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Operating System

Chapter I

Introduction
1.1	Meaning of Operating System
1.2	Classification of Operating Systems
1.3	History of Operating Systems
	Summing Up
	Self-assessment

Chapter II

Fundamentals of Operating Systems

2.1

Introduction

2.2

What Kinds Are There?

2.2.1	Real-time Operating System (RTOS)
2.2.2	Single-user, Single task
2.2.3	Single-user, Multi-tasking
2.2.4	Multi-user

2.3

What Does an Operating System Do?

2.3.1	Processor Management
2.3.2	Memory Management
2.3.3	Device Management
2.3.4	Storage Management
2.3.5	Application Interface
2.3.6	User Interface

2.4

What’s New?

2.4.1	The Growing Importance of Networks
2.4.2	Open Source
2.4.3	Getting at the OS

Summing Up

Self-assessment

Chapter III

File Systems

3.1

Meaning of File System

3.2

Types of File Systems

3.2.1	Disk File Systems
3.2.2	Flash File Systems
3.2.3	Database File Systems
3.2.4	Transactional File Systems
3.2.5	Network File Systems
3.2.6	Special Purpose File Systems

3.3

File Management

3.3.1	File Attributes
3.3.2	File Operations
3.3.3	File Access Methods
3.3.4	File Allocation Methods

3.4

Free Space Management

3.5

Directory Structures

3.6

File System Protection

3.7

File System Reliability

3.8

File System and Operating Systems

3.8.1	File System Under Unix and Linux Systems
3.8.2	File System Under Mac OS X
3.8.3	File System Under Microsoft Windows

Summing Up

Self-assessment

Chapter IV

Basic of System Administration and Networking

4.1

Meaning of System Administration

4.2

Related Fields

4.3

Duties of a System Administrator

4.4

Being an Administrator

4.4.1	Resolving Problems and Troubleshooting
4.4.2	Planning and Routines
4.4.3	Managing and Fulfilling Expectations
4.4.4	Blocking Time - Larger Projects
4.4.5	Creating a Process and Sticking to it
4.4.6	Documenting

4.5

Defining a Network

4.6

Networking Terminology

4.7

Benefits of a Network

4.8

Components of a Network

4.8.1	Layers
4.8.2	Connections
4.8.3	Network Interface Card (NIC)
4.8.4	NIC Architectures
4.8.5	Cables
4.8.6	Ethernet Cabling
4.8.7	Repeaters

4.9

Setting up a Network

4.10

Maintenance of a Network

4.11

Controlling Network Costs

Summing Up

Self-assessment

Chapter V

Overview of Commercially Available Operating
5.1	Common Operating Systems
5.2	Categorizing Operating Systems
5.3	Unix-like Operating Systems
5.4	Open Source / Linux
5.5	Mac OS X
5.6	Microsoft Windows
5.7	Operating System Listing
5.8	Older Operating Systems
	Summing Up
	Self-assessment

Chapter VI

Windows
6.1	Know about Windows Operating System
6.2	Versions
6.3	Home User Versions
6.4	Timeline of Releases
6.5	Security
6.5	Third-party Analysis
6.5	Windows Vista
6.6	Advantages of Windows Server Over Linux
	Summing Up
	Self-assessment

Chapter VII

Linux

7.1

Development of Linux

7.2

Popular Distributions

7.3

The Linux Desktop

7.4

User Groups

7.5

Programming on Linux

7.5.1	Design
7.5.2	User Interface

7.6

Uses

7.6.1	Desktop
7.6.2	Servers and Supercomputers
7.6.3	Embedded Devices

7.7

Commercial Uptake

7.7.1	Market Share and Uptake
7.7.2	GNU/Linux
7.7.3	Copyright and Naming

Summing Up

Self-assessment

Chapter VIII

Solaris OS
8.1	Introduction to Solaris Operating System
8.2	Background
8.3	Supported Architectures
8.4	Other Platforms
8.5	Desktop Environments
8.6	License
8.7	Versions
8.8	Development Release
8.9	Trusted Solaris
8.10	Comparison of Operating Systems
	Summing Up
	Self-assessment

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