CTEC 222 UNIX Operating Systems
Instructor:
Dr. Sharad Sharma
Department of Computer Science
Bowie State University
E-MAIL: ssharma@bowiestate.edu
Classroom: Computer Science
Building, Room 309
Class Hours:Tuesday: 7:30PM- 10:00PM
Office Hours: Tuesday: 2:30 PM
– 7:30 PM or Other Times by Appointment
Office Location: Computer Science
Building, Room 317
Text Book
Practical Guide to Linux® Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming,by Mark G. Sobell, Published Jul 1, 2005 by Prentice Hall.
RECOMMENDED
READING LIST:
• UNIX Programming for
Programmers and Users, Graham Glass, King Ables, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall.
“The UNIX Programming Environment” by Kernighan and Pike,
Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-937681-X
• Todd Meadors, “Linux Shell Script Programming”, Thomson
Course Technologies, 2003, ISBN 0-619-15920-0
• Syed Mansoor Sarwar, Robert Koretsky, and Syed Aqeel Sarwar, "Unix:
The Textbook", Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201612607
• Keith Haviland, Dina Gray, and Ben Salama, "UNIX System Programming"
Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201877589; 2st edition (December 9, 1998)
• Stephen G. Kochan and Patrick H. Wood "UNIX Shell Programming",
Hayden Books, 1990.
• Marty Poniatowski, "UNIX User's Handbook, Second Edition",
Prentice Hall PTR, 2002.
Course Related Links
* Syllabus
* Assignments
Weekly Time Schedule
| Date | Topics | Date/Assignments |
2 Feb |
Introduction to Unix |
|
9- Feb |
Unix Operating System and UNIX commands |
|
16- Feb |
Unix Editor: Vi Editor |
Quiz 1 |
23- Feb |
VI Editor |
Quiz 2 |
1- March |
VI Editor |
Quiz 3,Homework 1 |
8- March |
VI Editor ,Bash Programming: export, single/double quote, environmental variables, exit command, read command |
Quiz 4 |
15- March |
Mid Term Exam |
|
22- March |
Spring Break |
No Class |
29- March |
Bash Programming: Bash Programming: Command substitution, arithmetic operator, arithmetic evaluation, |
Homework 2 assigned |
5- April |
Bash Programming: Conditional Statements, expressions, if-else, case statement, Iteration statement: for, list |
Quiz 5,Due Homework 2 |
12- April |
Bash Programming: Example case statement, Iteration statement, List, arrays, loops |
Quiz 6 |
19- April |
Bash Programming: debugging, error resolution, while statement |
Quiz 7,Final Project assigned |
26- April |
Bash Programming: Strings, Functions, menu, |
Quiz 8 |
3-May |
Bash Programming: Find pattern, continue, break statement |
Quiz 9 |
| 10-May | Bash Programming:Functions | |
17-May |
Final Exam |
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of
this course, the students will
1. Have a familiarity with basic UNIX commands and the facility to combine
them to accomplish system tasks.
2. Have the ability to write elementary scripts to automate tasks.
EVALUATION METHOD:
Final semester grade will be determined by the average of the student performance on the homework, in-class projects, projects, midterm, and the final exam as follows:
In-class Quiz & Homework = 30%
Project = 10%
Midterm = 20%
Final = 30%
Class attendance and participation = 10%
Letter Grades will be assigned according to:
90 - 100 = A
80 - 89 = B
70 - 79 = C
60 - 69 = D
below 60 = F