Using the UNIX Operating System

Enroll Now:

Online, enroll anytime

Enroll Now

• Online course: Internet access required
• Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
• $815 (EDP 897264) Proctored final exam

James A. Connor, B.S., M.B.A., has taught for UC Berkeley Extension since 2002. He has more than 20 years of experience developing and launching products in the computer and communications networking marketplaces, and he has programmed MySQL and PHP applications that connect webpages to Linux SQL databases. He is the director of three academic departments at UC Berkeley Extension, including Computer Technology and Information Management.

Textbook(s) for this course: Unix and Linus: Visual QuickStart Guide
Author: Deborah S. Ray and Eric J. Ray
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Edition: 4th
Publication Year: 2009
ISBN: 0321636783

AND UNIX Power Tools
Author: Shelley Powers, Jerry Peek, Tim O'Reilly, and Mike Loukides
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
Edition: 3rd
Publication Year: 2003
ISBN: 0596003307

X415 (3 semester units in EECS (DCS))

A Core Course in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Information Systems and Management

This comprehensive overview of the UNIX operating system introduces you to logging in, the visual editor, file management, text processing, email, the directory structure, UNIX handling of files and processes, basic shell utilities and writing shell scripts. (Using UNIX to write programs is not covered.) You learn a conceptual framework and a series of successful interactions with UNIX. Much of the course involves individualized, self-paced learning. Note: The course requires access to a UNIX system or a system capable of running the Linux operating system.

Future-Term Courses and Enrollments

Courses are offered three terms per year: spring, summer, fall. Information about upcoming courses is available when enrollment opens each term.

• Spring term: Enrollment opens in early December. Classes begin in January.
• Summer term: Enrollment opens in early April. Classes begin in late May.
• Fall term: Enrollment opens in early July. Classes begin in August.

Join our email list for periodic updates about course availability.