Computer Engineering BA (B), Administration of UNIX-like systems, 7.5 Credits

Aim

This course gives you practical knowledge to administrate a UNIX-like system. The course will cover the knowledge needed to work with system administration and will go in-depth on the most common services found in a network.

Course objectives

After completion of the course, the student shall be able to
- administrate and modify a UNIX-like system and its services,
- identify, implement and motivate a choice of services,
- explain how the start-up process works in a UNIX-like system,
- identify, analyse and solve problems that may arise.

Content

The course will cover the necessary knowledge to administer a UNIX-like system, such as fundamental commands used to navigate and work with the system, modify the operating systems kernel, configure and modify a boot loader and volume, process and user management.

Besides covering the knowledge needed to administer a UNIX-like system, the course also covers the most common services used on a network, such as CIFS, NFS, e-mail, DNSSEC, and firewalls.

Entry requirements

Computer Engineering BA (A), 30 Credits, including course in operating systems, 7.5 Credits.

Selection rules and procedures

The selection process is in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance and the local order of admission.

Teaching form

Early in the course a compulsory activity, L005, Laboratory exercise 0, should be conducted.

The teaching will primarily be laborative with a few theoretically oriented lectures.

Examination form

L005: Laboratory exercises 0
Grade scale: Fail (U) or Pass (G)

L105: Laboratory exercises, part one, 3 Credits
Grade scale: Fail (U) or Pass (G)

L205: Laboratory exercises, part two, 3 Credits
Grade scale: Fail (U) or Pass (G)

T105: Exam, 1.5 Credits
Grade scale: Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.

0.0 Credits, L005: Laboratory exercise 0
Grades: Pass or Fail

3.0 hp, L105: Laboratory exercises, part one
Grades: Pass or Fail

3.0 hp, L205: Laboratory exercises, part two
Grades: Pass or Fail

1.5 hp, T105: Exam
Grade: A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. A-E are passing grades, Fx and F are failing grades.

Grading criteria for the subject can be found at www.miun.se/en/Student/Services/Grading-Criteria.

The examiner has the right to offer alternative examination arrangements to students who have been granted the right to special support by Mid Sweden University’s disabilities adviser1

Transitional rules

Aktuella delar av examination kan vara klart från tidigare version(er) av kursplanen enligt följande:
L005, 0.0 hp motsvaras av L001, 0.0 hp,
L105, 3.0 hp motsvaras av L101, 6.0 hp,
L205, 3.0 hp motsvaras av L101, 6.0 hp,
T105, 1.5 hp motsvaras av T101, 1.5 hp.

Grading system

Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.

Other information

Those who do not by the third course week conduct Laboratory exercise 0, L001, will lose their place as the university registers an "early break".

This course cannot be included in the same degree as the course with code DT056G or DT043G.