...University of Sunderland School of Computing and Technology File Management System in Linux CUI Interface A Project Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the Regulations governing the award of the degree of BA in Computer Studies, University of Sunderland 2006 I. Abstract This dissertation details a project to design and produce a prototype Linux character environment file manipulation assisting application. The application is offering a friendly menu driven interface to handle the jobs that non-programmers keep finding cumbersome to master when it comes to working in a Unix/Linux interface, resulting in serious mistakes and much loss of productive time. The Linux File Management System is a basic program for every user at a Unix/Linux terminal. Advantages here include the fact that the support team does not have to be burdened with solving simple file based queries by the employees. The areas of Designing GUI interfaces in Linux and Windows versus Linux Security were researched and a prototype has been designed, developed and tested. An evaluation of the overall success of the project has been conducted and recommendations for future work are also given. Words II. Table of Contents 1) Introduction.................................................................................................................................4 1.1 Overview.................................
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...Review Questions Chapter 6: Host Hardening 1. To know how to install an operating system with secure configuration options, you would use a... a. security baseline b. standard c. security template d. wizard 2. A systems administrator’s main role is to… a. manage a network b. implement security baseline on servers c. None of the above 3. In a Windows network, which of the following could be used to implement security measures on multiple computers through a domain? a. Policy Maker b. GPO c. Domain ACL 4. LINUX distributions are standardized which makes them easier to manage a. True b. False 5. Which of the following is true? a. A particular version of UNIX will offer multiple user interfaces. b. All UNIX user interfaces are command line interfaces c. Both of the above. d. Neither a. nor b. 6. UNIX command-line interfaces are called _____. a. versions b. distributions c. GUIs d. shells e. windows 7. Routers are sometimes hosts. a. True. b. False 8. Cisco’s operating system for its routers and most of its managed switches is... a. IOS b. UNIX c. LINUX d. Windows 9. To apply patches in Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows, you choose an option on the _______ menu. a...
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...CRITICAL COMPARISON: WINDOWS VS. LINUX This report is a critical comparison of the computer operating systems (OS), Windows and Linux. It is written for an average audience that uses a computer almost everyday and is now curious to know which operating system is better. The audience is assumed to have sufficient knowledge to understand the various aspects of an OS, but is not aware of the specific details of each OS. This report analyzes the different features of both operating systems in order to arrive at a conclusion on which OS is better for daily use. Both systems are evaluated on a wide range of criteria such as cost, installation process, software applications, hardware, user interface, security/stability, troubleshooting, and the implementation of the OS itself. These will help decide which of the two systems is better to use on a daily basis. Before I begin the comparison the reader needs to know that Windows is created, maintained, and updated by Microsoft. No one from outside can access the underlying code. However, Linux is created and updated by volunteers all over the world, which is why there are so many different variations of Linux like Red Hat, SuSE, MandrakeSoft and a few more. The important features of the operating systems are discussed below. COST The Windows operating system is significantly more expensive than the Linux operating system. In fact, the...
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...UNIX is a proprietary brand typically run in large organizational infrastructure. However, many of the UNIX variants are open source that allow users to customize their distribution as they see fit and making copies to install in an unlimited number of machines. UNIX offers a highly stable operating system (OS) that is ideal for full multitasking capabilities while protecting memory to prevent interference with other users. The stability provides greater uptime for increased productivity and less downtime for crash recovery and troubleshooting (Montpelier Open Source, n.d.). UNIX has been the baseline for Internet services and growth where machines on network can operate as clients and servers. Linux is a variant of UNIX and has established itself in the desktop, workstation, and increasingly in the server environments. A key benefit for Linux is the scope of freedom of distributions (distros) that provide many applications, freeware, and add-ons (Stanford University, 2004). Linux is extremely portability to a wide range of new and old machines. The majority of Linux variants are available free or at an economical price compared to Microsoft Windows. Linux is a very secure operating system and although it still can be prone to attacks, it inherently is more secure than Windows. Another huge benefit is the reliability of UNIX and Linux versions that can often run for months without the need to reboot. UNIX and Linux Disadvantages The learning curve for Command Line Interface...
