MODULE 1 - Architecture & Foundations

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Agenda

• Introduction of the professor
• Course presentation
  • Course outline
  • Departmental policies
  • Camera and participation
  • Course website
• Tools used
  • Omnivox
  • VirtualBox
• Hardware architecture
  • Build your developer PC

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Agenda

• Hardware architecture (continued)
  • Input and output peripherals
  • The race for peripherals
  • Buses, interfaces, and input/output protocols
  • Draw me a motherboard
  • Mom, what does this acronym mean?

Practical Labs

• Appendix: Get Windows 11 for free via Azure for Students
• Lab 1.0: Installing a Windows VM on VirtualBox
• Lab 1.1: Discovering the network environment
• Lab 1.2: Observing network traffic with Wireshark
• Lab 1.3: System inventory and documentation
• Lab 1.4: Wi-Fi credentials management and security

Homework

• Install VirtualBox on your computer. No need to create a virtual machine for now. Simply install it and ensure the software works (starts correctly).
• (Optional) Complete the practical labs at home.