Practical informatics for technics 1

Lecturer:

Richard Liska (gar.)

Tutor:

Richard Liska (gar.), Ľuboš Bednárik, Milan Kuchařík, Pavel Váchal

Supervisor:

Department of Physical Electronics

Synopsis:

Computer and operating systems. Personal computer, workstation and supercomputers. Processor, memory, bus, devices, hard disk, network interface. Hardware and software. Principles of operating systems. Requirements on operating system for research and technical computing. Operating system UNIX. Basic principles, kernel, kernel services. Documentation. File system, file atributes, working with files. Text editors: vi, emacs. Command interpreter (shell) sh, csh and its programming (scripts). Controlling processes, process status, computer load a process priorities. Standard tools. Graphical user interface X-windows. Computer networks. Local computer networks. Global computer networks: Internet. Addresses and protocols TCP/IP. Network configutation of a computer. Network services: hardware sharing, mail, ftp, etc. Network applications

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Computer and operating system.

2. Kernel of Unix operating system, processes, file system.

3. Command interpreter and its programming.

4. Network services.

5. Compiling and debugging, typesetting system LaTeX.

6. Graphical interface X-windows, introduction to administration.

7. Controlled consultations.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Documentation, file system.

2. Discets and CDs, processes, vi editor.

3. Command interpreter, scripts.

4. Network services, emacs editor.

5. Compiling and debugging, typesetting system LaTeX.

6. Graphical interface X-windows, introduction to administration.

7. Controlled consultations.

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Knowledge of operating system Unix principles.

Skills:

Ability to use operating system Unix.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] R. Liska, Úvod do Unixu. http://www-troja.fjfi.cvut.cz/~liska/unix

Recommended references:

[2] A. Přibyl, Gnu-Linux. http://www.linux.cz/

[3] Internet Info, Root.cz, informace nejen ze světa Linuxu. http://www.root.cz/

[4] Penguin, Neziskový server pro podporu Linuxu, UNIXu a free softwaru. http://www.penguin.cz/

Study aids:

Computer classroom Unix

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: