Course information

This course introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of operating systems, network administration and cloud computing. It covers operating system functions and administration, network communication, IP addressing, network devices and services, routing, troubleshooting, virtualisation, cloud computing models and cloud infrastructure administration. The course also introduces basic security and administration practices, including access control, system hardening, network security and cloud security. Practical activities are incorporated to develop students’ basic skills in operating system, network and cloud administration.