifying Kernel Versions c. Licensing Linux d. Linux Advantages IV. The History of Linux a. UNIX b. The Hacker Culture c. Linux V. Linux Distributions 1 C I S I n t r o d u c t i o n t o U n i x / L i n u x D e t a i l e d C o u r s e O u t l i n e

2 VI. VII. VIII. IX. Common Uses of Linux a. Internet Servers b. File and Print Servers c. Application Servers d. Supercomputers e. Scientific/Engineering Workstation f. Office/Personal Workstation Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions CHAPTER 2 I. Linux Installation and Usage II. Installing Linux a. Preparing for Installation b. Installation Methods c. Performing the Installation III. Basic Linux Usage a. Shells, Terminals, and the Kernel b. Basic Shell Commands c. Shell Metacharacters d. Getting Command Help e. Shutting Down the Linux System IV. Chapter Summary V. Key Terms VI. Review Questions VII. Hands-On Projects CHAPTER 3 I. Exploring Linux Filesystems II. The Linux Directory Structure a. Changing Directories III. Viewing Files and Directories a. File Types b. Filenames c. Listing Files d. Wildcard Metacharacters IV. Displaying the Contents of Text Files 2 C I S I n t r o d u c t i o n t o U n i x / L i n u x D e t a i l e d C o u r s e O u t l i n e

3 V. Displaying the Contents of Binary Files VI. Searching for Text Within Files a. Regular Expressions b. The grep Command VII. Editing Text Files a. The vi Editor b. Other Common Text Editors VIII. Chapter Summary IX. Key Terms X. Review Questions XI. Hands-On Projects CHAPTER 4 I. Linux Filesystem Management II. The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard III. Managing Files and Directories IV. Finding Files V. Linking Files VI. File and Directory Permissions a. File and Directory Ownership b. Managing File and Directory Permissions c. Default Permissions d. Special Permissions VII. Chapter Summary VIII. Key Terms IX. Review Questions X. Hands-On Projects CHAPTER 5 I. Linux Filesystem Administration II. The /dev Directory III. Filesystems a. Filesystem Types b. Mounting IV. Working with Floppy Disks V. Working with CDs, DVDs, and ISO Images VI. Working with Hard Disks a. Standard Hard Disk Partitioning 3 C I S I n t r o d u c t i o n t o U n i x / L i n u x D e t a i l e d C o u r s e O u t l i n e

4 b. Working with Standard Hard Disk Partitions c. Working with the LVM VII. Working with USB and FireWire-Based Storage Devices VIII. Monitoring Filesystems a. Disk Usage b. Checking Filesystems for Errors IX. Hard Disk Quotas X. Chapter Summary XI. Key Terms XII. Review Questions XIII. Hands-On Projects CHAPTER 6 I. Advanced Installation II. Advanced Storage Configuration a. SCSI Hard Disk Configuration b. RAID Configuration III. Installation Methods a. CD Installation b. USB Flash Drive Installation c. Hard Disk Installation d. Network-Based Installations IV. Automating Linux Installations V. Troubleshooting Installation a. Problems Starting the Installation b. Problems During Installation c. Problems After Installation VI. System Rescue VII. Chapter Summary VIII. Key Terms IX. Review Questions X. Hands-On Projects CHAPTER 7 I. Working with the BASH Shell II. Command Input and Output a. Redirection b. Pipes 4 C I S I n t r o d u c t i o n t o U n i x / L i n u x D e t a i l e d C o u r s e O u t l i n e

5 III. Shell Variables a. Environment Variables b. User-Defined Variables c. Other Variables d. Environment Files IV. Shell Scripts V. Escape Sequences a. Reading Standard Input b. Decision Constructs c. Loop Constructs VI. Chapter Summary VII. Key Terms VIII. Review Questions IX. Hands-On Projects CHAPTER 8 I. System Initialization and X Windows II. The Boot Process III. Boot Loaders a. GRUB b. LILO c. Dual Booting Linux IV. Linux Initialization a. Runlevels b. The /etc/inittab file c. Runtime Configuration Scripts d. Configuring Daemon Startup V. The X Windows System a. Linux GUI Components b. Starting and Stopping X Windows VI. Configuring X Windows VII. Chapter Summary VIII. Key Terms IX. Review Questions X. Hands-On Projects 5 C I S I n t r o d u c t i o n t o U n i x / L i n u x D e t a i l e d C o u r s e O u t l i n e