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...Windows VS Linux. Ronald Prasad When it comes to computers, majority of the users tend to prefer windows based systems rather than Linux. While Linux has its own qualities like been open source licensed, Windows on the other hand is more user friendly and also has great Hardware supporting compatibilities. Linux is an open source licensed operating system, which basically means that it’s free for everyone to download, free of cost, and modify it without any need of a licenses. Since it’s totally free there is no guarantee of its reliability or customer support to help deal with technically problems. Whereas compared to Windows, which costs about $99-$199 for Windows 8 version, although it does not come cheap, but it provides a guarantee of its reliability and customer support. Windows operating systems are much more user friendly, especially the Windows 8 version, which has excellent user interface, which allows users to navigate, explorer, trouble shoot with very little difficulty. Whereas Linux has a very complex look and puts more emphasis on usage commands in Terminal Window usage instead if using the interface, e.g. To install updates on Linux, sudo apt-get upgrade command must be type in the Terminal Window whereas is Windows getting updates is easily done with just few mouse clicks in the Control Panel. Windows supports most motherboards, mice, hard drives, keyboards, network cards, DVD drives, flash drives and monitors. Since these hardware’s mostly comes with only...
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...Carrier Objective: Obtaining a challenging career in the field of Information Technology as a Unix/Linux Systems Administrator to utilize the knowledge that I have gained through past years of experience in various industries such as Telecommunications, Banking, Medical, Insurrance and government establishments . Qualification Summary: 5 Years of Unix experience with overall 10+ years of experience in the field of Information technology. Master's Degree in Micro-Electronics & Diploma in Computer Sciences. Specialize in following: Unix Administration on Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux environment. VERITAS Volume Manager and Cluster Server experience. Websphere Application Server experience Virtualization Technologies VMware ESXi 5 Large 24x7 mission-critical production environment experience. Unix Administration, maintainance providing support in an enterprise enviroment (Resolved, escalated and dispatched technical issues) Experience with EMC/Openfiler SAN,configured and Managed SAN storage for Vmware Vsphere enviroment . Communication skills in handling diversified activities like Customer Support, in various capacities from front-end field engineer to the present capacity working. Well versed with Incident resolution and Change Management process. Performing Datacenter administration ( HP/SUN Servers including C7000,M4000, M5000, T5220, T5240, V440, V480/V490, V880/V890, E4500, E6500) tasks such: Backups, restore, Tape Management, Installation, Upgradation & Decommission...
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...Learning Team Outline POS 355, Outline of the UNIX/Linux Versus Mac versus Windows Paper I. Memory management a. UNIX®/Linux® i. Memory ii. Memory Management iii. Aging iv. Life Cycle b. Mac® v. Organization of memory vi. System Heap vii. System Global Variables viii. Temporary Memory ix. Pointers x. Invalid Handlers xi. Low-Memory Conditions xii. Virtual Memory c. Microsoft® Windows® Operating systems xiii. Paging in x86 processor xiv. Page Management xv. Memory Protection xvi. Logical Memory Layout II. Process management d. UNIX®/Linux® xvii. Process management within the UNIX OS is based of command prompts via Linux Terminal. xviii. Top ten commands that are helpful in process management * Top * Htop * Ps * Pstree * Kill * Pgrep * Pkill & killall * Renice * Xkill e. Mac® xix. Activity Monitor: process manager within the Mac OS. xx. User interaction and efficiency how does Activity Manager help. f. Microsoft® Windows® Operating systems xxi. Task Manager xxii. User interaction and efficiency how does Task Manager help and or is less effective than Activity Manager. III. File management xxiii. Compare and contrast how file management operates respectively...
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...Name: Gerard White ID number: X00107665 Date: 24/6/2013 Title: Systems Validation Assignment 1. Outline the typical testing that is conducted when executing an IQ protocol. Once the process equipment or systems have been designed and selection has been completed it is necessary to perform tests to ensure that the equipment or systems supplied are installed as specified based on the manufacturers, contractors or designers specifications and drawings. It is about establishing confidence that all of the equipment or systems used in the manufacturing process meet the specified requirements and are appropriately designed, constructed, placed, and installed to facilitate maintenance, adjustment, cleaning, and use. It is also necessary to validate that all the critical training has been provided for the operation of the equipment or process. There are a number of tests and checks required when executing the installation qualification protocol and they are as follow: 1) Examining the equipment or process design. This involves documenting all the hardware systems supplied with regards to the model and serial numbers whilst performing visual checks on all of the equipment. Checking the supplied software, referencing and documenting the program number and title, the version number and last date modified. Also checking the back up software and documentation supplied. The key documents that would need to be referenced for these checks are...
