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UNIX System Architecture

Course Status:	Released	Courseware Features
Course Language:	English
Course Duration:	4 Hours
Deployment Options:	Online, Interactive CDs

Audience

IT professionals needing to familiarise themselves with the UNIX environment

Prerequisites

Some familiarity with system administration will be useful

Course Aim

This Learning Path introduces the UNIX operating system. It describes the history of UNIX and the reasons for the continued popularity of UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems. It also provides an overview of the architecture of UNIX systems and introduces the user interfaces.

Learning Objectives

To describe the core components of a UNIX system

Topics Covered

The UNIX kernel Operating system concepts UNIX operating system structure Managing processes and data UNIX system calls The UNIX file system UNIX files and directories UNIX filesystem formats UNIX filesystem conventions Managing UNIX permissions The UNIX shell Introducing the UNIX shell Common UNIX shells UNIX shell features Using the UNIX shell