6 CHAPTER 9 I. Managing Linux Processes II. Linux Processes III. Viewing Processes IV. Killing Processes V. Process Execution VI. Running Processes in the Background VII. Process Priorities VIII. Scheduling Commands a. Scheduling Commands with atd b. Scheduling Commands with the Cron Daemon IX. Chapter Summary X. Key Terms XI. Review Questions XII. Hands-On Projects CHAPTER 10 I. Common Administrative Tasks II. Printer Administration a. The Common UNIX Printing System b. Managing Print Jobs c. The LPD Printing System d. Configuring Printers III. Log File Administration a. The System Log Daemon b. Managing Log Files IV. Administering Users and Groups a. Creating User Accounts b. Modifying User Accounts c. Deleting User Accounts d. Managing Groups V. Chapter Summary VI. Key Terms VII. Review Questions VIII. Hands-On Projects 6 C I S I n t r o d u c t i o n t o U n i x / L i n u x D e t a i l e d C o u r s e O u t l i n e

7 CHAPTER 11 I. Compression, System Backup, and Software Installation II. Compression a. The compress Utility b. The gzip Utility c. The bzip2 Utility III. System Backup a. The tar Utility b. The cpio Utility c. The dump/restore Utility d. Burning Software IV. Software Installation a. Compiling Source Code into Programs b. Installing Programs Using RPM V. Chapter Summary VI. Key Terms VII. Review Questions VIII. Hands-On Projects CHAPTER 12 I. Network Configuration II. Networks III. The TCP/IP Protocol a. The IPv4 Protocol b. The IPv6 Protocol IV. Configuring a Network Interface V. Configuring a PPP Interface VI. Name Resolution VII. Routing VIII. Network Services IX. Remote Administration a. Telnet b. Remote Commands c. Secure Shell (SSH) d. Remote X Windows e. Virtual Network Computing (VNC) X. Chapter Summary 7 C I S I n t r o d u c t i o n t o U n i x / L i n u x D e t a i l e d C o u r s e O u t l i n e

8 XI. XII. XIII. Key Terms Review Questions Hands-On Projects CHAPTER 13 I. Configuring Network Services II. Infrastructure Services a. DHCP b. DNS c. NTP d. NIS III. Web Services IV. File Sharing Services a. Samba b. NFS c. FTP V. Services a. Working with Sendmail b. Working with Postfix VI. Database Services a. Configuring PostgreSQL b. Configuring PostgreSQL Databases VII. Chapter Summary VIII. Key Terms IX. Review Questions X. Hands-On Projects CHAPTER 14 I. Troubleshooting, Performance, and Security II. Troubleshooting Methodology III. Resolving Common System Problems a. Hardware-Related Problems b. Software-Related Problems c. User Interface-Related Problems IV. Performance Monitoring a. Monitoring Performance with sysstat Utilities b. Other Performance Monitoring Utilities V. Security 8 C I S I n t r o d u c t i o n t o U n i x / L i n u x D e t a i l e d C o u r s e O u t l i n e

9 VI. VII. VIII. IX. a. Securing the Local Computer b. Protecting Against Network Attacks c. Using Encryption to Protect Network Data d. Detecting Intrusion Chapter Summary Key Terms Review Questions Hands-On Projects Required Text: Linux+ Guide to Linux Certification, 3rd Edition Jason W. Eckert ISBN-10: ISBN-13: C I S I n t r o d u c t i o n t o U n i x / L i n u x D e t a i l e d C o u r s e O u t l i n e