IT&C 344
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Operating Systems
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Course Description
Applying and using computer operating systems. Configuration, file systems, security, administration, network interfacing, multitasking, multiuser, device driver installation. Analyzing operating system performance.
When Taught
Fall
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
2
Fixed
3
Other Prerequisites
Must have received a grade of C or higher in IT&C 210B.
Title
OS Architecture
Learning Outcome
Describe the purposes, types, components, functions and inter-relationships of operating systems (desktop, mobile, and enterprise). Describe how hardware enables and integrates with this functionality.
Title
OS Subsystems
Learning Outcome
Describe how OS sub-systems work (scheduling, memory management, etc).
Title
OS Practice
Learning Outcome
Demonstrate an ability to work with Operating Systems by installing, compiling, configuring, and optimizing real and virtual systems. Describe Scalability issues.
Title
Information Assurance and Security
Learning Outcome
Describe common IAS concepts related to system administration. Describe system administration aspects of IAS, including authentication, directory services and access control models.
Title
OS Distribution and Virtualization
Learning Outcome
Describe distributed/virtualization computing concepts. Implement some distributed services in an enterprise environment.
Title
Development
Learning Outcome
Independently create systems that are in developing fields or applications of OS and system administration.
