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CTSA 2032 - Linux System/Network Administration, Security, and Troubleshooting

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
Course Description: Along with a review of the basic construct, this course presents intermediate and advanced Linux operating system concepts and commands from a user and system administrator viewpoint. Traditional system management topics include security, software product installation, startup and shutdown, backups, performance and disk management. Administrative concepts include critical areas of network administration, security, and troubleshooting.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): CTSA 1030  or Instructor Consent
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Linux/Unix Basic Concept Review
  2. Linux Intermediate/Advanced Script Writing
  3. Managing Linux System Directories, Backup, and Disk Management
  4. Deploying, Managing, and Monitoring Linux System Security, Processes, and Performance
  5. Linux Network Configuration
  6. Troubleshoot Security Events, Scripts and Areas of the Network

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. configure system processes and scheduled jobs.
  2. use system management tools and commands to achieve system administrator goals.
  3. identify system directories.
  4. configure system security accounts and file/directory permissions.
  5. install/configure disks and file systems.
  6. manage disks, files systems, and system performance.
  7. manage system startup and shutdown for users.
  8. perform System Administrator procedures of backup and restore of files and directories.
  9. troubleshoot scripts, the network, and security events.
  10. write basic scripts.
  11. configure network connections.
  12. describe Network and Security administration.
  13. monitor the network, security, and operation system performance.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None


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