fragments of a project text There are fragments of a project text. Thank you in advance for text improvements. ================= The course requires a basic knowledge of information systems. It is designed for students of higher education institutions to provide with an opportunity to gain or enhance knowledge of storage systems. Innovative design includes a software for virtual labs that make it possible to use the course in distance learning for undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. ===Course structure details This course focuses on information storage and management in different environments. Topics likely to be covered on the course include. -Storage devices (HDD, semiconductor memory, optical discs, magnetic tapes). -Data Storage Centers (RAID, storage virtualization, intelligent storage systems, data deduplication technology, cloud computing, storage infrastructure). -Storage Networking (NAS, SAN). -Security and Management of Storage Infrastructure (business continuity, data backup, archives, replication). -Data Structures and Filesystems. Course should provide accompanying materials which include. -Software for virtual labs and teaching materials. -Practice tests. A set of tasks for intermediate evaluation and final project. -Dictionary that contains terms and definitions related to storage and other information technologies. ===Implementation of a working prototype There is a screencast down below (see project presentation section) that demonstrates the developed software prototype. It shows graphical user interface, explains how to use its basic functionality. Using this tool a student could examine backup performance under different conditions. Moreover this platform allows to make different types of labs and will be the core component for the developing course on information and data storage. Virtual lab infrastructure requirements: PC with a .Net framework 3.5.