Software techniques in a Unix-style environment, using scripting languages and a machine-oriented programming language (typically C). What goes on in the system when programs are executed. Core topics: creating and using software tools, pipes and filters, file processing, shell programming, processes, system calls, signals, basic network programming.
CSCA48H3 and [CGPA of at least 3.5, or enrolment in a CSC Subject POSt, or enrolment in a non-CSC Subject POSt for which this specific course is a program requirement]