CMPT312N - UNIX

4 Credit(s)

Non Liberal Arts
In this course, students learn the fundamentals of Unix operating systems. Core concepts include, but are not limited to: Unix software architecture, file system organization, file ownership & permissions, and the fork-exec process model. Frequent hands-on activities provide students the opportunity to develop fluency in essential Unix skills, such as shell programming and customization, advanced file search, archiving and compression, and use of text filters such as grep, sed, awk, and/or perl. Students successfully completing this course will have the necessary practical skills to operate effectively within any Unix environment. The course culminates in a comprehensive final exam modeled after an industry-standard Linux certification exam.

Prerequisite(s): CMPT 220L