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Unix System Basics

This course is part of Unix and Bash for Beginners Specialization

Sharon Jason
Chalece DeLaCoudray

Instructors: Sharon Jason

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3.9 (20 ratings)
Sharon Jason
Sharon Jason
Codio
5 Courses•11,555 learners
Chalece DeLaCoudray
Chalece DeLaCoudray
Codio
7 Courses•24,637 learners

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3 modules
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.4

(82 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Recommended experience

Beginner level

No technical experience

8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

3 modules
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.4

(82 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Recommended experience

Beginner level

No technical experience

8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
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What you'll learn

  • Students will learn about the Unix system and how to use basic features such as working with the file system and processes.

Skills you'll gain

  • User Accounts
  • Command-Line Interface
  • Linux
  • File Systems
  • File Management
  • Data Storage
  • Authorization (Computing)
  • Shell Script
  • Unix
  • Unix Commands
  • OS Process Management
  • Systems Administration
  • Operating Systems

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There are 3 modules in this course

Explore Unix system basics without installing anything!

This course is designed for learners with no technical experience, providing a solid foundation of Unix basics. Learners will gain hands-on practice on an Ubuntu system that can be easily transferred to other Unix-based operating systems. The modules in this course cover what characterizes Unix-based operating systems, navigating, searching, and editing files and directories using the command line. To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable examples with suggested edits to explore examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable exercises that take minutes instead of hours.

Learn what an operating system does, what makes a Unix-based OS unique, basic Unix commands, and how to edit files on the command line.

What's included

6 readings5 app items

6 readings•Total 14 minutes
  • Course Overview•5 minutes
  • Navigating Codio Assignments•5 minutes
  • Introduction to Unix Operating Systems (optional download)•1 minute
  • File and Directory Operations (optional download)•1 minute
  • Redirecting Output and Finding Files (optional download)•1 minute
  • File Editors (optional download)•1 minute
5 app items•Total 165 minutes
  • Codio: Introduction to Unix Operating Systems•30 minutes
  • Codio: File and Directory Operations•30 minutes
  • Codio: Redirecting Output and Finding Files•30 minutes
  • Codio: File Editors•30 minutes
  • Codio: Summative Assessment: Introduction to Unix and Linux•45 minutes

Learn about Unix filesystems, including links, types of storage, and what metadata is stored about files.

What's included

4 readings5 app items

4 readings•Total 4 minutes
  • File Hierarchy System (FHS) (optional download)•1 minute
  • Storage Concepts (optional download)•1 minute
  • File Compression, Archiving, and Backup•1 minute
  • Filesystem Management (optional download)•1 minute
5 app items•Total 165 minutes
  • Codio: File Hierarchy System (FHS)•30 minutes
  • Codio: Storage Concepts•30 minutes
  • Codio: File Compression, Archiving, and Backup•30 minutes
  • Codio: Filesystem Management•30 minutes
  • Codio: Summative Assessment: File System Basics•45 minutes

Learn to schedule, kill, and manage processes, view a list of jobs, and perform account management tasks such as creating and deleting user accounts.

What's included

4 readings5 app items

4 readings•Total 4 minutes
  • Introduction to Processes (optional download)•1 minute
  • Job Control (optional download)•1 minute
  • System Services (optional download)•1 minute
  • Privileges (optional download)•1 minute
5 app items•Total 165 minutes
  • Codio: Introduction to Processes•30 minutes
  • Codio: Job Control•30 minutes
  • Codio: System Services•30 minutes
  • Codio: Privileges•30 minutes
  • Codio: Summative Assessment: Processes, Services, and Privileges•45 minutes

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Instructors

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Instructor ratings

We asked all learners to give feedback on our instructors based on the quality of their teaching style.

3.9 (20 ratings)
Sharon Jason
Sharon Jason
Codio
5 Courses•11,555 learners

Instructors

Instructor ratings

We asked all learners to give feedback on our instructors based on the quality of their teaching style.

3.9 (20 ratings)
Sharon Jason
Sharon Jason
Codio
5 Courses•11,555 learners
Chalece DeLaCoudray
Chalece DeLaCoudray
Codio
7 Courses•24,637 learners

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Reviewed on Oct 8, 2023

The interactive practicals, and especially the tests, made me better understand the linux commands than watching videos and taking multiple choice tests.

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Reviewed on Feb 12, 2023

Excellent and concise explanation of the topic. Codio guided labs are really useful and help grasp the practical side of concepts.

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Reviewed on Mar 17, 2023

Simple et didactique, ce cours permet d’apprendre et de directement mettre en œuvre les commandes apprises grâce au Lab virtuel CODIO.Vraiment un très bon cours.

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