First Technology Transfer Ltd courses

...Overview According to recent surveys, more than 50% of companies are either deploying or evaluating Linux. If you're not currently considering open source solutions...

...line by using existing tools in combination. Basic system installation and configuration procedures are taught, but the course is not intended to provide...

..."Introduction to Linux" provides adequate background. Alternatively, the course would be suitable for attendees experienced in administering other platforms...

...a partitioning scheme Installing Linux Installing a boot manager for multi-boot scenarios Unpacking, configuring and building software from source "tarballs"...

...traceroute, netstat and arp Observing network traffic with ethereal and tcpdump Providing Network Infrastructure Domain Name Service (DNS) namespaces...

...Course 410, Introduction to Linux, provides ideal background. Overview Much of the underlying strength of Linux derives from the large collection of text-based...

...TFTP service Developing a graphical front end to a linux command-line tool Measuring the efficiency of buffered and unbuffered I/O Traversing the filesystem...

...the Linux Kernel by Bovet and Cesati These will be supplemented with a collection of more recent articles and white papers on the course handout...

...files Practical Work In addition to the major exercises listed below, the course includes numerous "follow-along" examples within the lecture material...

...The course is not intended to provide basic computer literacy to novices. Attendees should have previous experience with some other operating system...

...and groups Configuring system logging Post-processing log files with text filters Configuring boot-time actions Course Contents Working at the Command...

...Extensive workshops throughout the course provide practical experience of system and network installation and configuration in a safe, controlled environment...

...system Course Contents Basic utilities Simple filters: cat, wc, head, tail, tr, uniq... Sorting and searching tools: find, sort, grep, wildcards System reporting tools...

...The exit command The case command Iteration (looping) - for command, while command, until command Iteration and the shift, break and continue commands...

...developers writing or porting code in the UNIX/Linux environment. The course is also valuable for technical managers and system designers wishing to understand...

...itself before they can design embedded systems around it. This course addresses the first of these issues by giving you a strong technical appreciation of linux...

...Synchronising access to shared data When to use multiple processes and threads Basic I/O Low-level input and output Reading and writing files Changing...

...device drivers Overview of the Linux TCP/IP Protocol stack TCP/IP over Ethernet PPP over a dial-up modem connection TCP/IP over USB TCP/IP over Bluetooth...

...writing embedded C++ software. It covers all the commonly used features of the C++ language and provides insights into the strengths and limitations...

...for in-system programming. Course Benefits Students successfully completing this course will have a sound understanding of the mechanisms by which micro-controllers function...