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Unix for Telecommunications

Unit Code: HIT8163




Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

1 Semester or equivalent

60 Hours

Hawthorn

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points


Related Course/s:

Aims & Objectives:

Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit of study should be able to:

  • Navigate around an installed Unix System
  • Understand the operation of a Unix-based Operating System
  • Become familiar with the administration of a unix server or workstation
  • Configure common network services, devices and security
  • Become familiar with the use of network administration tools on Unix systems.

Teaching Methods:

Lectures (24 hours), Tutorial (Labs) (24 hours) and Tutorials (12 hours)

Assessment:

Laboratory Work, Assignment, Written Examination

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete this unit should be able to demonstrate:

  • Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals
  • In-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline
  • Ability to utilise a systems approach to design and operation performance
  • Ability to understand problem identification, formulation and solution
  • Expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, and the capacity to do so.

Content:

  • History of Unix.
  • Comparison of Unix Systems.
  • Functionality of the Unix System.
  • The Unix CLI and shell.
  • Unix as a Networked Services Platform.
  • Writing Networked Applications under Unix.
  • Configuring Unix Networked Services.
  • Network and Network Traffic Analysis.
  • File and Print Sharing.Building Network Devises.

References:

Comer, DE & Stevens DDL, Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume III Client Server Programming and Applications, Prentice Hall
Free BSD Handbook – http://www.freebsd.org
Srever, E, Linux in a nutshell (3rd edition) O’Reilly and Associates
Tanenbaum, AS, Modern Operating Systems, Prentice Hall
Samba Web Pages – http://www.samba.org
Apache Web Pages – http://www.apache.org