Download 1707 Systems Software - Career and Technical Education

CLUSTER
Engineering and Technical
COURSE
Systems Software
WVEIS CODE
1707
Course Description:
This course introduces the student to the knowledge base and technical skills related to operating systems and
system utilities. Areas of study include operating system components, operating system operations, utilities, and
data communications. Students will utilize problem-solving techniques and participate in laboratory activities to
develop an understanding of course concepts, and teachers should provide each student with real world learning
opportunities and instruction related to information technology. Safety instruction is integrated into all
activities.
SKILL SETS
Operating System Basics
Memory Management
Processing Management
Device Management
File Management
Data Communications
Security
Utilities
Systems Software
Skill Set
Knowledge Objectives
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Performance Objectives
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Skill Set
Knowledge Objectives
WVEIS 1707
Operating System Basics
Students will demonstrate knowledge of
 the functions of OS subsystems.
 various types and classes of operating systems.
Students will
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examine the major operating system subsystems and their functions.
differentiate among command-driven, menu-driven, and icon-driven operating
systems.
 differentiate among single-tasking, multitasking, and embedded operating
systems.
 differentiate among batch, interactive, and real-time operating systems.
 differentiate among common personal computer operating systems.
 explain the concept of platform-dependency as it relates to operating system
selection.
Memory Management
Students will demonstrate knowledge of
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 the ways operating systems manage memory during processing.
Performance Objectives Students will
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Skill Set
Knowledge Objectives
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examine various schemes for allocating memory.
explain the concept of virtual memory.
examine the process of paging.
examine the use of cache to improve processing efficiency and speed.
Processing Management
Students will demonstrate knowledge of
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 the ways operating systems control resource sharing during processing.
Performance Objectives Students will
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Skill Set
Knowledge Objectives
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examine scheduling algorithms.
differentiate between preemptive and non-preemptive scheduling.
differentiate between multitasking and multiprocessing.
differentiate among jobs, processes, and threads.
examine the problems that arise as a result of resource sharing.
Device Management
Students will demonstrate knowledge of
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the ways operating systems manage devices during processing.
Performance Objectives
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Skill Set
Knowledge Objectives
Students will
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examine the functions performed by device drivers.
locate, install and configure device drivers.
differentiate among dedicated, shared, and virtual devices.
differentiate between sequential and direct access methodologies.
calculate access time for a variety of devices.
examine the causes of disk fragmentation.
differentiate among the levels of RAID storage.
File Management
Students will demonstrate knowledge of
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 the ways operating systems manage files during processing.
Performance Objectives Students will
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examine common file naming conventions.
use appropriate commands to create folders/directories.
use appropriate commands to move, copy, rename and delete files and
folders/directories.
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 modify the properties of a file.
Skill Set
Data Communications
Knowledge Objectives
Students will demonstrate knowledge of
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 the ways operating systems manage data communications across a network.
Performance Objectives Students will
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Skill Set
Knowledge Objectives
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differentiate between the functions of a desktop operating system and a
network operating system.
 examine the basic components of a data communications system.
 examine common topologies used in networking.
 differentiate between peer-to-peer and client-server networks.
 differentiate between local-area and wide-area networks.
 differentiate between circuit-switching and packet-switching.
Security
Students will demonstrate knowledge of
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 the ways operating systems keep systems and networks secure.
Performance Objectives Students will
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examine the types of attacks that can threaten a system or a network.
examine the user authentication process.
examine the role of passwords in maintaining security.
examine the use of encryption to maintain security.
Skill Set
Knowledge Objectives
Utilities
Students will demonstrate knowledge of
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 the ways utilities extend the functionality of operating systems.
Performance Objectives Students will
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differentiate between a system utility and an application program.
demonstrate the use of various anti-X utilities.
demonstrate the use of a compression utility.
demonstrate the use of a backup utility.