OPF:INFBAOPS Operating Systems - Course Information

INFBAOPS Operating Systems

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Milena Janáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Milena Janáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Milena Janáková, Ph.D.
Department of Informatics and Mathematics – School of Business Administration in Karvina

Prerequisites

None

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Managerial Informatics (programme OPF, B_SYSINF)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the structure and basic functions of operating systems. Operating system is explained and described in detail including the services that provide operating system and application programs that are usually available with operating system. Students gain theoretical background and higher level of knowledge about operating systems for practical use in today's computer world. The individual features and functions are illustrated by examples via concrete operating systems as Windows and UNIX. There are also shown the characteristics of other operating systems such as DOS, Amiga, Apple Macintosh, Atari DOS, MS Windows, and EPOC.

Syllabus

• 1st Operating system and its structure.
  2nd Operating memory.
  3rd Management processes.
  4th Drivers peripherals.
  5th File system.
  6th System services.
  7th Graphical system.
  8th User interface.
  9th Application programs.
  10th Operating system MS Windows and function overview.
  11th The UNIX operating system and introduction.
  12th UNIX commands, getting help and information about the system.
  13th Programming tools and network services in a UNIX environment.
  

Literature

required literature
• SILBERSCHATZ, A., GALVIN, P., GAGNE, G. Operating Systems Concepts. 8th Edition. J. Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-23399-. info
• ROSEN, K. H., HOST, D. A.,KLEE, R., ROSINSKI, R. R. UNIX: The Complete Reference. Second edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007. ISBN 978-0-07-226336-7. info

recommended literature
• CHANG, Y. Unix - Based Operating Systems Robustness Evaluation. BiblioBazaar, 2013. ISBN 13: 9781288910090. info
• TANENBAUM A. S., WOODHULL A. S. Operating systems : design and implementation. Upper Saddle River, 2006. ISBN 0-13-142938-8. info

Teaching methods

One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Grade

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

attendance in seminars 50%, seminar paper, ongoing test, final combined exam

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	27
Přednáška	26
Semestrální práce	40
Seminář	13
Zkouška	40
Summary	146

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