Selected Topics from Operating Systems

The course is a substitute for:

Selected Topics from Operating Systems (36VPS)

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Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Synopsis:

A course on advanced selected topics from operating systems, focused on large highly-available computer systems for solving safe-critical tasks (high-performance servers or clusters. Students learn about examples of these large systems and about tools for their configuration, management, administration and performance tuning. Special attention is paid to the issues of security.

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Syllabus of lectures:

1. Notions of high-availability of an operating system (OS)

2. Stability and security of an OS

3. Reliability of user processes and applications

4. Reliability and security of a file system

5. Monitoring tools

6. Performance tuning

7. Architecture of large servers

8. Basic types of computer clusters

9. Examples of technologies of computer clusters

10. Data archiving and backup

11. OpenVMS architecture

12. Himalaya NonStop architecture

13. Security in distributed computer system

14. Reserve

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction to the DCL script language

2. Introduction to the DCL script language

3. Semestral work

4. Semestral work

5. Example of an OS installation

6. Example of an OS installation

7. Examples of OS administration

8. Installation and management of applications

9. Application of access rights and privileges

10. Daily managemet of an OS (audit, accounting, log analyses)

11. Installation of a cluster

12. Administration of a cluster

13. Test

14. Assessments

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Computer Technology - Software Engineering- structured studies (compulsory elective course, compulsory elective course, S4 recommendation)
• Computer Technology - System Programming- structured studies (compulsory elective course, compulsory elective course, S4 recommendation)
• Computer Technology - Computer Graphics- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Computer Technology - Computer Network and Internet- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Computer Technology - Designing Digital Systems- structured studies (compulsory elective course)