The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Information technology 2005 - System and application programs
- Information technology 2004 - System and application software
- Information technology 2006 - System and application programs
- Media technology 2006 - Advanced media technology
- Media technology 2005 - Advanced media technology
- Information- and mediatechnology 2007 (information technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2007 (media technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2008 (information technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2008 (media technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2009 (information technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2009 (media technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2010 (information technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2010 (media technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2011 (information technology) - Computer systems basics
- Information- and mediatechnology 2011 (media technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2012 (media technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2012 (information technology) - Computer systems basics
- Information- and mediatechnology 2013 (media technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
Level/category
Professional studies
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
1
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
Provide basic knowledge in operating systems and
practical skills in installation, usage and
administration of Linux computers.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected
to be aware of:
- the functionality of an operating system
- the security risks when connecting a computer to
the Internet
and be able to:
- install ad administer Linux computers
- install software
- use compilators
- configure a Linux computer by using both
graphical and text based tools - program and use simple scripts
- establish secure datacommunication
Course contents
The functionality of the operating system:
- Operating system architectures
- Processes and process handling
- Memory management
- Drivers
- File systems
- Security
Linux in practice:
- Using the command prompt
- Handling processes
- File handling
- User management
- Bash script
- Boot loaders
- Startup scripts
- Run levels
- Linux security in general
Prerequisites and co-requisites
None
Previous course names
Unix: The operating system
Recommended or required reading
Handouts.
Study activities
- Lectures - 24 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 40 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 69 hours
- Practical training - 0 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
Assessment requirements
A practical and a theoretical exam
Teacher
- Karlsson Jonny
- Scherbakov-Parland Andrej
Examiner
Shcherbakov Andrey
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2014-12-21
Assessment methods
Date of examination will be announced later - Exams