ITC555 Linux Networking and Security (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Computing (COMPU)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject is designed to introduce students to systems administration of Linux servers that provide information services accessed through the internet. Students learn to operate servers via the command line, write scripts to automate management tasks, create and manage networked information services, and assess tools for improving data and service protection.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance * | Wagga Wagga | Session 2 |
| Internal | CSU Study Centre Melbourne |
| Internal | CSU Study Centre Sydney |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ITC555
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Students are assumed to be able to write simple computer programs and configure details on home internet devices.
Enrolment restrictions:
Not available to students who have completed ITC514 , ITC333 , or ITC356 .
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Be able to manage servers from the command line
- Be able to investigate the layout of server file systems
- Be able to create and manage information services
- Be able to write scripts to automate various server management tasks
- Be able to formulate methods for protecting data and services accessed via the internet
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Managing servers from the command line
- Files, directories, and file systems
- Automating system management tasks
- Server network administration
- Networked information services
- Data and service protection and continuity
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.