Course detail

Network Operating systems

FEKT-BSOSAcad. year: 2011/2012

The subject Network Operaring Systems provides detailed characteristics of multiuser-multitask operating systems (OS) with orientation to the UNIX operating system. Lecture topics are: basic functions of multiuser-multitask OS, work with filesystem, OS kernel, proceses in OS, control system for proceses, communication between processes, network applications, mail, ftp, telnet, WWW.

Practical exercises include presenation of basic functions of textual and graphical environment in OS Linux, introduction to command interpreter, writing batch files, and introduction to basic network administration functions (creating users, configuring rights, program installation, configuration of IP networking, system configuration).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Dan Komosný, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Telecommunications (UTKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will have enough theoretical and practical experience about network operating systems for basic administration of servers. They will be able to install OS UNIX and configure it. They also will be able to use network administration tools for the most important operations in network oprating systems.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

60 points - examination, 40 points - computer exercises

Course curriculum

1) history
2) standardization
3) system architectures
4) system calls
5) processes and signals
6) memory management
7) file system
8) device drivers
9) communications between processes
10) networking system
11) network services
12) graphical interface

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of this subject is to provide complex view about network operating systems for students. The theoretical part is oriented to internal structure of network operating systems and the practical part deals with concrete administration tools designed to manage such operating systems.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-B Bachelor's

    branch B-TLI , 3. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Dan Komosný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Operating Systems (OS)- function, division, special functions of network operating systems
OS UNIX - general overview, history, structure, User view to the OS UNIX.
Architecture of OS UNIX, basic data structures, processes, states of processes, synchronization of processes
Filesystem in OS UNIX, I-Node, Buffers, file structure, directory, superblock, special files, pipes, work with files (opening, reading, writing), work with directories, mounting and unmounting of filesystems
Processes - states and state changings, operating memory, regions, pages, context of a process, address-field of a process, control of processes, signals
UNIX Shell, Init process, internal commands of a shell, standard input and output, implementation a pipes
Process management, real-time processing, timers, memory management
Input/Output devices, drivers, interupts, disk devices, streams, interprocess communication, messages, communication management
Tools for network communications in OS UNIX, network applications, configuration of basic network parameters
Administration and maintainance of OS UNIX, filesystem maintanance, backup, user administration, access rights and their configuration
Graphic User Interface of OS UNIX - X-Window, basic architecture of X-Window

Exercise in computer lab

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Balej, Ph.D.
Ing. Lukáš Verner

Syllabus

Textual user interface of OS UNIX
Command interpreter
Standard input and output, pipes
Programming in shell
Graphical user interface of OS UNIX
Installation of UNIX
Filesystem operations
Communication tools
User profiles
Configuration of network parameters
User management
Network management
Test