CSCI 325.001 202020

CSCI 325 - Web Server Administration

Spring 2020 - Section 001


Week 1 - January 14/16, 2020

  • CSCI 325 Week 1 - Intro and Overview

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 1 - 40 points - Due January 20th

  • Textbook: Introduction

  • Textbook: Chapter 1 - Technical Summary of Linux Distro's

  • Textbook: Chapter 9 - Linux Kernel


Week 2 - January 21/23, 2020

  • CSCI 325 Week 2 - Infrastructure Components

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 2 - 35 points - Due January 29th

  • Textbook: Chapter 10 - Knobs & Dials; Virtual File Systems

  • Textbook: Chapter 11 - TCP/IP

  • Textbook: Chapter 12 - Network Config


Week 3 - January 28/30, 2020

  • CSCI 325 Week 3 - OS Installation & Configuration

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 3 - 35 points - Due February 5th

  • Textbook: Chapter 2 - Installing Linux

  • Textbook: Chapter 3 - The Command Line

  • Textbook: Chapter 4 - Managing Software


Week 4 - February 3/5, 2020

  • CSCI 325 Week 4 - Startup & Shutdown, Linux Commands, & DNS Details

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 4 - 40 points - Due February 12th

  • Textbook: Chapter 5 - Managing Users & Groups

  • Textbook: Chapter 6 - Booting & Shutting Down

  • Textbook: Chapter 16 - Domain Name Services


Week 5 - February 11/13, 2020

  • CSCI 325 Week 5 - Web Servers and Such Things...

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 5 - 45 points - Due February 19th

  • Textbook: Chapter 18 - Apache

  • Textbook: Chapter 19 - SMTP


Week 6 - February 18/20, 2020

  • CSCI 325 Week 6 - Web Server Installations and Configurations...

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 6 - 35 points - Due February 26th

  • Textbook: Chapter 20 - POP/IMAP


Week 7 - February 25/27, 2020

  • CSCI 325 Week 7 - Reviews and such...

  • Midterm Review

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 7 - 45 points - Due March 4th

  • Textbook: Chapter 17 - FTP


Week 8 - March 3/5, 2020

  • March 3rd - Class Cancelled

  • CSCI 325 Week 8 - Email setups

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 8 - 50 points - Due March 25th

  • Textbook: Chapter 7 - File Systems & Chapter 8 - Core System Services


Week 9 - March 10/12, 2020

  • No Class - Spring Break


Week 10 - March 17/19, 2020

  • No Class - Spring Break

  • Coronavirus


Week 11 - March 24/26, 2020

  • Remote instruction via Zoom

  • CSCI 325 Week 11 - File Transfers, System Info, Monitoring, Backups, Tuning...

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 9 - 50 points - Due April 1

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 10 - 50 points - Due April 8

  • Textbook: Chapter 13 - Netfilter Firewall


Week 12 - March 31/April 1, 2020

  • Remote instruction via Zoom

  • CSCI 325 Week 12 - Monitoring, Logging, Firewalling, Virtualizing, Cloud,

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 11 - 50 points - Due April 15

  • Textbook: Chapter 14 - Local Security


Week 13 - April 7/9, 2020

  • Remote instruction via Zoom

  • CSCI 325 Week 13 - VIPs, VLANs, Routes, and File System Configs

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 12 - 50 points - Due April 15

  • Textbook: Chapter 15 - Network Security


Week 14 - April 14/16, 2020

  • Remote instruction via Zoom

  • CSCI 325 Week 14 - Firewalls, Security, and Authentication

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 13 - 50 points - Due April 22

  • Textbook: Chapter 15 - Network Security


Week 15 - April 21/23, 2020

  • Remote instruction via Zoom

  • CSCI 325 Week 15 - Security, Authentication, LDAP, and Clouds

  • CSCI 325 Assignment 14 - 140 points - Due April 27

  • Textbook: Chapter 14 - Local Security


Week 16 - April 28th, 2020

  • Remote instruction via Zoom

  • CSCI 325 Week 14 - Final Exam