Case 1

Operating System from Unix to Linux [Amazon Case Study]

Case assignment

Amazon.com recently changed operating systems from Unix to Linux. A number of firms are employing Linux in the server room. Read the case study and articles at the links below:

Amazon Case Study

Required: Write a 3 to 5 page paper describing Amazon's and others' experiences and answer the following questions: Why would a major company with entrenched technology make the switch to Linux? What are the implications for other firms with entrenched technology and operating systems? What is the future for Linux in the server room?

Case assignment expectations

Use information from the modular background readings as well as the given resources. Also, you could use any good quality resource you can find. Please cite all sources and provide a reference list at the end of your paper.

PAPER LENGTH: 3-5 pages and double-spaced.

The following items will be assessed in particular:

  1. Your ability to consolidate ideas from reading materials and your understanding of the materials.
  2. A well written report with strong arguments.

Case 2

Boot Loadersand X-Window System

SLP assignment

You are now to work your way through Section I of the Linux (Redhat) reference manual here,especially the following two chapters:

  • Chapter 2 : Boot Loaders.
  • Chapter 7 : The X Window System

Go through every section in these chapters and provide evidence that you have an understanding of the various elements of them.

For example:

  • If you choose the GRUB boot loader, explain why and provide evidence you have utilized this.
    One way to provide evidence is to submit your configuration files for the various components where appropriate.
  • Try the various desktop interfaces to X. Indicate the similarities and differences and why you would choose one over another.

SLP assignment expectations

Use information from the modular background readings as well as the given resources. Also, you could use any good quality resource you can find. Please cite all sources and provide a reference list at the end of your paper.

The following items will be assessed in particular:

  1. Your ability to consolidate ideas from reading materials and your understanding of the materials.
  2. A well written report with strong arguments.
  3. Include all your materials: documentation, configuration files in a word document.

Case3

Linux in Embedded Market

Case Assignment

Read the following articles and in a 3 to 5 page paper, discuss the following questions and task::

Why Linux in the Embedded Market?, Retrieved from:(

The Time Machine: Linux Scales, Retrieved from: (

What is the future impact of Linux as a viable server? How does the Linux kernel affect it's ability to compete in the server market. Discuss the technical features of the kernel in terms of file systems, network file systems, device handlers, threading library, schedulers and native IPSec support.

Then provide evidence you have worked your way through the first section of theRed Hat Linux 9: Red Hat Linux Reference Guide. (Available here) entitled System Reference -- make sure you understand this concepts with the Linux operating system you have installed (Fedora may slightly differ depending on which kernel it is utilizing) .

Case assignment expectations

Use information from the modular background readings as well as the given resources. Also, you could use any good quality resource you can find. Please cite all sources and provide a reference list at the end of your paper.

PAPER LENGTH: 3-5 pages and double-spaced.

The following items will be assessed in particular:

  1. Your ability to consolidate ideas from reading materials and your understanding of the materials.
  2. A well written report with strong arguments.
  3. Evidence that you have tested your Linux OS for the above mentioned requirements.

Case 4

Boot Loadersand X-Window Systems

You are now to work your way through Section I of the Linux (Redhat) reference manual here,especially the following two chapters:

  • Chapter 2 : Boot Loaders.
  • Chapter 7 : The X Window System

Go through every section in these chapters and provide evidence that you have an understanding of the various elements of them.

For example:

  • If you choose the GRUB boot loader, explain why and provide evidence you have utilized this.
    One way to provide evidence is to submit your configuration files for the various components where appropriate.
  • Try the various desktop interfaces to X. Indicate the similarities and differences and why you would choose one over another.

SLP assignment expectations

Use information from the modular background readings as well as the given resources. Also, you could use any good quality resource you can find. Please cite all sources and provide a reference list at the end of your paper.

The following items will be assessed in particular:

  1. Your ability to consolidate ideas from reading materials and your understanding of the materials.
  2. A well written report with strong arguments.
  3. Include all your materials: documentation, configuration files in a word document.