A general description of the course is presented below. Topics include screen-oriented editor, text processing, file and string manipulation, and the Shell command language. Emphasis is placed on the development of programs and the management of data files. Students will write programs and procedures using the Shell.
All contact is through the Internet.
Students are expected to submit their completed laboratory exercises, through the Internet on time. Questions to the Instructor, regarding any aspect of the course will be submitted through the Internet. All submitted questions will be addressed by the Instructor in less than three school days. Orientaion to the Online UNIX Course. Login and explore the system, Command Line Syntax, History of Unix.