Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS20115 Operating systems |
| Credits: 10 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 at Cirencester College |
| Semester: 1 at Weston College |
| Semester: 1 at Wiltshire College |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
| Requisites: |
| In taking this unit you cannot take AS10282 |
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Aims: To give learners the opportunity:
* To understand the concept of an Operating system * To compare and contrast Operating systems * To understand the concepts of a Networking Operating System. Learning Outcomes: To achieve this unit a learner must: * be able to understand the various types of operating system available * be able to install and configure an operating on a stand alone computer * be able to understand network operating systems * be able to install, configure and manage a network operating system. Skills: Practical skills - use of hand tools, safe working practice - taught and assessed Personal skills- time management, personal organisation, working with others, independent research, problem solving - facilitated. Communication skills - oral presentations, written reports, demonstrations - facilitated and assessed Content: This unit will look at the fundamental way in which an operating system works, how it is installed and how it can be used to communicate information across a network. The areas covered will include Operating Systems - Open and closed systems, DOS, GUI, Microsoft, UNIX, Linux (compare/contrast), NOS Installing different Operating systems, including Microsoft, Linux Installing, configuring, managing a Network Operating Systems A high proportion of the unit will be carried out practically. |