| Week |
Objectives and Tasks |
Reference |
Tutorial (Lab) |
Week 1:
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Objectives:- Course introduction
- Course Resources/Evaluation/Policies
- Unix/Linux Background
- Open source philosophy
- Linux GUI and the terminal
- The Matrix server
- Accessing your Matrix Account
- Using your Matrix Account
Evaluation:- Tutorial 1 (Due Friday, November 6 @ midnight)
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Week 1 Lecture Slides: PDF | PPTX
Resources:
Links to Windows SSH clients (Access Matrix from home):
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Tutorial 1 - Using Your Matrix Account
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Week 2:
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Objectives:
- Unix file system
- File types and file naming
- Basic file system commands:
(pwd,cd,tree,ls,mkdir,rmdir,mv,cp,rm, man)
- Text editing
- Common file utilities:
(cat,more,less,touch,file,find)
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 2 (Due Friday, November 6 @ midnight)
- Quiz 1
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Week 2 Lecture Slides: PDF | PPTX Reference Sheets:
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Tutorial 2 - Unix / Linux File Management |
Week 3:
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Objectives:
- Absolute and relative pathnames
- File name expansion
- Shell basics
- Command execution in detail
- Recalling and editing previous commands
- Quoting
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 3 (Due Friday, November 6 @ Midnight)
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Week 3 Lecture Slides: PDF | PPTX |
Tutorial 3 - Advanced File Management / Quoting Special Characters |
Week 4:
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Objectives:
- Data Representation:
(Binary, octal, decimal,
and hexadecimal number systems)
- Number conversions
- Unix file permissions
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 4 (Due Friday, November 6 @ midnight)
- Quiz 2
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Week 4 Lecture Slides: PDF | PPTX |
Tutorial 4 - Data Representation / Numbering Conversion / File Permissions |
Week 5:
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Objectives:
- stdin, stdout, stderr
- Simple filter commands:
(head,tail,cut,sort,tr,wc)
- grep utility Redirection and piping
- /dev/null file
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 5 (Due Friday, November 6 @ midnight)
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Week 5 Lecture Slides: PDF | PPTX |
Tutorial 5 - Redirection |
Week 6:
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Objectives:
- scp and sftp utilities
- Sending email from command line
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 6 (Due Friday, November 6 @ midnight)
- Quiz 3
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Week 6 Lecture Slides: PDF | PPTX |
Tutorial 6 - File Transfer / Sending Email |
| Week 7:
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Objectives:
- Linux Installation Methods
- Linux Installation Considerations
- Virtualization
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 7 (Due Thursday, December 16 @ midnight)
- Quiz 4 (Bonus)
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Week 7 Lecture Slides: PDF | PPTX
| Tutorial 7 - Installing Linux / Live Linux / Virtualization
Project Release |
Study Week:
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Objectives:
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Week 8:
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Objectives:
- Filesystem links
- Hard and symbolic links
- Process management
- Aliases
- Command History
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 8 (Due Thursday, December 16 @ midnight)
- Test 1 (15%)
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Week 8 Lecture Slides: PDF | PPTX
YouTube Videos:
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Assignment 2:
- Linking Files And Directories
- Linux Processes
- Command Summary
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Week 8:
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Objectives:
Regular expressions basics:
- Literal matching
- Character classes
- . wildcard
- * repetition symbol
- Anchoring
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 8 (Due Friday @ midnight)
- Assignment 2 (10%):
(Due by Friday at 11:59 PM)
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Week 8 Lecture Notes: PDF | PPTX Tutorials:
YouTube Videos:
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Assignment 3:
- Regular Expressions Using grep
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Week 9:
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Objectives:
Text Manipulation:
- Using the sed Utility
- Using the awk Utility
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 9 (Due Friday @ midnight)
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Week 9 Lecture Notes: PDF | PPTX Tutorials:
YouTube Videos:
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Assignment 3:
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Week 10:
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Objectives:
Introduction to Shell Scripting:
- Introduction to Shell Scripting
- echo and read commands
- Shell Variables
- Positional Parameters
- Command Substitution /
Math Operations
- test statements
- if / elif-else statements
- for loop statements
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 11 (Due Friday @ midnight)
- Quiz 4
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Week 10 Lecture Notes: PDF | PPTX Tutorials:
YouTube Videos:
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Assignment 3:
- Interactive Shell Environment
- Introduction To Scripting (phone)
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Week 11:
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Objectives:
Additional Shell Scripting:
- if - elif - else statement
- for loop revisited
- while loop statement
- Error-Checking with Loops
- exit and break Statements
- export Command
- Start-up Files
- Further Study
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 10 (Due Friday @ midnight)
- Quiz 5
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Week 11 Lecture Notes: PDF | PPTX
Tutorials:
YouTube Videos:
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Assignment 3:
- More Scripting (add)
- Yet More Scripting (oldfiles)
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Week 12:
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Objectives:
- Take up Review Questions
- Work on Assignment #3
Evaluation:
- Tutorial 12 (Due Wed @ midnight)
- Tutorial 7 (BONUS):
(Due Wed @ midnight)
- Assignment 3 (10%):
(Due by Thursday at 11:59 PM)
- Final: Test 2 (20%)
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Review Questions:
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