FPF:UIBUC22 Operating Systems Practice - Course Information

UIBUC22 Operating Systems Practice

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Šárka Vavrečková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Šárka Vavrečková, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Timetable of Seminar Groups

UIBUC22/A: Tue 9:45–11:20 B3a, Š. Vavrečková

Prerequisites (in Czech)

TYP_STUDIA(B)

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

• Computer science in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, B1803 InDO)

Course objectives

The aim of the subject is to unify the students' experiences with operating systems and to extend to the level of knowledge and skills focusing on Windows and Linux systems in the most used versions. Students get acquainted with advanced graphics administration, text-based administration basics, and other techniques related to installation, maintenance and repair of systems.

Syllabus

• 1. Using MS Windows - file system, version, and editions.
  2. Windows Management in GUI - information retrieval, hardware and performance, security, user management, services, network management.
  3. Windows Registry - registry files, registry access, backup, and registry keys contents.
  4. Command line - help, directory and file handling, search, routing, variables.
  5. About operating systems - the most used licenses, UNIX, and UNIX-like systems.
  6. Using Linux - Linux distributions, the basics of Linux control in GUI.
  7. Properties of UNIX systems - file system, users, processes, files, devices, access permissions, and file properties.
  8. Text mode in Linux - introduction to using a text shell in Linux. Getting help, directories and files, routing, variables, aliases.
  9. Introduction to operating system security - automatic system and application updates, common forms of attacks and defense against them.

Literature

required literature
• Vavrečková, Šárka. WWW stránky předmětu, skripta. URL info

recommended literature
• AV. AV Comperatives, porovnání antivirů. URL info
• FileNet. File.net: komentovaný seznam souborů. URL info
• ABCLinuxu.cz. Portál ABCLinuxu.cz. URL info
• Root.cz. Portál Root.cz. URL info
• Sysinternals.com. Portál Sysinternals.com, nástroje ke stažení. URL info
• ProcessLibrary. ProcessLibrary.com: komentovaný seznam procesů. URL info
• PCTools. Registry Guide for Windows. URL info
• Microsoft.com. Webové stránky firmy Microsoft. URL info
• Secunia.com. Zranitelnosti v IT produktech. URL info
• SARWAR, Syed Mansoor a Robert KORETSKY. UNIX: the textbook. Third edition. Boca Raton: Taylor, 2016. ISBN 978-148-2233-582. info
• ELENKOV, Nikolay. Android Security Internals. 1. San Francisco, USA: No Starch Press, 2014. ISBN 1-593-227581-1. info
• NEMETH, Evi. UNIX and Linux system administration handbook. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2013. ISBN 978-013-1480-056. info
• kol. Linux: Dokumentační projekt. 4. aktualizované vydání. Brno: Computer press, 2008. info
• Jirovský, Václav. Kybernetická kriminalita: nejen o hackingu, crackingu, virech a trojských koních bez tajemství. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1561-2. URL info
• BITTO, O. Microsoft Windows Vista CZ: Podrobná uživatelská příručka. Brno: Computer Press, 2007. info

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis

Assessment methods

Written test
Credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Graduates of this course should understand Windows, and Linux, and manage tasks related to the installation, maintenance and basic repairs or modifications. Tools in the graphical environment of the system and the basics of working in text mode (Command Prompt in Windows, Linux BASH shell).
To pass the course you need to satisfy two tests (one for Windows, one for Linux), each at least 50%.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Příprava na zápočet	12
Účast na výuce	12
Summary	24

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