Introduction to Operating Systems

Audience

End users who want to familiarize themselves with the components of an operating system and the basic features of the popularly used operating systems.

Prerequisites

Users who are already familiar with the basic computing terminology.

Objective

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Define an operating system
• Trace the developments in operating systems
• Identify the functions of operating systems
• Describe the basic components of the operating systems
• Understand information storage and management systems
• List disk allocation and scheduling methods
• Identify the basic memory management strategies
• List the virtual memory management techniques
• Define a process and list the features of the process management system
• Identify the features of process scheduling
• List the features of inter-process communication and deadlocks
• Identify the concepts of parallel and distributed processing
• Identify security threats to operating systems
• Describe the security and protection mechanisms
• Identify the categories of operating systems
• Identify the popularly used operating systems
• List the features of DOS Windows UNIX Linux Windows NT and Windows 2000

Topics Include

Introduction to Operating Systems

• Operating Systems Overview
• Functions of Operating Systems
• Quiz

Information and Memory Management

• Information Management
• Memory Management
• Quiz

Process Management

• Introduction to Process Management
• Process Scheduling and Inter-process Communication
• Quiz

Processor Management and Security

• Parallel and Distributed Processing
• Security and Protection Issues
• Quiz

Overview of Different Operating Systems

• Types of Operating Systems
• Comparing DOS and Windows Operating System
• Comparing Linux and Unix
• Comparing Windows NT and Windows 2000
• Quiz

Duration

6 hrs

Minimum Requirements

Netscape or Internet Explorer (versions 4.0 or higher). Browsers should be capable of accepting cookies; SVGA Hi-color mode 800x600 resolution display. Macromedia Shockwave 6.02 or higher.

Media

Web Based Training