CIS 6930/4930 Unix System Administration (Spring 2001)

Class Meeting Time

Tuesday 10th & 11th Periods (5:10 PM - 7:05 PM)
Thursday 10th Period (5:10 PM)
Room 1315 Turlington Hall

Instructor

Joseph N. Wilson (jnw@cise.ufl.edu)
Room E314A CSE Bldg. (Overlooking the French Fries.)
Phone: (352) 392-1360
Office Hours:
DayTime
T 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
W 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

TA

Brian Wallace (bw1@cise.ufl.edu)
Room 309B CSE Bldg.
Phone: (352)???-????
Office Hours:
DayTime
M 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
W 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Course Requirements

Practical Assignments (60%)
These include announced assignments with writeup and emergency responses with writeup.
Midterm Examinations (20%)
Final Examination (20%)

Prerequisites

Computing maturity, namely
  1. Experience in programming using C
  2. Experience with some operating system shell, preferably csh or sh (or one of its derivatives or successors)
  3. Good understanding of computer architecture
  4. Good knowledge of operating system functions
  5. Good knowledge as a user of a Unix operating system

Textbooks and Other Required Material

AEleen Frisch Essential System Administration : Help for Unix System Administrators (Nutshell Handbook), O'Reilly & Associates, December 1996, ISBN: 1565921275.

Course Objectives

This course is intended to provide the student with an understanding of the fundamental concepts and tools necessary to administer a multiuser, networked computer under the Unix Operating system.

Class/Laboratory Schedule

Credits: 3. Three 50 minute sessions per week.

Professional Components

... To be provided for ABET compliance ...

Program Objectives

... To be provided for ABET compliance ...

Person and Date

Prepared by Dr. Joseph N. Wilson in August 2000.