NET 141: Linux Administration
Course Description
Provides students with knowledge and hands-on experience in installation, using utilities on the command line and using Graphical User Interface, using programming tools, editing text files and simple shell scripting. Also provides an understanding of the Linux kernel, introductory networking concepts, and file systems.
Course Outline
- Introduction to Linux
- Preparing for Linux Installation
- Linux Installation and Usage
- Exploring Linux Filesystems
- Linux Filesystem Management
- Linux Filesystem Administration
- Advanced Installation
- Working with the BASH Shell
- System Initialization
- Managing Linux Processes
- Common Administrative Tasks
- Compression, System Backup, and Software Installation
- Troubleshooting and Performance
- Linux Networking
- Configuring Network Services and Security
Required Materials
- Getting Started with Linux: Novell's Guide to CompTIA's Linux+ – Course Technology – ISBN 10: 1-4188-3730-X ISBN 13: 978-1-4188-3730-3
- Internet access and a Harper Blackboard account.
- A computer that can be partitioned, reformatted, etc. As an alternative, you can use a PC with VMWare to create virtual machines for many of the lab exercises. Harper lab I 205 has computers and software that may be configured as necessary for this course.
Faculty Contact
For questions about this course contact the department coordinator:
Dave Braunschweig
dbraunsc@harpercollege.edu
847.925.6817