Course Introduction
Welcome to the Linux Operating System. Normally, this is the second course students will take to help them prepare for further studies in more advanced courses in operating systems, networking, programming and web site development. This course is a continuation of CISC 323. It covers advanced shell scripting. C Shell, K Shell, BASH, and other varieties will be compared. It also includes decision-making logic, looping, nesting, and other scripting tools will be used. Shown below are links to additional information about the course including course outline, textbook information and course orientation material. Please take the time to download, print and study the course outline. Also, please watch the Desire2Learn Demonstrations shown below before coming to campus for the Mandatory Course Orientation or begining any course work.
Online Course Orientation
This course uses a combination of different technology's to deliver course materials over the Internet. Student's who take this course are required to complete a Mandatory on campus orientation. Following are the requirements that all students must complete before beginning any work in this course:
1. Course Outline:
Click this link to get a printable Adobe Acrobat version of the Eight Week Course Outline.
2. Online Computer Based Training:
This course uses video tutorials and demonstrations created by me to deliver course lectures. These videos show the student how I performed required course lab exercises. The videos are available online 24 hours a day 7 days a week. To watch the videos, students will need to have the latest version of the Adobe Flash player installed on their Microsoft Windows®, Apple, Linux or UNIX computer and a high speed DSL or Cable Modem. Since all computer lab laboratory exercises are completed remotely and the Video Screencast Tutorials and Demonstrations are hosted on the Internet, students will be able to use a computer with the Microsoft Windows®, Apple, Linux or UNIX operating installed. All computers must have a current copy of the Adobe Flash Player. Students can download a free copy of the program from the Adobe Web Site:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
Special Note Computer Screen Resolution : To watch these Video Screencast Tutorials and Demonstrations a student's computer screen resolution must be at least 1024 pixels wide by 768 pixels high or larger. Shown below is a link to the online cores orientation page, which contains a link to these video tutorials and demonstrations:
Online Computer Based Training Video Tutorials
3. Computer Hardware Requirements
To complete this course, students will need to remotely login to the Sacramento City College Linux server from home, work or school to complete their Mandatory computer laboratory exercises for the course. Additionally, students will need the ability to watch and listen to the Video Screencast Tutorials and Demonstrations. This means that the computer students use at home or work must have speakers or the ability to use a headset. If students are going to watch the Video Screencast Tutorials and Demonstrations in the computer laboratory on campus then they should bring their own headset. This headset can be the type that covers the ear or earbuds like those used for portable media devices like the iPod. Additionally, the headset cable should be long enough so that it can be plugged into the computer while watching the Video Screencast Tutorials and Demonstrations.
4. Computer Software Used to Login to Sacramento City College's Linux Server:
To log into the Linux Server at Sacramento City College, students using any of the Microsoft Windows® operating systems will need to download a small program called putty.exe. Students can run this program from their computer desktop or a USB drive. Right click on the Putty.exe link shown below to download and save the program to your computer.
I have created a video tutorial showing how to use putty.exe to log into the Linux Server at Sacramento City College. This video tutorial is the first video tutorial for Chapter 1 and is titled "How to Login to Sacramento City College Linux Server". To watch this video tutorial just select the "Online Computer Based Training Video Tutorials" listed above. It is important that all students registered in the class watch this video tutorial and log into the Linux server before attending the Mandatory on campus course orientation or the completing the optional online Mandatory course orientation . Special Note: Please make sure to watch the video tutorial and login to the Sacramento City College Linux Server before attempting to take the Mandatory Orientation Quiz.
Special Note for Apple, Linux and Unix Computers: Students using these operating systems have software already installed to enable logging into the Sacramento City College Linux Server.
5. Watch Following Desire2Learn Demonstrations by selecting the for the demonstration name:
How To Change Your Email Address in Desire2Learn
Desire2Learn Web Site Overview
How to Take Online Quizzes and Examinations in Desire2Learn
6. Log in to the course Desire2Learn web site. Navigate thru the web site and become familiar with the location of materials on the web site.
7. Complete the Mandatory Course Orientation Quiz.
8. Course Textbook: Guide To UNIX Using Linux, Jack Dent and Tony Gaddis, Second Edition, Course Technology, ISBN: 0-619-12147-5, Third Edition, Course Technology, ISBN 0-619-21562-3 or Fourth Edition, Course Technology, ISBN 1-4188-3723-7. Special Note: Students can use any of the editions shown above for the course. Please see the Lab Exercises section of the course outline on how each edition of the textbook is used for the course. This book may be ordered online thru the Sacramento City College Book Store.
