Transcript Comp 2012 /2608 Unix Operating System

Comp 2012 /2608
Unix Operating System
Lecturer: Joe Carthy
Practical Coordinator: Fergus Toolan
Module Overview
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This module provides a comprehensive introduction to the
Unix/Linux operating system.
The emphasis is on the practical aspects of using and managing a
Unix system.
An important part of the course focuses on programming in a Unix
environment.
An introduction to Unix shell, Perl and basic C programming will be
provided.
The course will be accompanied by an intensive series of practicals
where students will obtain hands-on experience of all aspects of
the course.
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Module Topics
Introduction to Operating Systems
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History of the Unix System
Unix Shells and X window
Unix File System
Unix Commands
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File Handling
• Directory structure
• Basic Commands
• Editors (emacs, vi and pico)
• Standard I/O and I/O Redirection
• Pipes
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Information Commands
Process Control Commands
Communication Commands
System Administration Commands
Document Preparation (use of Latex)
Miscellaneous Commands
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Module Topics Continued
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Unix Programming
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Shell Programming
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Perl Programming
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Brief Introduction to C programming
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Module Assessment
This module will be assessed as follows:
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Written Summer Examination:
50%
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Two in-class tests of 1 hour each:
10%
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Practical work:
40%
Practical work will be monitored during the term and MAY be allocated an extra 10%
with a corresponding decrease of 10% in the marks allocated to the summer examination
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Practical Work
Practical work will comprise of
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(a)
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A practical test will be held at the beginning of most sessions. The following are
indicative of the practical work to be carried out in the laboratory:
Use of Common Unix commands
Shell Programming
Perl Programming
Compiling and running C programs
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Part (a) above is a prerequisite for the programming project. Details of the
project and other practical work will be made available in lectures and laboratory
sessions and also at: http://ftoolan.ucd.ie/unix
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Students will be interviewed in the final term to confirm that
submitted project work is not plagiarised.
Hands-on laboratory sessions and exercises: 10%
Perl Programming Project 30%
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References
Course Notes
http://www.cs.ucd.ie/staff/jcarthy/home/SecondScienceUnix.html
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A wealth of Unix/Linux reference material is available on the web
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Linux: The Textbook, S.M., Sarwar, R. Koretsky and S.A., Sarwar, Addison
Wesley.
The Linux A-Z, P Cornes, Prentice Hall
Introduction to Unix and Linux, C Creary and L.M. Cottrell, Osborne Press
Linux and Unix Programming Tools , S.M., Sarwar and K Al-Saqabi, Addison
Wesley
Linux in a Nutshell, E Siever, O'Reilly Press
Learning Perl, R.L. Schwartz and T.C. Christiansen, O Reilly Press.
Programming Perl, L. Wall, R.L. Schwartz and T.C. Christiansen, O Reilly Press.
Unix System V, A Practical Guide, M. Sobell, Benjamin Cummings
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