COMP 244 - Microcomputer Operating Systems

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
This course provides an overview of operating systems with an emphasis on widely used microcomputer operating systems. The operating systems studied are MS DOS, Windows, Unix/Linux, and MAC OS.

Note Spring semester only.

Prerequisite COMP 242.

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Objectives
The student will be able to:

A. Describe the basic functions of an operating system.

B. Install and configure operating system software.

C. Perform basic system operations using an operating system such as Windows or Linux.

D. Install upgrades to an operating system.

E. Install and configure the network components of an operating system.

Content
A. Overview of operating systems

B. Memory management

C. Process management

D. Device and file management

E. Network organization and management of network functions

F. System management

G. Operating systems in practice: MS DOS, Windows 98,Windows 2000, Unix/Linux, and MAC OS

Student Evaluation
The student’s final grade in the course will be based on exams, assignments, and projects.