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CIS 18B

Advanced UNIX/LINUX · 4.5 units · used in 5 transfer pathways

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About this course

This course covers advanced topics with Unix/Linux utilities, including text processing, file archiving, compression, version control, build automation, basic bash scripts, and installation of a Linux distribution.

Sections this term

Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:00 PM UTC

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

CIS 18AIntroduction to Unix/Linux

Catalog wording: “CIS D018A

Advisory: “CIS D014A or CIS D022A or CIS D036A or CIS D040.

What this course unlocks

De Anza courses that list CIS 18B as a prerequisite.

Transfer pathways that use CIS 18B

ASSIST maps CIS 18B to a requirement in 5 published pathways from De Anza College.

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