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DCST1001

Infrastructure: basic skills

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Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Autumn 2024
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

  • IT History
  • Hardware
  • Operating System
  • Data Communication
  • Command Line Interface
  • Machines Virtualization and Various Virtualization Platforms
  • Introduction to Cloud Services
  • User Management
  • Access Control and Rights
  • Data Storage, Backup and Recovery
  • Troubleshooting
  • Basic Log Analysis

Learning outcome

Knowledge - The candidate:

  • has a basic understanding of hardware, operating systems virtualization and cloud solutions for both client and server use.
  • has a basic understanding of computer networks
  • has a basic understanding of the historical development of the IT subject, especially in networking and system administration.

Skills - The candidate:

  • can use command line interface on most commonly used operating systems.
  • can implement basic solutions for data storage, backup, and recovery.
  • can install, configure, cure, and upgrade operating system and software.
  • can perform user administration and access control on most commonly used operating systems.
  • can perform basic troubleshooting and log analysis on most commonly used operating systems.

General competence - The candidate:

  • is aware of how IT automation affects organizations.
  • is aware of the ethical and legal consequences of the distribution of roles within IT systems and data storage.
  • is familiar with how IT systems in production are absolutely central to the behavior of organizations.

Learning methods and activities

  • Lectures
  • Three mandatory exercises (approved / not approved)
  • Task solution individually and in groups
  • Lab exercises

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory Assignments

Further on evaluation

All three mandatory exercises must be approved before candidates can take the exam.

In the event of a postponed examination, the written examination may be changed to an oral examination.

The postponed exam is in August.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Digital Infrastructure and Cyber Security (BDIGSEC)

Required previous knowledge

Requires admission to the Bachelor's program in Digital Infrastructure and Cyber ​​Security.

Course materials

Information is given in LMS before semester starts.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
IDRI1008 5 sp Autumn 2019
IDRI2001 2.5 sp Autumn 2019
DCSG1001 7.5 sp Autumn 2019
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Information Security

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science