Students in CSAS 2212, Spring 2004
Bosco, Christopher, Gonzalez, Carlos, Hur, Min, Hyde, Christopher, John, Vinu, Kastel, Jason, Losapio, Michael, Patel, Ricky, Ryan, John, Takla, Mark, Vanchure, Christopher, Walukiewicz, Joseph, Wlodarski, Anthony, Yau, Jonathan, Zahran, Mohamed
Projects
Below are some concepts we need to clarify before we continue to talk about Unix/Linux. These topics come up when you try to install RedHat Linux 9. For each topic you should create a short paper (1 to 5 pages) and an in-class presentation. You can click on the links to read the completed papers.
Partition: What is a "Partition", what is a
"File System", what if any is the difference between a Windows partition and
a Unix partition, why are partitions labeled "hda, hdb" or something
similar. by Mohamed Zahran and Jason Kastel | |
Boot Loader:
What is a boot loader, what is the MBR, what is Grub and Lilo, what are differences between Grub and Lilo by Mike Losapio and Ricky Patel | |
Network Settings: what is DHCP and what is its
function, what is a Gateway and why do we need one, what is DNS by Jonathan Yau and Vinu John | |
Firewall: What is a Firewall, how does it
function, why would we need one (do we?) by Mark Takla | |
Time: What is a "second", is there the
"standard time" and how is it measured, why are there time zones and who
decides where they are, how do I synchronize my computer with the "standard
time", what is the problem with time synchronization and how to I solve it by Chris Vanchure | |
Accounts and Authentication:
What is a user
account, where is the information stored, what accounts are present on a
Unix system, how can I authenticate a user, why are there different
authentication standards such as NIS, LDAP, and Kerberos and how do they
work by John Ryan and Anthony Wlodarski | |
Desktops (GNome
andKDE): What is Gnome, and KDE, what do they
stand for, where do they come from, what are the differences and
similarities by Min Hur and Joe Walukiewicz | |
X:
What is an "X Server", is it part of the
operating system, what does it have to do with GUI programs and the desktop,
how do I configure it, how can I connect to it, can an X Server run on a PC by Chris Hyde/Bosco and Carlos Gonzalez |