San Jose State University
Spring 2008 Semester
Computer Science 72 Section 1
UNIX and UNIX Utilities
Course Code: 27129
Spring 2008 Meeting Times
Tuesdays and Thursdays 15:00-16:15 in DH 450
Instructor
Name: Mrs. Natasha Khuri Office: 282 Duncan Hall E-mail: natasha at cs dot sjsu dot edu
Office Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 13:30-14:45 in DH 282 and by appointment. To
request an appointment, send an e-mail
to natasha at cs dot sjsu dot edu
Catalogue Description
A practical introduction to Unix and Unix utilities. Topics include use of
the major utilities, Unix file structure, interaction with the shell,
graphical user interfaces and networking commands. This course is the
first in the Unix Systems Administration Certificate Program.
Prerequisites
CS46A (with a grade of "C-" or better) or
equivalent.
Add and Drop Policy
For those wishing to add this course, the deadline is February 11, 2008.
To add the course, you must attend the class meetings and submit the questionnaire during the
first class.
The last day to drop or withdraw without a "W" grade and with a full refund is
February 4, 2008.
Textbook
UNIX: The Textbook, 2nd Edition by Sarwar, Koretsky and Sarwar,
Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN 0-321-22731-X.
We shall cover the material from Chapters 1-5, 7-14 and selected material
from other chapters.
Course Requirements
Class Attendance:
Class attendance is required. Students are expected to be punctual in every scheduled class. Lecture notes will not be
posted; students are expected to prepare for class by completing reading and programming assignments and take notes in class.
Textbook:
Textbook is required. Students are expected to bring the textbook to every scheduled class.
DH 450 Computer Accounts:
Each student will be issued a UNIX computer account at the beginning of semester. This account is only
accessible in DH 450 classroom. Students are expected to use the accounts for class purpose only. This excludes working on assignments
for other classes, chatting, e-mailing, unrelated web browsing, etc. Drinking or eating in DH 450 lab is not allowed. Students are required to log out at the end of each
class. Failure to do so, will lock the workstation and prevent students in the next class from logging in.
Personal Laptops:
Laptops are not required and not allowed. Student are expected to use SUN workstations only.
Cell phones:
Use of cell phones in DH4 50 is not allowed.
Course Schedule:
Class schedule is available on-line and updated frequently. Students are
expected to check class schedule regularly. In addition to listing main course milestones (exams and quizes), the schedule contains
handouts, reading and programming assignments, and class announcements. Class schedule is posted
at http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/~natasha/cs72/spring2008/schedule.html.
Homework:
Reading assignments from the textbook and additional handouts will be assigned every lecture. In addition,
programming and paper-pensil exercises will be assigned. It is very important that students do the homework regularly
and on the assigned days. Homework is not graded, but the material
from homework will constitute the basis for in-class
activities and exams. Solutions to programming exercises will be posted on
class schedule.
Quizzes:
There will be pop-quizzes at the beginning of some lectures. These
will test the material from the hands-on exercises. Missed
quizzes cannot be made up. The lowest quiz score will be dropped when
computing the final grade.
Midterm Exams:
Midterm exams are in-class, closed-book and comprehensive.
Exam material will be drawn from the lectures, textbook, homework, and in-class
activities. Graded exams are returned within one week.
There will be no make-up exams.
The midterm exams will be given on the following dates:
Exam One: Thursday, February 21, 2008.
Exam Two: Thursday, March 20, 2008.
Exam Three: Thursday, April 24, 2008.
Final Exam:
Final exam is in-class, closed-book and comprehensive. No make-up exam will be given. The material of the final exam will be
drawn from lectures, textbook, homework assignments and in-class activities. Final exam will be given
on Monday, May 19, 2008 from 14:45 to 17:00 in
DH450.