CISS 150 - Operating Systems

Institution:

Hudson Valley Community College

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Description:

Fall, Spring, Summer, DL This course will introduce students to applied Operating System and System Administration concepts. Operating System theory and practice will be explored in both the UNIX and Windows environment. Theoretical topics include: process management, communication and synchronization, memory management, device management, file systems, system administration and security. Practical application will be applied to a host Linux system running on an external hard drive. The host Linux system utilizes a virtualization layer to minimally support three additional guest operating systems. This virtual environment allows simulation of multiple server and client environments in a heterogeneous networking environment. This environmentwill include, but is not limited to, account/username maintenance, authentication subsystems and integration, disk and file system maintenance, application installation and configuration, basic networking, printing and the use of directories (e.g. LDAP and Active Directory). Students should possess a strong fundamental knowledge ofManagement Information Systems. Prerequisites: CISS 101, Microcomputer Application Development; CISS 111, Programming and Logic IIData Structures or permission of department.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.hvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 629-4822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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