Operating System Fundamentals

Have you ever wondered what's under the hood of a modern operating system? How does it work? How can I make it better? What components are vulnerable to attacks? All of these questions and more can be answered in our O/S Fundamentals class. This class gives you a firm understanding of the latest Operating Systems used worldwide. The course also gives you advanced information that will help you immensely in our Malware and Penetration Testing courses. Starting with the Microsoft O/S we teach memory management, process management, API usage, dynamically linked libraries and much more. Later in the week we compare and contrast these components to alternative operating systems such as: Solaris, Unix, Linux, and MacOS. After attending this course our students will be fully equipped with the fundamentals of Operating System elements and how they are all interconnected. Topics include:

+ Microsoft Windows O/S
     - User and Group Credentials and Security
     - File Management
     - Memory Management
     - Process Management
     - Networking Management
     - Command Shell Tools and Techniques
     - Processor Fundamentals
     - Windows API
     - Windows Registry
     - Dynamically Linked Libraries

+ Solaris
     - User and Group Credentials and Security
     - File Management
     - Memory Management
     - Process Management
     - Networking Management
     - Command Shell Tools and Techniques
     - Processor Fundamentals
     - Shared Libraries

+ Unix / Linux
     - User and Group Credentials and Security
     - File Management
     - Memory Management
     - Process Management
     - Networking Management
     - Command Shell Tools and Techniques
     - Processor Fundamentals
     - Shared Libraries

+ MacOS
     - User and Group Credentials and Security
     - File Management
     - Memory Management
     - Process Management
     - Networking Management
     - Command Shell Tools and Techniques
     - Processor Fundamentals
     - Shared Libraries

Prerequisites:

+ Strong understanding of the windows user environment
+ Basic exposure to Unix, Linux, Solaris, or Mac Operating Systems recommended

Course Information:

5 days, MF, 40 hours. A certificate of completion will be given at the end of the course. Each student will be provided with a preconfigured laptop with all course training software.

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