System Software

The purpose of the discipline is to study the theoretical foundations and acquire practical skills in the design, implementation and maintenance of system software, including modern operating systems (OS), and the administration of local and distributed computing systems.

Discipline studies:

• purpose and capabilities of the operating system;
• ways to use the functions of the operating system and administration;
• principles of broadcasting programs;
• command tools for system programming;
• how to use the means of the operating system to solve various applied problems;
• how to manage the operating system from the command line or program;
• methods of using operating system mechanisms to automate the functions of application systems;
• installation, configuration and administration of modern operating systems and components of application systems.