Spring Semester 2023 Catalog

CIST 2431 UNIX/LINUX INTRODUCTION

Credits

4

This course introduces the UNIX/Linux operating system skills to perform entry-level user functions. Topics include: history of UNIX/Linux, login and logout, the user environment, user password change, the file system, hierarchy tree, editors, file systems commands as they relate to navigating the file system tree, UNIX/Linux manual help pages, using the UNIX/Linux graphical desktop, and command options. In addition, the student must be able to perform directory and file displaying, creation, deletion, redirection, copying, moving, linking files, wildcards, determining present working directory and changing directory locations.

Lecture Hours

30

Lab Hours

60

Prerequisite

CIST 1001

Corequisite

None