Introduction to UNIX


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number


Overview/Description
To introduce the UNIX operating system

Target Audience
IT professionals needing to familiarize themselves with the UNIX environment

Prerequisites
Some familiarity with system administration

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Introduction to UNIX

  • discuss the history of UNIX and its continuing significance as a technology.
  • explain the importance of standards in achieiving software portability and describe standards relevant to UNIX.
  • compare the current UNIX variants.
  • describe the various uses of UNIX and how UNIX systems are implemented.
  • describe the various UNIX user interfaces.
  • log into and out of a UNIX shell and use a command-line interface.

    • Course Number:
    78920_eng