1 Readings, Assignments, Labs, Tests, and ToDoIndex
1.1 Read (at least) these things (All The Words)Index
- Week 09 Notes HTML – this file – Read All The Words
- Unix/Linux Processes, Jobs, background, foreground, kill, killall
- Delayed and Repeated Scheduled Execution - at, cron, and crontab
- Shell Scripts – lists of commands, executable scripts, script header, command arguments and positional parameters
- List of Commands You Should Know
- Linux and Sysadmin News in the World
- Video Tutorials on Lynda.com – tagged by week number
1.2 Assignments this weekIndex
Reminder: There are now two quizzes that you need to complete on Blackboard as part of your term Quiz mark. A third quiz will be posted before the Final Exam. The Quizzes are not optional; see the Course Outline.
Check the due date for each assignment and put a reminder in your agenda, calendar, and digital assistant. Just like in the Real World, not all due dates are on the same days or at the same times.
- Review last week. Did you do everything assigned last week?
- Read All The Words, Do, and then Submit via Blackboard:
- Bonus (optional) Assignment #04 HTML – the VIM text editor
- Bonus (optional) Assignment #06 HTML about Midterm #1
- There is a checking program available to check your file format for this bonus assignment, but only people who Read All These Words will know about it. Wrong format means no marks. Do not save or submit the output of this checking program!
- Assignment #07 HTML – start-up files, environment, search PATH, quoting, hard and soft links, disk usage
- Assignment #08 HTML – setting permissions, mode,
umask - Really do Read All The Words. You don’t get a second chance to get it right.
1.2.1 WorksheetsIndex
Worksheets are preparation for your assignments. You can’t do the assignments without having done the worksheets first, and you can’t do the worksheets without having first read the Course Notes: 1. Read. 2. Worksheet. 3. Assignment.
Form a small study group to do the worksheets. Each person tries the example given, and you make sure you all get the same answers. Worksheets are not for hand-in; they are not worth marks; the assignments test your knowledge of the lectures and worksheets.
The worksheets are available in four formats: Open Office (ODT), PDF, HTML, and Text. Only the Open Office format allows you “fill in the blanks” in the worksheet. The PDF format looks good but doesn’t allow you to type into the blanks in the worksheet. The HTML format is crude but useful for quick for viewing online.
Do NOT open the Worksheet ODT files using any Microsoft products; they will mangle the format and mis-number the questions. Use the free Libre Office or Open Office programs to open these ODT documents. On campus, you can download Libre Office here.
- Worksheet #06 HTML – Optional Bonus VIM Text Editor Practice
- This is an optional worksheet for a BONUS assignment using
vim - Optional command-line VIM tutorial: the
vimtutorprogram on the CLS. - Bonus (optional) Assignment #04 HTML – the VIM text editor
- Read The VI (VIM) Text Editor
- This is an optional worksheet for a BONUS assignment using
- Worksheet #08 ODT – Linux file system permissions (modes)
- This Worksheet is a prerequisite for Assignment #08 HTML
- Worksheet #08 PDF – PDF version
- Worksheet #08 HTML – HTML version
chmod, ls -lid, umask
Worksheets prepare you for the upcoming assignments.
1.3 Lab work this weekIndex
- Read The VI (VIM) Text Editor and optionally do the bonus Assignment #04 HTML.
- Do Bonus (optional) Assignment #06 HTML about Midterm #1
- There is a checking program available to check your file format for this bonus assignment, but only people who Read All These Words will know about it. Wrong format means no marks. Do not save or submit the output of this checking program!
- Assignment #07 HTML is about start-up files, environment, search PATH, quoting, hard and soft links, disk usage
- Assignment #08 HTML – setting permissions, mode,
umask- Do the worksheet first on Linux file system permissions (modes):
- Worksheet #08 ODT – use Open Office or Libre Office to complete this worksheet
- Worksheet #08 PDF – pretty version
- Worksheet #08 HTML – quick web online version (not pretty)
1.4 Upcoming tests - NEW Test Instructions !Index
The NEW Test Instructions have changed for this second Midterm test! Re-read the instructions before you write the midterm test.
Read the NEW Test Instructions (all the words) before your midterm tests. Put these dates into your phone! Use the Name Game link to test your name before the test. I don’t answer questions about the instructions during the test.
- Second Midterm test: 45 minutes; in lecture class on Wednesday in Week 10 (Nov 9) See the practice questions in Practice Tests and Answers.
- Final Exam: 180 questions in 180 minutes in Week 15
- Thursday December 15 11h30 (11:30am to 2:30pm) in T117/119
- Three Hours! Take a bathroom break before you start the exam.
- Assigned Seating in T117/119 (see your email for your assigned seat)
Midterm tests take place in class in your 50-minute lecture period, not in your lab period. Each midterm test is 45 minutes long and contains approximately 45 multiple-choice questions similar to those found in Practice Tests and Answers. Do the practice test before the real test!
The Final Exam is in T117/119 Thursday December 15 11h30 in Week 15. The Final Exam is three hours long. Take a washroom break before you start.
1.4.1 Midterm Test #2 – Wednesday November 9Index
- Midterm #2 takes place on Wednesday, November 9 (Week 10) in your scheduled lecture hour (not in your lab period).
- For full marks, you must read the NEW Test Instructions before the test for important directions on how to enter your name, answers, your lab (not lecture) section number, and the test version number on the question sheet and the mark-sense forms.
- There may be more questions on the test than you can answer in the time allowed; answer the ones you know, first.
- A set of practice questions and answers for the second midterm test is posted: Practice Tests and Answers.
- Blackboard has some quizzes taken randomly from the practice test. The full practice test itself is not part of your course grade, but the quizzes are part of your course grade. See below. See the Week 04 Notes HTML for how to earn all your quiz marks.
- See the Course Outline for the mark weight of all the quizzes.
Material covered in Midterm 2: Everything up to and including Symbolic Links and Assignment 7. See the Practice Tests and Answers for samples of possible questions.
