Xen worlds: Leveraging virtualization in distance education

Proceedings of the Conference on Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education, ITiCSE

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 293-297

  Anderson, Benjamin R ^a   Joines, Amy K ^a   Daniels, Thomas E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Graduate Laboratories; Linux; Networking; Operating systems; Security; Undergraduate laboratories; Virtual machines; Virtualization; Xen

Indexed keywords

OPERATING SYSTEMS; SECURITY; UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY; VIRTUAL MACHINES; VIRTUALIZATIONS;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SCIENCE; CURRICULA; DISTANCE EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INNOVATION; LABORATORIES; NETWORK SECURITY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77049101422     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1562877.1562967     Document Type: Conference Paper

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