The lectures and practicals are controlled by my. No other lecturer is involved in the current delivery. Should I be ill and unable to attend, Neil Urquhart may be allocated to cover for me.
| Week | Subject | Slides |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | PPT PDF |
| The module, the tutorials, the lecturers. Basic linux. | ||
| 2 | Essential Shell | PPT PDF |
| Introduction to bash and useful linux commands | ||
| 3 | Linux Essentials | PPT PDF |
| Disks, partitions, services, and users | ||
| 4 | Networking | PPT PDF |
| Network configuration, ethernet, ip, and routes | ||
| 5 | Firewalls | PPT PDF |
| iptables, input filtering, egress filtering | ||
| 6 | Essential Apache | PPT PDF |
| Basics of apache configuration | ||
| 7 | mod_rewrite | PPT PDF |
| Advanced apache configuration | ||
| 8 | Hacking | PPT PDF |
| Security concerns and system weaknesses | ||
| 9 | No classes: Reading Week | |
| 10 | Email administration | PPT PDF |
| Introduction of email delivery | ||
| *** The Class Test runs in this practical slot. | ||
| 11 | MySQL administration | PPT PDF |
| Simple MySQL installation and configuration | ||
| 12 | Revision | - |
| Revision | ||
| 13 | No Formal Classes | |
| 14-15 | Formal Exam | |