IT Network Infrastructure and Security Support Specialist AAS Certificate/Degree
Details of NSCC's three-class Linux Certificate of Completion, the "Short Cert."
Click the Sextant for the Winter Quarter IT 140 class calendar.
Click the disk for class-related FTP downloads.
Click the book for class details, resources and background
information.
Click the note for an exposition of some of the concepts
taught in these classes.Amazon, Google and the motion picture special effects industry are among the many users of Linux. Most ISPs and almost all telephone companies use Unix or Linux, and an increasing number of embedded systems makers are turning to Linux. It's also useful to know that except for Windows workstations, most medical computers (CAT scan, X-ray, MRI, records management, etc.) are Unix computers. With the new national emphasis on computerized medical records, this is a good time to learn how Unix systems work. That's what IT 138 is all about.
IT 140, on the other hand, is more oriented to webmasters and others who need to know how the server side of the World-Wide Web works. We also address Perl in this context.
Sextant's Telnet server uses port 22, secure shell (SSH/SSL); you will probably want PuTTY or something like it for telnet, and FileZilla or something like it for file transfers. See the NSCC FileZilla link and the the PuTTY link here; for details, see these connection instructions. While you contemplate Mozilla, consider this.
Students should note that the books we use in class are also available on reserve in the library. Say "Hello" for me.
An interesting open-source Linux security and job search site, although the background checks are rather severe. Along these same lines, General Dynamics Information Technology is looking for a few good hackers to work with DHS to harden US computers against hackers. So, I suspect, are other agencies, given the ongoing attacks on the Internet. Just how good are you?
Occasional job offers I hear about may be found here. These are usually time-sensitive; leap, I say leap on them. Even if it's not a job you're interested in, it's useful to see what employers are looking for.
Occasional letters from former students.
Anent our discussion of Coherent Unix and the excellent manual thereto, here's a link to a PDF version. Highly recommended, and the price is right. See the Wikipedia page for details.
A warning to everyone out there.
Some have reported mouse problems with the lab computers. This short video may help.