Class Expectations
Pre-requisites
CGS2250 or COP2210 with a minimum grade of C.
- Those who have less than a C in one of these classes will be dropped from the course during the first week of class.
Class Type:
3 Credits, Core - Required
Co-requisites:
None
Goals
- Some of my goals are:
- Provide to all students the maximum support possible to make sure that all students achieve the best results in every one of my classes by, in addition to my office hours, offer the following additional FREE services.
- Tutoring six (6) days a week (Monday thru Saturday)
- Mentoring in and out of class about:
Internships, Jobs, Resumes, Interviews, Career fairs, Carrer help in spot buiding
Jobs at FIU as tutors and graders
Our Scholarships Flit-Path mentoring
Our Scholarships Flit-Gap mentoring
- Scholarships FIU Internal and External
- Free Certifications training
- Free Hands-on Hardaware Traning and other services
- If you have any suggestions, for me, to help you better, please let me know
Attendance
- Attendance will be taken on face 2 face classes.
- Only material that is taught in this class will be accepted.
- Not everything I teach in this class is in the book.
Simple Rules
Your email MUST have your name on it. FIU, ElHombre, TheItGuy, etc are NOT accepted.
On your email's subject write:
Your class name and email's purpose: Class name, pgm #, comments
Upload your programs to canvas.fiu.edu.
Your programs must work as requested.
Pages with errors will lose points.
Programs turned in after the due date are NOT accepted.
All work to be done using material taught in our class ONLY.
Any modification to your grades MUST be done no later than ONE week after grades are posted on Canvas.
if you have any issues with your grading, please circle the question(s) and return the assignment to me, within one week, so that I can re-grade it.
Class Topics
Catalog Description:
- Introduction to fundamental concepts of operating systems and their implementation in
Linux and Windows. Not acceptable for credit for Computer Science majors.
Prerequisites Topics:
- Primitive data types
- Basic Assignment control structures
- Familiarity with methods or functions
Expected Course Outcomes
- Be familiar with hardware and software concepts
- Be familiar with OS functions and management
- Be familiar with the management of file systems
- Be familiar with the use of text editors
- Master basic command line functions
- Master simple shell programming
- Be exposed to windowing systems
Required Text
Published by Kendall Hunt Publishing
Projected Schedule (COULD BE MODIFIED)
- Chapter 0 : Preface
- Chapter 1 : Operating Systems
- Chapter 2 : The Basics
- Chapter 3 : Virtual Machines
- Chapter 4 : Numerical Systems
- Chapter 5 : Computer Hardware
- Chapter 6 : Computer Categories
- Chapter 7 : Computer Software
- Chapter 8 : Linux Terminal Mode Programming
- Chapter 9 : Windows Command Line Programming
- Chapter 10 : Networking
- Chapter 11 : Directories, Files and Attributes
- Chapter 12 : Protocols
- Chapter 13 : Software Tools
- Glossary
Shell Programming
- File processing tools
- Variables: configuration/environment/shell
- Operators: defining/evaluating/arithmetic
- Logic: sequential/decision/loop/case
- Debugging scripts
- String tests, integer tests, boolean conditions
- Script development cycle
Tools Required - FREE
Download and Install:
Virtual Machines (VM)
Download and Install:
Ubuntu 16.04 or 20.04 for VirtualBox
Download and Install:
JDK Java Compiler/Runtime
All Java programs MUST compile and
MUST NOT have any warnings,
otherwise your program will receive a (zero) 0 grade.
Download and Install:
Windows OS for VirtualBox
Windows :
PuTTY
It also works in other Operating Systems such as Ubuntu
Allows you to have full remote control of your FIU server
Create Account:
- At Host Name (or IP address) : serverName.cs.fiu.edu
- Port : 22
- Select SSH
- Save Session : enter a name for this account
Windows :
WinSCP
Allows you to Create/Delete/Upload/Download folders/files to/from
your FIU server
Create Account:
- At Session Section on right side
- Host name (or IP address) : serverName.cs.fiu.edu
- Port number : 22
- User name : Your user name
- File protocol : SFTP
- Save session as : enter a name for this account
Windows SSH :
Terminal Mode
Allows you to have full remote control of your FIU server
It is under beta testing by Windows
Linux or Windows or Mac or Solaris :
Filezilla
Allows you to Create/Delete/Upload/Download folders/files to/from your FIU server
Linux :
SecPanel
Allows you to have full remote control of your FIU server
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install secpanel
Linux or Mac or Solaris or Cel Phones SSH :
Terminal Mode
Allows you to have full remote control of your FIU server
- ssh userName@ocelot.aul.fiu.edu
- ssh -X userName@ocelot.aul.fiu.edu allows Gedit loading
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Grading
| 5 Programs 6 points each = 30 points
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| 5 Quizzes 5 points each =
25 points
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Exam 1 ................. = 15 points |
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Exam 2 ................. = 15 points |
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Exam 3 ................. = 15 points |
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Totals = 100 points |
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PASS GPA
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FAIL GPA
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| A = 100-95 4.00 |
D = 69-51 1.00
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| A- = 94-90 3.67 |
F = 50-00 0.00
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| B+ = 89-86 3.33 |
| B = 85-82 3.00 |
| B- = 81-78 2.67 |
| C+ = 77-74 2.33 |
| C = 73-70 2.00 |
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At the end of the semester, I will round up your Final Grade, bringing it to the next highest integer |
Canvas Grading
We use Canvas as the Management System to do the following:
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For students to upload all programs, and any other required
work
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Maintain all students grades, including current totals for
each student grades
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Please DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE COLUMNS NAMED WITH %
done automatically by Canvas
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My grades are based on 100 points. Every point is worth the
same.
I DO NOT DO/USE
percentages
- Please follow your total amount of points earned ONLY
TUTORING
PG6 #102 Hardware Lab
No Appointments Needed
| Mon-Thu 12 noon - 8 PM |
| Friday 12 noon - 5 PM |
| Saturday 12 noon - 4 PM |
Assignments Documentation
Scheduled Programs, Quizzes and Exams
CGS 3767-U04 (85097) OS for IT MoWe 6:25PM 7:40PM CASE 134
Below Dates and Data COULD BE MODIFIED
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