Course: Linux Operating System

» List of faculties » FP » NTI
Course title Linux Operating System
Course code NTI/LNXPE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolaja Ehlerová Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Introduction to Linux 2. Graphical environment 3. System boot, services 4. File system 5. Security 6. Application development 7. Reserve Seminars: 1. Installation, updating, LiveCD 2. Application installation, packages, repositories 3. Graphical environment (KDE, GNOME etc.), printing 4. Network configuration and monitoring, firewall 5. Rescue mode, backup 6. Processes, daemons 7. Mounting (harddisc, RAID, LVM, network) 8. Kernel, modules, firmware 9. Shell scripting 10. Text processing (grep, sed) 11. Text processing (awk) 12. Users, groups, security 13. Application development 14. Reserve

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Home preparation for classes - 21 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 27 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course introduces familiarization with Linux operating system. It the first part students will learn to use Linux on user level. The second part is about system administration tasks. Third part is focused on programming, scripting and handling text files with sed and awk utilities.
Students will get familiar with operating system Linux from the administrator point of view. During the course they will gain knowledge about the most often used tools.
Prerequisites
Passing the course Unix Operating System

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination, Student's performance analysis

Requirements for getting a credit are activity at the practicals /seminars and successful passing the tests.
Recommended literature
  • Siever, E. Linux v kostce. Computer Press, Praha, 1999. ISBN 80-7226-227-0.
  • Stones, R., Matthew, N.:. Linux - začínáme programovat. Computer Press Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-7226-307-2.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester