Saint Paul College, Computer Science 2461-{70,71}

Computer Networking 3 - Linux

Instructor

• Matthew J. Harmon < matthew.harmon@saintpaul.edu >
• Office Hours: Before class on Wednesday, or by appointment
• Submit general class questions to the D2L discussion GitHub Team forum for that team
• Emergencies or private matters, email or see me in person.

Previous Semester Classes (2017)

• CSCI 2461-70 Linux
• CSCI 2482-40 Security Incident Handling, Response & Disaster Recovery

Class Time and Location

CSCI 2461 70 (000684) 4 hour block

• 01/10 - 05/09 W 6:00pm - 9:55pm
• Main Campus 3290
• Class/2461-70 Team Discussion Forum

CSCI 2461 71 (001168) Blended/Hybrid

• 01/10 - 05/09 W 4:00pm - 5:55pm
• Blended/Hybrid, Main Campus 3290
• Class/2461-71 Team Discussion Forum

Prerequisites

Saint Paul College admission.

Textbook

• How Linux Works, 2nd Edition by Brian Ward
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-567-9 November 2014)
  • Get 35% off including an eBook by using the code "35HARMON"
• Required Readings
• Modules (Weekly Release)

Hardware and Software Requirements

• A computer with at least 40 GB of hard disk space free and 4 GB of RAM
• A modern web browser (such as Firefox, Google Chrome, Chromium) with features such as NoScript and AdBlock disabled
• A virtualization platform such as VirtualBox or VMware
• Virtual machines created for this class.
• A high speed USB storage drive only for use in this class.

Required Readings

Each week there will be required readings to be completed before each class. This is in addition to the class labs.

Assessment

• Labs Submit on D2L
• Weekly Labs Submitted to GitHub Repo and then Upload repo.zip to D2L
• Final Project
• Midterm
• Quizzes
• Readings, attendance, participation, D2L/GitHub discussions, in-class peer support and opened "issues".

Syllabus

Class Learning Objectives

1. Automate tasks by creating bash scripts.
2. Control, monitor, and schedule processes.
3. Create shell scripts in other program languages.
4. Explain and configure network file systems.
5. Explain navigation, file attributes, mounting, and backups.
6. Explain the essential duties of a Linux system administrator.
7. Explain the role of Linux in computer virtualization.
8. Explain the Linux access control model and root privileges.
9. Identify Linux security issues and techniques.
10. Install software and manage packages.
11. Manage users, groups, and permissions.
12. Perform common shell operations using commands, filters, & pipes.
13. Setup and configure a database management system
14. Setup and configure web hosting using Apache.
15. Setup, manage, and troubleshoot TCP/IP networking.
16. Utilize common Linux tools

Class Mapping

This class has been cross mapped to the CompTIA Linux+ by the Linux Professional Institute's Certification.

Curriculum (Updated as Labs/Homework Assigned)

Curriculum - Labs & Assignments - Week 5

Weekly Class Modules (Login to download)

Each module is original work authored by by Matthew J. Harmon.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Week	Date	Class Module
01	Jan 10	Week 1 Module - Introduction, Overview & Preparation
02	Jan 17	Week 2 Module, Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting
03	Jan 24	Week 3 Module, Shell Scripting & Devices
04	Jan 31	Week 4 Module, Disks, Filesystems, & GitHub Setup
05	Feb 07	Week 5 & 6 Module, Linux Kernel, Building a Bootable System, Linux Standard Base
06	Feb 14	No Class - It's Valentines Day! <3 ❤️ Submit any past-due items before Feb 13.
07	Feb 21	Week 7 Module Pending, An Industry Guide to Becoming a Software Engineer by Bill Langenberg via Ming Chow at Tufts