Operating System Management
Duration
- 1 semester
Contact hours
- Equivalent to 48 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: |
Prerequisites
NilCorequisites
Nil
Aims and objectives
Aims
This unit is designed to introduce the use, configuration, use, control and management of operating systems. Students will learn a range of user interfaces and operating system commands. Students will understand OS file systems, access control and privilege management, user credential storage, updating processes and virtualisation. Students will use a high-level programming language to access different types of memory and block storage and input/output devices.
Objectives (Unit Learning Outcomes) (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this Unit will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the operation of modern operating systems and their file systems, user interfaces and commands.
2. Explain and program applications which access different types of memory using direct and indirect referencing.
3. Automate operating system commands using command-line interfaces of common operating systems.
4. Deploy and manage operating systems using virtualisation software.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
*Scheduled face to face:Lectures (24 hours), Tutorials in Computer Labs (24 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events: N/A
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities: N/A
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities: Independent study and assessment tasks (approx.100 hours) Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Assignments | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Examination | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3 |
Minimum requirements to pass this Unit
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more.
(ii) 40% or more in the final examination.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more.
(ii) 40% or more in the final examination.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
- analysis skills
- ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
- ability to work independently.
Content
• pointers, references, casting, heaps, stacks
• remote administration, BASH scripting
• Powershell, NTVDM, DOS, VBS
• Group policy, Active Directory, Samba, identity and access control
• GPU architecture, CUDA programming
• Virtualisation, OS installation, unattended installation, ghosting, containerisation.
• remote administration, BASH scripting
• Powershell, NTVDM, DOS, VBS
• Group policy, Active Directory, Samba, identity and access control
• GPU architecture, CUDA programming
• Virtualisation, OS installation, unattended installation, ghosting, containerisation.
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Online.