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Course Code: 
ACM 369
Course Period: 
Autumn
Course Type: 
Area Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
6
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Course Objectives: 
This course will emphasize the Linux system, the GNU application software and introduce installation, use and maintenance of open source operating systems and software applications.
Course Content: 

History of Unix, The open source movement and Linux, Linux Distributions, Installation of Linux, Basic Unix Commands, File management, process management, Linux Software including Graphical User Interfaces, Text Processing, Office Applications, Mail and Internet Clients, Software Development and Networking. Syetem management, Basic networking concepts that are used in today's corporate environments. Security, Shell programming, System generation. Prerequisite: Computer literacy and an introductory programming course

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Lab Work
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing, B: Laboratory C: Homework D: Project

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes 

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Information Systems graduates know the logic of computer operating systems, the basic set of system commands

6

1,4

A,B,C

Information Systems graduates know how to control access to system resources by users of different departments and how to monitor the running of jobs in the system.

6

1,2,3,4

A,B,C

Can install, configure and maintain different Linux distributions.

6,2

1,4

B,C,D

Knows the possibilities, installation and use of open source software.

6,2

1,2,3,4

A,B,C

Knows shell scripting, kernel configuration and compilation, system generation (SYSGEN).

3,6,2

1,4

A,B

Knows TCP/IP computer networking and system security.

9,6,3

1,2,3,4

A,B,C

Can control file systems and processes.

6,8,9

1,2,3,4

A,B,C
 
 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

History of Operating Systems, The GNU Project, The Linux System.

ACM 111

2

Introduction to Linux. Bootable Linux Distributions.  Native Installation of Linux to a hard drive.

 

3

Maintenance of a Linux System. Hardware configuration. Issues related to EFI and Secure boot.

 

4

File System Interface and Implementation.

ACM 111

5

Review of Linux commands and programming in C using gcc

ACM 222

6

Shell Scripting.

ACM 221

7

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

 

8

Processes: Commands that manipulate processes. Threads.

ACM 111

9

Software Installation, Linux Applications

 

10

Kernel Compilation, Kernel Modules. Compiled kernel installation, Bootloaders.

 

11

TCP/IP Networking. Network Structures,

 

12

Protection and Security

 

13

Virtualization and Cloud Computing.

 

14

REVIEW AND MIDTERM EXAMINATION

 
 
 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

C. Negus “Linux Bible 2010 Edition”

Additional Resources

T. Parker “Slackware Linux Unleashed”

M. Welsh “Linux Installation and Programming Guide”

M. Mitchell, J. Oldham, M. Samuel, “Advanced Linux Programming”

B. W. Kernighan and D. M. Ritchie, “The C Programming Language”

J. Archer Harris: Schaum’s Outline of Operating Systems Published by Mc Graw Hill.
 
 

Material Sharing

Documents

Presentations and Laboratory Sheets

Assignments

Homework Sheets

Exams

Old exam questions are furnished
 
 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Mid-terms

2

66

Quizzes

4

16

Assignment and Labwork

10

18

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

40

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

60

Total

 

100
 

 

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses
 
 

Course’s Contribution to Program

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

1

Information Systems graduates have the knowledge and the skills to design and develop the complete systems for multi-media visual user interface. (ACM 112,262)

 

 

 

 

 

2

Information Systems graduates have advanced the knowledge and skills to design, develop and install the application systems for multi-media. (ACM365, 368,473)

X

 

 

 

 

3

Information Systems graduates have the knowledge and the skills to design, develop and apply algorithms and data structures to solve the basic problems of information processing, within the framework of discrete mathematics (ACM 221,222).

 

 

 

X

 

4

Information Systems graduates have the knowledge and the skills to design and develop computer applications, based on user specificed requirements, using modern structured development tools and install them on various hardware platforms and deploy their usage.(ACM 311,322)

 

 

X

 

 

5

Information Systems graduates have the knowledge and the skills to design and develop computer applications, based on user specificed requirements, using modern object-oriented development tools and install them on various hardware platforms and deploy their usage(ACM 321).

 

 

 

x

 

6

Information Systems graduates know the logic of computer operating systems, the basic set of system commands, how to control access to system resources by users of different departments and how to monitor the running of jobs in the system (ACM 369, 370).

 

 

 

 

X

7

Information Systems graduates have the knowledge and the skills to design and develop data models serving different requirements, database applications that would access and process data using various types of software, including queries, reports and business applications.(ACM 211, 364)

 

X

 

 

 

8

Information Systems graduates have the knowledge and the skills to design and develop business applications that would provide data acess, modification and processing for data kept in enterprise database systems (ACM 221,364).

 

 

 

 

 

9

Information Systems graduates have the knowledge about computer networks, and have  the skills to design,  develop and monitor  computer networks, how to configure them  and how to maintain their performance. (ACM 361, 362, 363, 463, 464)

 

 

 

X

 

10

Information Systems graduates have the knowledge and the skills to design and develop visual user interfaces for the web, web-based applications for n-tier client/server configurations, how to deploy them in enterprises (ACM 365, 368, 412).

 

x

 

 

 
 
 

ECTS

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)

16

3

48

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

16

3

48

Mid-terms

2

2

4

Quizzes

4

1

4

Homework

10

3

30

Final examination

2 (Including reparation)

2

4

Total Work Load

 

 

138

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

5.52

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

6
 
 
None
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