1. Operating Systems classes – preliminary information
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Landscape Architecture
Operating Systems classes – preliminary information
Viktor Melnyk, DSc, PhD, prof. KUL

2. General information Course aims: Course Structure:
C1 – To familiarize students with the basics of the Unix / Linux operating system family. 
C2 – To deepen knowledge and develop skills in servicing and configuring a selected distribution of these systems.
C3 – To present to the students the capabilities of the Linux / Unix system.
Course Structure:
Lecture hours
Classes hours

3. Classes plan Class # Hours # Topic Class 1 4
Linux OS installation. Introduction and maintenance of the Linux file system.
Class 2
Maintenance of the Unix / Linux file system and console exercises
Class 3 6
Processes Management, Unix Shell Basics, Environment, Variables
Class 4
Input/Output Redirections, Filters, Standard Pipes and Stream Processing
Class 5
The vi Editor, the Basics of Writing Scripts in the Bash Shell
Class 6
Defense of the exercises

4. The assessment criteria and ways of verifying the intended learning outcomes
The condition for passing the classes is the student's presence, executing laboratory works and obtaining grades, getting a positive assessment for the answers on the control questions in each laboratory work.
The grades for the laboratory work execution results - 70%, the presence - 30%
A grading scale:
90 – 100% - very good (5.0), 
80 – 89% - good plus (4.5),
70 – 79% - good (4.0),
60 – 69% - satisfactory plus (3.5),
50 – 59% - satisfactory (3.0),
below 50% - unsatisfactory (2.0)

5. Literature
Basic
M. Stutz. The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use. No Starch Press; 1 edition, pages. 
Supplementary
Chris. Negus. Linux bible: boot up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 13 other distributions. Indianapolis, IN, Wiley Pub., 2010. 
E. Nemeth. UNIX and Linux system administration handbook. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall, wydanie 4, 2011. 
Eric Foster-Johnson, John C. Welch, Micah Anderson.  Skrypty powłoki. Od podstaw. Helion, Gliwice, 2006. 
T.W. Ogletree: Windows XP PL. Księga eksperta, Helion, Gliwice 2002

6. GOOD LUCK 