Study programme competencies |
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Study programme competences / results
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A53 |
Capacidade para seleccionar, deseñar, despregar, integrar, avaliar, construír, xestionar, explotar e manter as tecnoloxías de hárdware, sóftware e redes dentro dos parámetros de custo e calidade adecuados. |
A55 |
Capacidade para seleccionar, deseñar, despregar, integrar e xestionar redes e infraestruturas de comunicacións nunha organización. |
B9 |
Capacidade para xerar novas ideas (creatividade) |
C1 |
Expresarse correctamente, tanto de forma oral coma escrita, nas linguas oficiais da comunidade autónoma. |
C2 |
Dominar a expresión e a comprensión de forma oral e escrita dun idioma estranxeiro. |
C3 |
Utilizar as ferramentas básicas das tecnoloxías da información e as comunicacións (TIC) necesarias para o exercicio da súa profesión e para a aprendizaxe ao longo da súa vida. |
C4 |
Desenvolverse para o exercicio dunha cidadanía aberta, culta, crítica, comprometida, democrática e solidaria, capaz de analizar a realidade, diagnosticar problemas, formular e implantar solucións baseadas no coñecemento e orientadas ao ben común. |
C5 |
Entender a importancia da cultura emprendedora e coñecer os medios ao alcance das persoas emprendedoras. |
C6 |
Valorar criticamente o coñecemento, a tecnoloxía e a información dispoñible para resolver os problemas cos que deben enfrontarse. |
C7 |
Asumir como profesional e cidadán a importancia da aprendizaxe ao longo da vida. |
C8 |
Valorar a importancia que ten a investigación, a innovación e o desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no avance socioeconómico e cultural da sociedade. |
Learning aims |
Learning outcomes |
Study programme competences / results |
Knowledge of the characteristics, functionalities and structure of operating systems and design and implement applications based on its services. |
A53 A55
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B9
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C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8
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Contents |
Topic |
Sub-topic |
Introduction to System Administration |
The role of the System Administrator
Users and groups
Files, processes and devices
Becoming superuser
Basic system administration commands
Different UNIXes
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Booting and Installing the Operating System |
Selecting and preparing installation media
The boot process
Preparing the disks. Basic disk partitioning
Sharing disks among O.S.s
Boot loaders |
Basic TCP Networking |
Basic network configuration
Network interface aliasing
Manipulating routes
inetd configuration: tcpwrappers
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Managing users and groups |
Managing user acounts
Administrative tools for managing users
Managing groups
User autentification with PAM
User autentification with LDAP
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Processes and software packages |
Managing and monitoring processes
Tracing system calls
Process privileges and priorities
The /proc filesystem
Signals
Software packages: packages and ports
Administering software packages and installing software |
Devices, disks and filesystems |
Devices and device files.
Adding support for devices. Kernel modules
Organisation of the UNIX file system.
Managing disks. Partitioning schemes
Creating and accesing filesystems
Managing volumes.
RAID
Encrypting filesystems
Introduction to the ZFS filesystem |
Automating administrative tasks |
Shell scripting
Monitoring system: logs
Schedulling execution of tasks: the cron and at commands
Starting and stopping system services
Initialization files and boot scripts |
Planning |
Methodologies / tests |
Competencies / Results |
Teaching hours (in-person & virtual) |
Student’s personal work hours |
Total hours |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
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21 |
63 |
84 |
Laboratory practice |
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14 |
28 |
42 |
Supervised projects |
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7 |
10.5 |
17.5 |
Objective test |
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2.5 |
0 |
2.5 |
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Personalized attention |
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4 |
0 |
4 |
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(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
Methodologies |
Methodologies |
Description |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
The teacher will elaborate on the contents and give guidance on how to use and apply these concepts in the laboratory |
Laboratory practice |
Practical application of the concepts exposed in the magisterial sessions. The students will install several different unix systems (System V, BSD. POSIX ...) on the same virtualized machine, having to coexist the different types of partitions and the different boot loaders and will carry out the different administration tasks of the S.O. on each of the installed systems |
Supervised projects |
Preparation and exposition in class, by the students, of complementary topics to the syllabus of the subject |
Objective test |
Written exam to evaluate the degree of assimilation of the concepts exposed in the master sessions |
Personalized attention |
Methodologies
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Objective test |
Supervised projects |
Guest lecture / keynote speech |
Laboratory practice |
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Description |
An attempt will be made to resolve all doubts and make as many clarifications as necessary in the classroom hours in the different methodologies. In addition, the teacher will be available for personalized attention to students in the tutoring hours reserved for this purpose.
Students have the possibility of reviewing the evaluations obtained in the different sections and being informed of the criteria that have been used for this purpose. |
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Assessment |
Methodologies
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Competencies / Results |
Description
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Qualification
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Objective test |
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Written exam to assess the degree of assimilation of the concepts exposed in the master sessions |
40 |
Supervised projects |
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Both their contents as well the expositions in class will be evaluated.
Students not taking part in the class presentations, will perform peer to peer evaluations of the expositions and must prove the adquisition of the bascic concepts used in them |
20 |
Laboratory practice |
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The delivery of the lab assignments in the pre-established deadline will be valued as well as its correct operation. Furthermore, as part of the practice evaluation process, an individual practice test will be carried out, without the use of any additional material, on a machine similar to the ones used during the lab assignments
PART TIME STUDENTS: A meeting will be held at the beginning of the course to assess how the evaluation will be carried out based on its availability |
40 |
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Assessment comments |
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Sources of information |
Basic
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openBSD.org (2012). Bug Buster's guide to OpenBSD. http://www.openbsd.org/faq/index.html
Frisch, Aeleen (2002). Essential System Administration. O' Reilly
Solaris System Engineers (2009). Solaris 10 System Administration Essentials (Solaris System Administration). : Prentice Hall
The FreeBSD Documentation Project (2012). The FreeBSD handbook. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/
Nemeth, Snyder, Hein ,Whaley (2011). Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook 4th edition . Pearson Education |
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Complementary
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Recommendations |
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before |
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Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously |
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Subjects that continue the syllabus |
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Other comments |
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