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Linux, Part 4 of 5: Files and Security

LearnNow Online

Updated Aug 22, 2018

Course description

Discover what it takes to manage a Linux system. Find out what a backup file consists of and how to both manually and automatically back up a system. Explore package management including YUM and RPM, and because security is a critical, discover how to implement proper security protocols. Finally, learn what options you have when it comes to file systems and discover which option is right for you.

Each LearnNowOnline training course is made up of Modules (typically an hour in length). Within each module there are Topics (typically 15-30 minutes each) and Subtopics (typically 2-5 minutes each). There is a Post Exam for each Module that must be passed with a score of 70% or higher to successfully and fully complete the course.

Prerequisites

This course assumes that students are familiar with basic computer usage in the Mac, Windows or Linux operating systems. It also assumes that students have Linux installed on their system.

Meet the expert

Jordan Hudgens

Jordan Hudgens has certifications for Ruby on Rails, Thinkful; Ruby on Rails, Bloc.io; Front End Development, Thinkful; and AngularJS, Thinkful. He is currently vice president of engineering for TRACKR in Midland, Texas and is working on his PhD in Computer Science from Texas Tech. In addition to Ruby, Jordan works with PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, Postgres, CSS3, C, C++, C#, Objective-C, and Python. He also works with the frameworks Rails (Ruby), Zend (PHP), and Django (Python), plus the libraries AngularJS, jQuery, and Backbone.js.

Video Runtime

95 Minutes

Time to complete

115 Minutes

Course Outline