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- POS 420 Week 1 DQ 1
- POS 420 Week 1 DQ 2
- POS 420 Week 1 DQ 3
- POS 420 Week 2 Individual File Processing
Commands Worksheet - POS 420 Week 2 DQ 1
- In your work this week, you have been introduced
to Linux by logging in to the virtual desktop and
working through the individual assignment. In
your own words, what is a "shell?" Why are they
important in an UNIX or Linux environment?
Describe at least two elements of the shell that
make it important in the Linux
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- In the article, Should You Adopt Open Source
Software? by Ven, Verelst, and Mannaert, you
read about some of the pros and cons of adopting
open source software in an IT environment. In
your own words, describe why you would or would
not adopt open source software
- Check out the website http//lwn.net/Distribution
s/. Youll note that there are many, many
versions of UNIX and Linux that you could
implement for your home or work use. Why do you
believe there are so many varied versions of this
operating system? What could be the advantage to
having so many different versions available?
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- POS 420 Week 1 UNIX and Linux Comparison Matrix
- Resources University of Phoenix Material UNIX
and Linux Comparison Matrix - Complete the UNIX and Linux Comparison Matrix
located on your student website. - See the Assignment 1 post in the Main forum or
Course Materials forum for detailed instructions.
- Most of the time, the words UNIX and Linux are
used interchangably. While this is convention,
there are differences between the two operating
systems. What do you think are three differences
between UNIX and Linux? Describe each and discuss
why the difference may be important to an
organization
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- Throughout this course, and through your own
research, youll hear how one of the hallmarks of
UNIX is its out of the box security. Whether
this is a fact or not depends on who and when you
ask. You can read an overview of UNIX Security
here http//www.kernelthread.com/publications/sec
urity/tunix.html.
- UNIX has been around since the late 1960s. Given
the long history of the operating system, I would
like you to read the Bell-Labs article on the
history of UNIX, located at - http//www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/
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- POS 420 Week 2 Individual File Processing
Commands Worksheet
- Resource University of Phoenix Material File
Processing Commands Worksheet - Resource University of Phoenix Materials Linux
Directory Log - Complete the Linux Directory Log located on your
student website.
- You've read that one of the hallmarks of the UNIX
operating system is the ability to modify the
source code of the operating system (this holds
true for Linux as well). What are two advantages
to being able to modify the source code of the
operating system? What are two disadvantages of
being able to modify the source code of UNIX?
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- For use in the weekly individual assignments, and
to get a feel for what the UNIX or Linux of today
looks like, we have been using Red Hat Linux 5.
By this time, you may be considering
investigating other versions of Linux. For this
DQ, I'd like you to take a "Linux Distribution
Chooser" test.
- One of the biggest "complaints" people have of
Linux is that there are few commercial
applications available to compete with what is
available in their current operating system. Pick
two application categories and locate an open
source alternative for each. Give an overview of
each product
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- POS 420 Week 3 Individual Linux Script Worksheet
- echo Select a country from the follow-ing list
- echo America, Italy, France, Germany
- read country
- case country in
- Aamerica ) echo Ford echo Per-haps
- Iitaly ) echo Ferarriecho no
- What are three things that interest or surprise
you about the tree? For each of your items,
describe what is interesting or surprising. You
are welcome to name more than three! Your answer
should be at least 200 words.
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- One of the largest uses of UNIX and Linux are for
powering the world's supercomputers.
Supercomputers are used mainly to simulate and
perform large mathematical calculations. My
favorite is the Earth Simulator in Japan - I love
the idea of simulating Earth's conditions.
- After three weeks of working on the Red Hat
system, you have now had a pretty good
opportunity to use a command line interface.
Compare and contrast using the command line
versus a graphical user interface for system
administration functions. What are at least two
advantages and disadvantages of each?
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- POS 420 Week 4 Individual Systems Administration
Scripting Log
- POS 420 Week 4 Individual Systems Administration
Scripting Log
- Complete the Linux command skills worksheet that
is provided in the week 4 Materials Posting
- Complete the Linux command skills worksheet that
is provided in the week 4 Materials Posting
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- In chapter 16 of our "Beginning UNIX" text, you
read about networking protocols available in
UNIX, and how those protocols are used to power
the internet. In your own opinion, what are some
of the reasons why UNIX Internet commands have
remained mostly the same since the advent of the
Internet?
- Discuss three things that you will take away from
this course. You are free to discuss more, but
you must have at least three. For each of your
three things, describe why you felt it was
important and how you will use it as you continue
in your schooling or at work. Your summary should
be at least 300 of your own words.
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- POS 420 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment UNIX vs.
Windows Networking
- Prepare and submit a PowerPoint presentation.
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