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Linux Programming: A Beginner’s Guide

(Osborne) Expert guidance for beginners on how to program Linux, using Perl, Tci, and GAWK, and write GUI programs in Tk. A self-paced learning solution for those who would like to get started right away, with drills and mastery checks that help in checking progress and performance. Softcover.

The Complete Red Hat Linux Training Course

THE CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: See it, hear it, do it! Don’t just read about Linux system administration: watch and listen as an expert walks you through key Red Hat Linux tasks. This comprehensive package includes the world’s #1 Linux training CD-ROM plus the best-selling Red Hat Linux System Administration Handbook —together, it’s the fastest, easiest way to master the skills every Red Hat sysadmin must know. Browser-based interface: Runs on Netscape on both Linux and Windows systems! Learn Linux even if you’re not running Linux! 50+ digital videos: Watch as an expert demonstrates key configuration, administration, and troubleshooting tasks Test your knowledge with 200+ interactive Q&As with instant feedback Animations illustrate advanced concepts Find it fast! Built-in text and media search engine. Easy and powerful—works just like your Web browser INCLUDES RED HAT LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION HANDBOOK Start-to-finish, 400-page guide to Linux system administration, covering every issue and technique you need to know. Your expert instructor is Mark F. Komarinski—a Red Hat Certified Engineer, columnist for LinuxWorld , and Linux Documentation Project HOWTO author. Great techniques for automating administration, improving uptime, configuring hardware, and more. BONUS! Electronic book on CD-ROM. The help you need—anytime, anywhere! BONUS: NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR INCLUDED! You get versions of Netscape Communicator for Linux and Windows: comprehensive, state-of-the-art tools for integrating browsing, email, publishing, chat, and enterprise scheduling, to allow all your users to easily communicate, share, and access information! Cyber Classroom Courses Course 1 Installation Course 2 Linux Boot and Shutdown Course 3 Account Administration Course 4 Red Hat Package Manager Course 5 Networking with Linux Course 6 Printing and Print Sharing Course 7 Samba Course 8 Setting up Email Services Course 9 Setting Up FTP Services Course 10 Web Serving Course 11 X Windowing System Course 12 Securing Linux Course 13 Kernel Administration Course 14 System and Network Monitoring Course 15 Backing Up Your Data Key Topics Covered Covers every key Red Hat Linux system administration task you need to know about! User account management PAM Red Hat Security Model Backup & restore Red Hat Package Manager Deploying Web services FTP & NetNews Configuring X Windows Samba file/print services for Windows workstations GNOME-based administration Upgrades & kernel recompilation SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR Network and system administrators at all levels Anyone who wants to use Linux as a: Web/Internet server File/print server Server for Windows workstations

Operating Systems Principles

/*2661A-4, 0-13-026611-6, Bic, Lubemir F., Shaw, Alan C., Principles of Operating Systems*/’ This book presents the fundamentals of operating systems that remain constant as new, more advanced systems are introduced and also integrates and highlights key distributed operating systems issues.’ The main topics presented include message-based synchronization and remote procedure calls, as well as unique integration of distributed deadlocks, distributed shared memory, distributed file systems, and secure communication using cryptography.’ For systems programmers, software engineers, programmers, and other professionals who want to teach themselves the fundamentals of operating systems or enhance their understanding of operating systems and distributed systems issues.

Excel 7: A Professional Approach for Windows 95

Excel 7 for Windows 95 equips students with the skills they need for success using Microsoft Excel in today’s hottest computer-operating environment. An extensive array of exercises teaches and challenges students, while illustrations of screens and the accompanying icons help them to follow instructions for hands-on practice. Students gain real-world experience by performing many of the same tasks required in business settings. A comprehensive instructional package allows instructors to tailor the program to teaching styles, lab needs, student objectives, and student learning styles.

Sco Open Desktop/Sco Open Server User’s Guide

Complete guide to working in the SCO Open Desktop and SCO Open Server environments. Definitive source for using the varied and powerful features of SCO Open Desktop and SCO Open Server to their fullest. Paper.