UNIX Part 2: Advanced Topics for Users

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Summary: UNIX Part 2: Advanced Topics for Users
Review: Course Overview
The second course in the UNIX curriculum teaches end users a little about how UNIX works and handles resources. It shows how UNIX can be best used by advanced users in a UNIX-based enterprise. This course can even act as a starting primer for users interested in becoming administrators.

Learn To

Identify the hardware requirements for a UNIX system.
Identify the features of job control.
Identify the guidelines for managing disk space usage.
Identify the benefits of networking.
Identify the features of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Identify the requirements for remote access.
Identify the features of Network Information Services (NIS).
Identify the features of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

Audience
The intended audience for this series of courses are End Users, Application Developers, Technical Managers, System Analysts, System Administrators, Software Engineers, Database Administrators, Help Desk/Support.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Hardware and Processes 1 - 2 hours

Identify the hardware requirements for a UNIX system.
Identify the memory requirements of a UNIX system.
Identify the features of job control.
Track multiple processes.
Change the state of a running process.
Schedule a script for later execution.

Unit 2: UNIX File Information 1 - 2 hours

Identify the characteristics of the main types of UNIX disks.
Identify the methods of disk organization.
Identify the characteristics of UNIX file systems.
Identify the features of the home directory.
Identify the features of file security.
Identify the guidelines for managing disk space usage.
Display available disk space.
Create hard and symbolic links between files.

Unit 3: Networking Concepts and Commands 2 hours

Identify the benefits of networking.
Identify the features of local area networks (LANs).
Identify the features of wide area networks (WANs).
Identify the features of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Identify the features of network file systems.
Identify the requirements for remote access.
Log in to a remote computer.
Copy remote files.
Transfer files by using File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
Start a remote X-window.
Identify the features of Network Information Services (NIS).
Identify the features of hostname resolution.
Identify the features of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
Identify the features of UNIX e-mail services.

Unit 4: Data Backup 2 hours

Identify the features of the backup process.
Identify the guidelines for backup scheduling.
Identify the considerations involved in selecting backup media.
Identify the method for backing up files to a magnetic tape by using the tar command.
Create backup files.
Verify a backup.
Restore a backup.