Guide to Operating Systems &ndash Second Edition (Catlett, VA)

Guide to Operating Systems &ndash Second Edition

Local pick-up preferred (please call first) but will ship at the buyer s expenseKingston Books 15 IMG_6726Authors Michael Palmer Michael Walters Tom Badgett Niels JonkerPublisher Course Technology Thompson LearningIllustrated Block Diagrams Screen Shots ChartsOperating System covered in this text The Kernel and API sMS-DOSWindows 3.xWindows 95Windows 98Windows Millennium EditionWindows NTWindows 2000Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 ProfessionalWindows 2000 Server Advanced Server and Datacenter ServerWindows XP and .NET ServerUNIX System V Release 4Mac OS XNetwareRed Hat Linux 7.2Contents by Chapter (in brief)INTRODUCTION ..xiCHAPTER ONEOperating System Theory ..1CHAPTER TWOCurrent hardware and PC Operating Systems ..41CHAPTER THREEFile Systems ..101CHAPTER FOURInitial Installation ..161CHAPTER FIVEUpgrading to a Newer Operating System Version ..221CHAPTER SIXInput Output and Storage Devices ..275CHAPTER SEVENModems and Other Communications Devices ..331CHAPTER EIGHTNetwork Connectivity ..381CHAPTER NINEResource Sharing Over a Network ..435CHAPTER TENStandard Operating and Maintenance Procedures ..497APPENDIX AAn Overview of Command Line Commands ..553GLOSSARY ..565INDEX ..583Guide to Operating Systems provides the information needed to understand and support desktop and network operating systems in use today. Major concepts such as installation upgrading file system organization security and network connectivity as they apply to Windows Linux NetWare and Mac OS are covered in detail. Each chapter offers extensive learning aids including review questions hands-on projects and case studies that reinforce concepts and help student apply them to real world applications.Paperback 608 pages ISBN 0-619-12077-0