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...Warehouses Kevin Sloley Professor Dammlash Gebre CIS-111 Intro to Related Database Management Systems Due March, 2016 Outline the main differences between the structure of a relational database optimized for online transactions versus a data warehouse optimized for processing and summarizing large amounts of data. The primary difference between your application database and a data warehouse is that while the former is designed (and optimized) to record, the latter has to be designed (and optimized) to respond to analysis questions that are critical for your business. Application databases are OLTP (On-Line Transaction Processing) systems where every transaction has to be recorded, and super-fast at that. Consider the scenario where a bank ATM has disbursed cash to a customer but was unable to record this event in the bank records. If this started happening frequently, the bank wouldn't stay in business for too long. So the banking system is designed to make sure that every trasaction gets recorded within the time you stand before the ATM machine. This system is write-optimized, and you shouldn't crib if your analysis query (read operation) takes a lot of time on such a system. A Data Warehouse (DW) on the other end, is a database (yes, you are right, it's a database) that is designed for facilitating querying and analysis. Often designed as OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) systems, these databases contain read-only data that can be queried and analyzed far more efficiently...
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...Coffing Data Warehousing Education Outline 02/17/05 TERADATA EDUCATION OUTLINE Coffing Data Warehousing has provided quality Teradata education, products and services for over a decade. We offer customized solutions to maximize your warehouse. Toll Free: 1-877-TERADAT Business Phone: 1-937-855-4838 Email: mailto:CDWSales@CoffingDW.com Website: http://www.CoffingDW.com In addition to the course material listed in this outline, we also offer Teradata classes in Teradata Basics, Implementation, SQL, Database Administration, Design and Utilities. Please contact us so we can customize a course to fit your specific needs. © 2006 Coffing Data Warehousing – All rights reserved. Confidential. 1 Coffing Data Warehousing Education Outline 02/17/05 PURPOSE Coffing Data Warehousing has been providing quality Teradata education for over a decade. We offer customized courses to maximize the effectiveness of each class. The purpose of this proposal is to build a lasting relationship with your company. To this end, we have combined our comprehensive Teradata education services in a unique package that we feel best suits the diverse needs of your company while offering our high quality product at competitive pricing. Coffing Data Warehousing is excited to offer you, our preferred partner, an innovative new way to look at training at the CoffingDW Teradata University (CDW-TU). This approach provides the ability to maximize learning potential. Our goal is to make your employees...
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...Financial Analysis – JET2 Task 1 Report for Competition Bikes, Inc. Competition Bikes, Inc was formed in 2001 and manufactures professional and performance bicycles used in a variety of racing events for expert riders. Bicycles produced by this company are ridden by 60% of all race winners and word of mouth has been their main marketing strategy. Competition Bikes is also the first company to use drive shaft technology in their bikes, which sets them apart from their competitors. A horizontal, vertical, trend and ratio analysis of Competition Bikes has been completed and is summarized in the review below. HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL, & TREND ANALYSIS Beginning with a comparison between year 6 and 7, sales in units rose from 3000 to 4000 which was a 33.3% increase in the number of units sold and is reflected in total Net Sales which rose from $4,485,000 to $5,980,000. Consistent with this same increase of 33.3% were sales commissions, distribution network support, transportation out costs, and total selling expenses. The total cost of goods sold increased 31.8%; this helped the company produce their product at a lower cost adding to their overall profit margin. The gross profit margin from year 6 to year 7 increased 37.5%. The company increased both their advertising and research and development 37.5% between year 6 and 7, this can strengthen their market base and aide in the development of new or improved products. Administrative salaries increased 21.4% and Executive...
