Pos420

Course Syllabus

College of Information Systems & Technology

POS/420

Introduction to UNIX

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Welcome

Welcome to POS 420, Introduction to Unix. I have been working with Unix for the past twenty years, with my main focus being Hewlett-Packard’s (HP’s) Unix operating system, known as HP-UX. I am also fluent in Linux, and have a smattering of experience with Sun’s Solaris operating system.

As HP’s enterprise strategy includes both HP-UX and Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server), I am able to work extensively with different flavors of Unix and Linux on a daily basis.

Now that I am facilitating at the University of Phoenix Online, I am pleased to be able to share my Unix experience with you. The world in which we all work requires a greater grasp of technology than that of any generation before us. I look forward to working with all of you to introduce the Unix and Linux operating systems.

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Course Description

This course is a survey of the UNIX operating system. The student will gain an understanding of the internal operations of the UNIX system, which enables the user to make efficient use of files, file systems, and processes. Commands for efficient management of UNIX system files, file systems and process, systems administration and security are also examined.

Policies

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University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending...