Read to prepare yourselves
After you install an FTP client on your computer, look over the readings on this page to prepare yourself for the subsequent session.
Read to prepare yourselves to understand what we will be talking about during the following session:
- How Web Servers Work by Marshall Brain, How Stuff Works
- In Web Design in a Nutshell , 3rd Edition, read parts of chapter 4, "A Beginner's Guide to the Server" Unix Directory Structures, p. 46 through File Naming Conventions, p. 50
Glance over:
- Unix/Linux: Getting Started by UNC-CH ITS
- The Structure of UNIX by beginners.co.uk [three pages, and you'll need to scroll down to see the content]
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You might want to go back over these to refresh yourselves with what we talked about today
- How Operating Systems Work by Dave Coustan and Curt Franklin, How Stuff Works. Look especially at the distinction between single-user, multi-tasking and multi-user operating systems
- Introduction to Client Server Networks by Bradley Mitchell, About.com
- you might also glance at How Laptops Work by by Tracy V. Wilson and Robert Valdes, How Stuff Works
- and at FTP Client Software Frequently Asked Questions, but don't purchase anything
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