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...Week 3 Reflection - Outline BIS320 Week 3 Reflection - Outline I. Introduction - Carl A. State purpose of paper, introduce book stores… Amazon is growing and leading sales with a strategy that appeals to non-bookstore buyers. BAM is struggling, while Barnes and Nobles appears to be shifting to more of an Amazon like strategy. All of the companies utilize internet websites. B. Comparison of sales in 2011...Amazon leads the way with $7.96B (excludes electronics, services - books, includes books, music, DVDs) and is growing. Barnes and Noble was second with $4.36B. BAM trailed with $468MM on declining sales. C. Introduce software programs utilized D. Introduce hardware. II. Amazon – Veronica A. History and Mission - Founded in 1994 as Cadabra by Jeff Bezos with global headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Although, its profits were slow coming at the beginning, as planned by Bezos, the annual sales in 2011 were of $48.08 billion with a customer based on 30 million customers worldwide (Marketing Teacher, 2012).In July 1995, the first book sold on Amazon.com was Douglas Hofstadter's Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought (Amazon Media Room, 2012). B. Software utilized - Linux,Oracle,C++,Perl, Mason,Java, Jboss, Servlets (Stack Exchange, 2012). 1. Communications 2. Databases 3. Security C. Hardware - Hardware used includes SCSI / SATA RAID internal storage are some of the software, security...
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...Business Proposal for Information Systems Your Name University of Phoenix BIS 220 – Introduction to Computer Applications and Systems February 1, 2011 Dr. Sal Yazbeck Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………… Pg. 3 Integrating Compatible Information Systems...…………………………………. Pg. 3 Drawbacks/Negative Aspects...………………………………………………….. Pg. 5 Recommendation………………………………………………………………….Pg. 5 References……...………………………………………………………………….Pg. 6 Introduction As partners establishing the framework that will define our business interest and investment, it is important to consider the technological requirements that will be needed to equip our operations for success. Currently in the market there are numerous types of Information Systems (IS) and automatic processes that can not only assist in our daily functions, but increase the overall success of the business for the short and long term. Through this proposal my intent is to outline the types of IS that would be pragmatic toward the type of business (Rex Records) we intend on creating, and to establish a framework of processes through weighing the pros and cons of each system that will allow us to make the best decision possible for this new venture. Integrating Compatible Information Systems Information Technology (IT) plays a crucial role in increasing daily productivity, with information systems creating the foundation for businesses across all industries. The types of IS are generally classified into five...
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...credit, you will need to pass a multiple choice exam which is administered over the internet at www.exinfm.com/training Chapter 1 Preliminary Considerations What is Strategic Planning? The essence of management includes the ability to plan. As you work your way up the organization, planning moves from operational to strategic. Strategic Planning is one of the principal responsibilities of upper-level management. Once management decides on the Strategic Plan, lower-level managers implement the Strategic Plan through an Operating Plan. Strategic Planning attempts to answer a very fundamental question: Where do we want to be one year from now, two years from now, three years from now, etc.? Strategic Planning requires that an organization develop a vision of itself - how do we see ourselves in the future? Strategic Planning looks at the big picture from a long-range perspective whereas the Operating Plan represents the specific tactics for carrying out the Strategic Plan year to year. Strategic Planning is a process whereby an organization makes choices about: ▪ Why do we exist? ▪ What are the major goals of this organization? ▪ What resources do we need for a successful future? ▪ Who will be our customers? Why do Strategic Planning? Strategic Planning helps management understand the current situation. This in turn allows management to plan for the future. In a world...
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...(Schneider, 1998). Gapenski defines benchmarking as “the comparison of performance factors, such as financial ratios, of one business against those of similar businesses and industry averages” (Gapenski, 2012). Benchmarking is often called by its alias, comparative analysis. Benchmarking in the industry “enables you to compare details of financial, operational, and clinical performance to similar peer group data” (Cimasi, 2008). Financial Benchmarking Financial benchmarking is just one of many types of benchmarking. It is done in an effort to perform an assessment of an organizations competitiveness and productivity. According to Jack Partridge, vice president of the Chi Systems division of Superior Consulting, “Innovative solutions used utilized by other organizations serve as building blocks for new approaches and may, in fact, result in a new and improved solution. IT is a classic approach to not reinventing the wheel” (Schneider, 1997). Healthcare organizations that ignore the benefits of routine operation performance and financial analysis put themselves at risk of poor performance and ultimately, even failure. Article by Cimasi In the article, Financial Benchmarking Research and its Application to Healthcare Valuation by Robert James Cimasi, he discusses the factors that predict the success or failure of a healthcare enterprise. In addition to discussion of factors affecting success or failure, the author outlines different techniques for benchmarking. As mentioned...
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