Operating Systems and Computer Networks.

The present course aims at supplying skills in the fields of both modern operating systems and the main services provided by computer networks, directed to gaining abilities in configuring and using one's own computer system, and in controlling and analyzing the computer network the system is connected to, thus wholly leveraging all their potentialities.
The main goal is making students familiar - also under a practical point of view - with the usage of the main tools to control and manage both operating systems and network devices.

As far as operating systems are concerned, natural outcomes are:
(i) comprehension of the functioning of computer systems,
(ii) ability in configuring and managing the work of one's computer system, with particular attention to the management of program execution, the sharing of resources with other users, and the usage of the computer system's command language.
Other expected results concerning computer networks are:
(i) comprehension of the functioning of the main network protocols and services,
(ii) ability in configuring the mentioned protocols and devices to make a simple home network,
(iii) ability in verifying and controlling the proper work and security of a computer network.