CISN 303 - Network Administration - Linux

    Recent Professors
    Buddy Spisak, D. Lorea de la Cruz, Daniel De La Cruz
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    5.5Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of CISN 303
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    CISN 303 Network Administration - Linux Server Units: 3 Hours: 45 hours LEC; 27 hours LAB Prerequisite: None. Advisory: CISC 323 with a grade of "C" or better Transferable: CSU C-ID: C-ID ITIS 155 This course provides introductory coverage of Linux Network Administration. The course maps to the CompTIA Linux+ certification exam, and to SAIR/GNU's Linux Networking course. Specific course topic coverage includes: introducing Linux; exploring the desktop; using the Shell; understanding users and file systems; understanding text processing; managing processes; using network clients; installing Linux; understanding system initialization; managing software packages and file systems; managing users; configuring networks; system and kernel management; writing Shell scripts; and advanced topics and troubleshooting. The course requires many hands-on projects, which allow students to practice what they learn.