• In the beginning...

• What is an operating system?

• What is the function of the shell user interface of Unix operating system?

• What is the linux file system and what utilities are available for manipulating the structure and contents of files?

• What commands provide status information and allow users to control the execution of processes?

• What are the facilities provided by the shell for setting up scripts?

• What common scripts are used by the user to customize their configuration?
  • .kshrc
  • .profile
  • .xsession
  • dns_update

• What languages are provided for writing programs?

• How are compilers and linkers used to generate executable programs?

• What debugging utilities are available under Linux?