Operating Systems and
System Administration
Course Intro: OS Fundamentals Concepts,
Linux and Windows Server Administration
Svetlin Nakov
Technical Trainer
www.nakov.com
Telerik Software Academy
academy.telerik.com
Table of Contents
 Course Syllabus
 Operating Systems
 Linux Administration
 Windows Server Administration
 The Trainers Team
 Exams and Evaluation
 Standard Criteria
 Bonuses
 Resources for the Course
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Course Syllabus
OS Concepts, Linux and Windows Administration
OS Fundamentals Syllabus
1.
OS Course Intro
 Syllabus, trainers, exams
2.
Hardware
 Architectures (x86, x64, ARM, RISC),
computer systems (motherboard, CPU, …),
storage devices, system-on-chip, networking
3.
OS Architecture
 OS concepts, kernel, processes, users, drivers,
file systems, I/O, security, virtualization, types
of OS, multitasking (cooperative / preemptive)
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OS Fundamentals Syllabus (2)
4.
History of Modern OS
 Unix history, Linux history, Windows history
5.
Storage and File Systems
 Data storage devices, HDD, SSD disks, flash
memory, RAID, drive partitioning
 File systems (NTFS, FAT32, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4,
NFS), directory structure (Linux, Windows)
6.
OS Boot Procedure (Linux and Windows)
 Linux / Windows boot procedure: BIOS boot,
MBR, bootloader, kernel, init / smss, winlogon
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OS Fundamentals Syllabus (3)
7.
Processes and Threads
 Unix process model: processes, threads,
priorities, POSIX, multitasking, scheduling
 Windows process model: processes, threads,
multitasking, priorities, services, API
8.
Networking Components in Linux / Windows
 OSI model, TCP/IP networks, networking
devices, host, network interface, DHCP client,
DNS client, routing tables, QoS, VPN, services
9.
Exam (Test)
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Linux Administration Syllabus
1.
Linux Security Model
 File Permissions, users & groups,
special file flags, special attributes, device
files, capabilities, chroot, security modules
2.
Linux Processes and Threads
 Processes, threads, /proc/PID, security, signals
3.
Linux Boot Procedure
 Boot loaders (LILO / GRUB), run levels
 init / upstart / systemd
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Linux Administration Syllabus (2)
4.
Command Line Shells: bash, sh
5.
Linux Editors: vi, pico, mcedit
6.
Linux Networking
 Basic configs: arp, apring, ping, ip neigh,
ifconfig, ip link, route, ip route, resolving
 dhcpcd, dhclient, iptables, ebtables, vconfig,
brctl, bonding
7.
Software Install in Linux Environment
 Build from source, packaging systems: RPM
(Fedora, CentOS), DEB (Debian, Ununtu), tgz
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Linux Administration Syllabus (3)
8.
Basic System Services
 syslogd, crond / atd, logrotate, inetd / xinetd,
telnet / ssh
9.
Building the Kernel
 Gather info, kernel config, compile the kernel,
install new kernel, kernel parameters, sysctl,
modprobe.conf, initrd / dracut
10. Patch / Security Management
 Applying patches, security patches, testing,
rollback procedure, automated updates
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Windows Server Syllabus
1.
Windows Overview
 Client, Server, Editions
2.
Installing Windows
 On hardware / on VM
3.
Windows Processes and Threads
 Working with processes and security
4.
Windows Boot Procedure
 Bootloader, boot.ini, Safe Mode / Last Known
Good Configuration
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Windows Server Syllabus (2)
5.
Windows Registry
 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Regedit, reg
6.
Windows Security Model
 Security principals / users / groups / computers
/ accounts, access tokens, permissions, built-in
security groups, UAC, tools (whoami, runas)
7.
Windows File System
 NTFS, disk management, dynamic disks,
volumes, create / delete / format disk, FAT32
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Windows Server Syllabus (3)
8.
Windows Networking
 Configuration: static / DHCP, ping, traceroute,
ipconfig, netsh, route, firewall configuration
9.
OS Management Tools
 Management Console (MMC), PowerShell
10. Windows Event Log
11. Service Control
Manager
 Windows services, service development,
service security, services.msc, ps, sc
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The Trainers Team
Trainers Team
 Marian Marinov
 System administrator
and system programmer
 Open-source software
and culture geek
 Organizer of OpenFest
and Perl Workshops
 E-mail: mm [at] 1h.com
 Web site / Blog: http://hydra.azilian.net/blog/
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Trainers Team (2)
 Borislav Varadinov
 System administrator
and technical consultant
 Solid experience in Windows
administration
 IT and server problem solver
 Likes to write programs and scripts
 E-mail: bobi [at] itp.bg
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Course Co-Organizer
 Svetlin Nakov, PhD
 Manager Technical Training @
Telerik Software Academy
 20 years software
development experience
 10+ years experience as trainer
 Author of 6 books
 Speaker at hundreds of events
 E-mail: svetlin.nakov [at] telerik.com
 Web site / Blog: http://nakov.com
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Evaluation
Exams, Criteria, Bonuses
OS Basics Evaluation
 Evaluation
components
 OS Test – 60%
 Homework – 15%
 Homework evaluation – 15%
 3 peer reviews per homework
 Attendance in class – 10%
 Bonuses
 Forums – bonus up to 20%
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Linux Administration Evaluation
 Evaluation
components
 Practical Exam – 60%
 Homework – 15%
 Homework evaluation – 15%
 3 peer reviews per homework
 Attendance in class – 10%
 Bonuses
 Forums – bonus up to 20%
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Windows Server Evaluation
 Evaluation
components
 Practical Exam – 60%
 Homework – 15%
 Homework evaluation – 15%
 3 peer reviews per homework
 Attendance in class – 10%
 Bonuses
 Forums – bonus up to 20%
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Homework Peer Reviews
 Everyone will
get feedback for their homework
 Everyone will
give feedback for few random
homework submissions
 Students submit homework anonymously
 Please exclude your name from the submissions!
 For each homework submitted
 Students evaluate 3 random homeworks
 From the same topic, after the deadline
 Give written feedback, at least 200 characters
 Low-quality feedback  report for punishment
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Resources
What We Need in Addition to This Course Content?
Recommended Software

Virtual Machine (VM) hosting software
 VirtualBox – https://www.virtualbox.org

CentOS Linux (host or VM)
 CentOS – http://www.centos.org
 VirtualBox CentOS image –
http://virtualboxes.org/images/centos/

Windows Server 2008 R2
 Trial version – http://www.microsoft.com/enus/download/details.aspx?id=11093
 Free @ DreamSpark – www.dreamspark.com
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Additional Resources
 Google / Bing
 Do you know how to search in Internet?
 Linux
Resources
 The Linux Documentation – http://tldp.org
 HowToForge – http://howtoforge.com
 Windows Server Resources
 http://technet.microsoft.com/windowsserver/
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsserver/
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Course Web Site & Forums
 The OS course
official web site
academy.telerik.com/student-courses/softwaretechnologies/os-windows-linux/
 Register for the "Telerik Academy Forums":
http://forums.academy.telerik.com/externalcourses/operating-systems
 Discuss the course exercises with your colleagues
 Find solutions for the exercises
 Share source code / discuss ideas
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Telerik Integrated
Learning System (TILS)
 The Telerik Integrated Learning System (TILS)
 www.telerikacademy.com
 Important resource for all students
 Homework submissions
 Homework peer reviews
 Presence cards with barcode
 Reports about your results
telerikacademy.com/Courses/Courses/Details/35
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