UIINK13 Operating systems I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/8/0. 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
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
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to unify the students' experiences with operating systems and to extend 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.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- work in a graphical environment of administration of Windows and Linux operating systems.
- perform basic tasks in the text-mode administration of operating system administration.
- address issues related to the installation, maintenance, and repair of operating systems.
Syllabus
  • 1. Using MS Windows - orientation in the file system, versions and editions.
  • 2-3. Managing Windows in graphical mode - getting information, hardware and performance, security, user management, services, network management.
  • 4. Windows Registry - registry files, registry access options, backup, registry key contents.
  • 5.-6. Command line - help, working with directories and files, searching, redirection of input and output, variables. Powershell.
  • 7. Introduction to operating system security - automatic system and application updates, common forms of attacks and defenses against them.
  • 8. About operating systems - most common licenses, UNIX and UNIX-like systems.
  • 9. Using Linux - Linux distributions, basics of using Linux in a graphical environment.
  • 10.-11. Features of UNIX systems - orientation to the file system, users, processes, files, devices, access permissions and file properties.
  • 12.-13. Text mode in Linux - introduction to using the text shell in Linux. Getting help, working with directories and files, redirecting input and output, variables, aliases.
Literature
    required literature
  • VAVREČKOVÁ, Šárka. Operační systémy I, Linux. Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2023 (skripta jsou průběžně aktualizována), 106 s.
  • VAVREČKOVÁ, Šárka. Operační systémy I, Bezpečnost a pořádek. Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2023 (skripta jsou průběžně aktualizována), 43 s.
  • VAVREČKOVÁ, Šárka. Operační systémy I, Windows. Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2023 (skripta jsou průběžně aktualizována), 158 s.
    recommended literature
  • Linux Documentation Project Guides [online]. The Linux Documentation Project. Dostupné na: https://tldp.org/guides.html
  • www.root.cz, www.ABCLinuxu.cz, www.Sysinternals.com, www.Microsoft.com, www.Secunia.com, www.ProcessLibrary.com, www.File.net, www.av-comparatives.org, www.av-test.org
  • WILSON, Ed. PowerShell: průvodce skriptováním, pro verzi 3.0 a vyšší.Brno: Computer Press, 2022. ISBN 978-80-251-5049-8.
  • KOLOUCH, Jan. CyberCrime. Praha: CZ.NIC, z. s. p. o., 2016. ISBN 978-80-88168-18-8. Dostupné také na: https://knihy.nic.cz/files/edice/cybercrime.pdf
  • SARWAR, Syed Mansoor a Robert KORETSKY. UNIX: the textbook. Third edition. Boca Raton: Taylor, 2016. ISBN 978-148-2233-582. info
  • NEMETH, Evi. UNIX and Linux system administration handbook. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2013. ISBN 978-013-1480-056. 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
Teaching methods
Seminars
Discussion
Group projects in the computer room
Assessment methods
Compulsory attendance at seminars min. 75%.
Two tests (one from Windows, one from Linux), each at least 50 % points
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Cvičení 8 HOD/SEM.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
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