Why do you all think I am asking you to install multiple virtual machines with different operating systems using 2 different types of virtual machines hosting technology? Doesn’t it seem like a lot of work to have to download iso/dvd/exe files from the web and install them when we could just use MS Azure and host them in the cloud?
Why don’t I just ask you to sign up for azure and install one instance of windows server and do the OS lab? Why Linux, Windows Server 2012 and Windows 2008 both local and cloud based?
Do you think configuring 3 different types of operating systems will ever help you become better IT Auditors? Feel free to agree or disagree!
Louis Gusbar says
I think you are asking us to download the different operating systems and to use the different types of hosting technology to make us aware that there are a very wide range of configurations we can encounter as an IT Auditor. I do not think its feasible to teach us about all the different virtual machines or operating systems or cloud/locally based databases that we will audit. But you want to make sure that we are aware of the basics that make up those endless configurations so that we can figure it out once we are in the field.
Patrick J. Wasson says
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Lingyi Xu says
This is the first time that I heard and know how to Install multiple virtual machines with different operating systems using 2 different types of virtual machines hosting technology. As a no IT background people, it is good for understanding the basic IT knowledge. Configuring 3 different types of operating systems will help my IT auditor career because I understand how to operate the operating system. If I audit different types of operating systems, I have basic knowledge of it.
Patrick J. Wasson says
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Jason Poli says
Attempting these first few labs, and working through issues in real time has been a lot of work. Going through all of these OS activities is helping us gauge how much detail there is to learn in order to become an advanced user or developer in any one operating system. I also think it’s important to feel out the differences between VMWare vs Azure, and WIndows vs Linux, because the more we know about each one, it strengthens our ability to make recommendation in the IT industry. There can probably be an entire course created to just learn one OS in grave detail, but this course is meant to give us a foundation for industry norms we may encounter. VMware/Azure and Windows/Linux seem to be the most relevant so it makes sense that we are concentrating on these.
The OS is one of the most important aspects of any computing system as well. It’s needed for all the hardware, software, processes end users need the computer to do, work effectively. Almost like an order of operations, or a continuous resource management cycle, to make sure the computer doesn’t crash. The OS is taking on these tasks the entire time the computer is turned on.
Given the crucial roll operating systems play in the performance of our computers, and how there’s many options out there for our future clients or employers, it makes sense to struggle through these learning curves and build a strong foundation. I would like to spend time on one OS, work out the kinks and learn through it, before moving on to the next, but sometimes there’s benefits to getting in there and messing with everything at once. It’s overwhelming at times but we need to look on the bright side and know that once we get the hang of it, additional skills and learning should feel less hectic.
Patrick J. Wasson says
Good post! Great breakdown of the OS.
Junjie Han says
We need to understand how different systems work, the similarities and differences.The companies we audit in the future may have different operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, IOS, etc.We need to learn to understand each operating system, because we may meet them.When we understand the data in each system, we can explain the problems of the system to the company or organization and make appropriate and reasonable Suggestions.According to my understanding, the command prompt in Linux is favored by many programmers, compared with the command prompt in Windows.We need to understand the basic knowledge of it, in order to better do the audit work.Installing different operating systems is also a basic knowledge that IT personnel need to learn.
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Natalie Dorely says
The intent behind us learning to install multiple different systems and virtual machines is to aid us in knowing how to work a local domain vs. a cloud. Yes, it may be simple to just use azure and have everything in the cloud but it’s beneficial to us as growing IT Auditor to know how to maneuver different systems. I personally feel like knowing how to configure three different systems will help enable me to be a better auditor because my skills will be versatile in how to view and handle different systems.
Patrick J. Wasson says
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Zhibin Wang says
We need to understand different systems and know how they work. In the future, we may audit different type of client and they may use different type of operation system. I think that configuring 3 different types of operating systems will ever help you become better IT Auditors. Also, command prompts in windows and Linux are favored by programmers. Therefore, it is important to learn knowledge about different operation systems. understanding the operation system is definitely worth using time, because I will understand what power and make gadget possible in today’s world.
Patrick J. Wasson says
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Qiannan Zhen says
In fact, before taking this course I learned a little bit about cloud virtual machines from video on the Internet and how to build a cloud virtual machine. But when I used VWmare to install virtual machines, I had a lot of problems and I knew that the reason was that I didn’t understand how virtual machines worked. Knowing how to set up a virtual machine is not the same as knowing why something is wrong in your virtual machine. Building virtual machines is just the beginning of our understanding of the operating system. Cloud virtual machines and downloading virtual machines locally allow us to learn about the operation of the operating system from different aspects.
Each operating system has its different advantages. When we audit information systems, we don’t always run into the same system. Understanding and building virtual machines for different systems can help us better understand the advantages and disadvantages of different operating systems.
Patrick J. Wasson says
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Xinyi Mao says
Installing multiple virtual machines does pay a lot of effort, however, when we really using different operating system, we can learn more different computer operating system and have our own user experience and have understanding of each computer’s advantages and disadvantages. I think configuring 3 different types of operating system is helpful because we can learn different server and increase our computer knowledge.
Dian Yu says
I think it’s unnecessary to download different operating systems and use different types of hosting techniques, However, when I realize various configurations we might encounter as IT auditors, the question is solved which is the way to make sure us understand the basics that make up these endless configurations so we can figure them out when it happened.
Peiran Liu says
It’s necessary to install multiple virtual machine with different operating system using different types of hosting technology as web is always available. Applications like VMware also have advantages like easier to access and run more stable. The installation on device also help us to understand the whole procedure of a system installation rather than the whole automation. MS Azure also costs more than VMware as we need to use their hardware to run Virtual Machines.
I think configuring 3 different types of operating systems help me become a better IT auditor as we might run into all kinds of OS in the future. With those experiences in hand, I can handle myself better than if I didn’t configure all of those