Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course the student is able to:
- describebasic tasks and concepts of operating systems
- install and configure an operating system for desktop and server
- act as operating systems administrator

Content

- Operating system tasks and concepts
- Installing and configuring operating system for desktops and servers
- System administrating using command line interface
- User access management
- Server installation and management

Materials

I . Course books:

The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction
William Shotts
2nd edition
2019

Mastering Ubuntu Server
Jay LaCroix
4th edition
2022

Only selected parts of the course books are read.

The course books can be read in our institution's eBook Central service.

II. Theory part tutorial

Operating System Tutorial: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/operating_system/index.htm

III. Teacher created assignments.

Teaching methods

- reading the course books and other reading material, watching videos
- participating in the lectures
- working with operating system together with instructor
- working alone
- participating in the teamwork

Exam schedules

A multiple-choice exam on the theory of operating systems around february/march.

Exam retake at the end of the course.

International connections

Practical work in classroom under the guidance of the teacher
Practical exercises done at home
Theory of operating systems: giving a presentation in a group
Reading material
Taking the exam

Completion alternatives

The student can complete the course by demonstrating his knowledge and skills of the subjects of the course, for example with the work samples they have made. However, this must be agreed with the instructor during the first 4 weeks of the course.

The student can include a corresponding course taken elsewhere at some educational institution that is acceptable by our educational institution. This happens via AHOT process. Also this matter should be initiated immediately at the beginning of the course.

Student workload

Practical teaching on site 24 h
Theory on site including a presentation in a group 10h
Exam (and a possible resit) 4 hours
Preparing and maintaining of your own virtual environment 7h
Going through the material and doing practical tasks 70 hours
Exam preparation 20h

Content scheduling

Linux operating system is used on the course

In general, the practical teaching proceeds in the following order:

Installing a Linux operating system on a virtual image
Introduction to Operating Systems
Basic use of the Bash shell
Working as root user
Management of software and processes
Managing users and privileges
Advanced use of the Bash shell
Managing network connections
Introduction to servers
Installing the database server
Installing and managing a web server
Basics of information security

In general, the theory teaching proceeds as follows

Teamwork: presentation in a group on a theory topic
Watching other presentations and familiarizing yourself with the theory based on the tutorial
Theory exam and a resit

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The maximum number of points available from course is 120.

Of that maximum, 80 points comes from 8 individual exercises, 20 points from an exam, 10 points from a teamwork, and 20 points from being present on the lectures.

The course evaluation scale is the following:

Minumum points -> Grade

Less than 40 -> 0
40 -> 1
56 -> 2
72 -> 3
88 -> 4
104 -> 5

Please note this additional condition: You must get at least 28 points from the personal exercises and 12 points from the teamwork and the exam together to pass the course.

The points from being present are calculated using the following scale:

Percentage of being present on the normal lectures -> points

20% ->5
40% ->10
60% ->15
80% ->20

Please also note that by being present you can earn some of the points available from the individual exercises working together with the instructor.

You must be present in demonstration. It does not accumulate your points of being present. If you are not present in the demonstrations, then there is a reduction of 25 % of the points of your returned exercises on these demos. There is also a reduction of 25 % for exercises that are returned late. No exercises are accepted after the end date of the course implementation. After the end date of the course, no substitute or supplementary assignments will be given either. The student must therefore make sure that he collects enough points from different performances during the time of the course.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student has not managed to accumulate enough points to pass the course during the time of the course. Consequently, they have not been able to demonstrate the kind of competence on the basis of which an acceptable grade could be given.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student knows what an operating system is and what its main tasks are
The student knows how to install the operating system.
The student knows the basic use of the operating system from the command line.
The student knows how to install software
The student has an understanding of the security of the operating system

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student knows what an operating system is and what its main tasks are
The student knows how to install the operating system
The student knows how to use the operating system in a versatile way.
The student knows how to install, remove and update software
The student knows the good practices of using the operating system.
The student knows how to search for information to complete various tasks.
The student knows the tasks and responsibilities of the main users.
The student knows the basics of managing a multi-user operating system.
The student knows what a server is.
The student is ready to install and maintain the server's various services
The student has an understanding of operating system security and the skills to maintain it

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student knows what an operating system is and what its main tasks are
The student knows how to install the operating system
The student knows how to use the operating system in a versatile way.
The student knows the good practices of using the operating system.
The student knows how to evaluate, install, remove and update software from different sources
The student knows how to search and apply information to perform various tasks.
The student knows the tasks and responsibilities of the main users.
The student knows how to manage a multi-user operating system quite extensively.
The student knows what a server is.
The student knows how to install and maintain various services on the server
The student has an understanding of the security of the operating system and the skills to maintain it
The student knows how to manage a multi-user operating system.
The student knows how to automate operating system tasks.
The student knows how to install, monitor and maintain various services