CS 141 - UNIX Operating Systems

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Description:

This hands-on course aims to familiarize students with the UNIX operating system. The course covers the installation, use, management and customization of UNIX in a PC environment. Topics in the course include notable and commonly used UNIX commands; the UNIX shell as both user interface and programming environment; the UNIX file system; the UNIX networking subsystem; and bandwidth management under UNIX. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Discuss the features and benefits of the UNIX operating system; Log onto and out of a UNIX system; Discuss the UNIX file naming convention; Construct both simple and enhanced UNIX command lines; Describe and distinguish between the concepts of kernel, shell and file system; Discuss the file hierarchical structure; Employ both user- and administrator-oriented UNIX commands in an effective manner; Identify the most significant characteristics of the UNIX networking subsystem and UNIX bandwidth management; Recognize and describe widely-used UNIX applications such as Apache.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

New students should complete Placement Testing prior to registration; Visiting students may submit college transcript

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 08/14/2022 

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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