Linux Administration CIS206

Syllabus

Review Sheet
Date
Topics
 Assignments
Day 1 Chapter 1: Introduction to Linux
Chapter 2: Preparing for Linux Installation
Chapter 3: Linux Installation and Usage

Login as root on FC10 		Ch. 1 Review Questions
20 Things I Never Knew
Motherboard Assignment
Ch. 3 Review Questions
Hands on proj. 3-1
Practical
Day 2

Chapter 4: Exploring Linux Filesystems

Ch. 4 Review Questions
Hands on projs. 4-1, 4-4(skip#10), 4-5, 4-7
Practical
Day 3

Additional Ch. 4 Lab day

Ch. 4 Hands on projs. 4-2, 4-3
egrep worksheet (Solution)
File system worksheet (Solution)
Practical
Day 4

Chapter 5: Linux Filesystem Management
Talk about research paper

Ch. 5 Review Questions
Hands on projs. 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4
Practical
Day 5

Additional Ch. 5 Lab Day

Ch. 5 Hands on projs.
5-5, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10
Practical
File system worksheet
Day 6

Test#1
Example Questions
Review Sheet (through ch. 5)

Research topic due
Day 7 Chapter 6: Linux Filesystem Administration Ch. 6 Hands on projs.
6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
Practical
Day 8 Chapter 8: Working With The Bash Shell

Ch. 8 Hands on projs.
8-2, 8-3
Additional Scripts#1 and 2

Day 9
Research Paper Day
Work on paper!
Day 10

Test#2
Exam Information

Research paper due
 

Research Paper

The research paper is a 5 page paper on a topic of your choice that has to do with the Unix operating system. Topics must be approved by me by the end of class on the day of the first test. Submit an email or piece of paper with your topic choice and verify with me that it has been approved before leaving. The paper is due on the last day of class. 5 pages means 5 full pages of double spaced, Times New Roman, 12. pt text...not 2 and a half pages, not 4 pages with one line on the top of the third! You must use at least 3 sources and cite them.