CIS 215 - Introduction to UNIX/Linux

5 Credits

Provides an overview of current and future mainstream features of the UNIX/Linux operating system. Lectures will be reinforced with examples and exercises performed on a UNIX/Linux system. The student should be familiar with computers. No previous experience with UNIX/Linux is required. Students are also exposed to Windows command line. May be available as hybrid or online class.

Pre-requisite(s) CIS 150 min 2.0 or CSCI 131 min 2.0
FeesCF

Quarters Typically Offered

Fall Day
Winter Day, Evening
Spring Evening

Designed to Serve Students enrolled in the Network Security Engineer, Digital Forensics & Investigation Specialist, or Web/Database Developer programs. Professionals wishing to add to their technical skills.
Active Date 20190625T13:35:38

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 44 Lab 22
Total Contact Hours 66
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Introduction
- History of Linux/UNIX
- Operating systems (multiuser, multitasker)
- Linux flavors
UNIX Concepts
- Shells (Bourne, Korn, bash)
- command syntax; man pages
- directories and files; standard files
- directory manipulation
UNIX Tools
- vi and pico
- grep; text manipulation
Text Processing
- text manipulation
- awk
UNIX Utility commands
- apt-get
- mount and umount
Applications
- use of live Linux CDs
- issues
Windows command line

Student Learning Outcomes
Use the UNIX/Linux file system to organize and access data.

Describe the location of key UNIX/Linux system files and folders.

Use UNIX/Linux tools to process data.

Use UNIX/Linux editing programs to create and modify text files.

Use the UNIX/Linux command line effectively.

Use UNIX/Linux tools to communicate with other users.

Install and configure a basic Linux, Apache, MySQL, PhP (LAMP) stack.