Operating Systems for Networks
Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 Windows XP – Professional Edition Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Mac OS X Server 10.2 (UNIX based) UNIX Linux –Includes...
Introduction to Computers
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CISC and RISC
CISC RISC Large instruction set Compact instruction set Complex, powerful instructions Simple hard-wired machine code and control unit Instruction sub-commands microcoded in on board ROM...
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Applications
Applications are large programs such as word processors, spreadsheet programs, database applications, accounting systems, tax programs, etc., that perform a variety of functions that are...
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GUI
GUI – Graphical User Interface operating systems are operating systems that have the capability of using a mouse and are graphical. Operating systems that would...
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Stack Pointer
A ‘stack’ is a small area of reserved memory used to store the data in the CPU’s registers when: (1) system calls are made by...
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Pentium II
The Pentium II incorporates many of the salient features of the Pentium Pro and Pentium MMX; however, its physical package was based on the SECC/Slot...
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Multithreading
Multithreading – Operating system that allows different parts of a software program to run concurrently. Operating systems that would fall into this category are: UNIX...
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Multiprocessing
Multiprocessing – Operating system that allows multiple processors to be utilized. Operating systems that would fall into this category are UNIX (Linux) Windows 2000, XP...
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Time-Sharing Systems
In multiprogrammed batch systems, the user cannot interact with the program during its execution. In time-sharing or multitasking systems, multiple jobs are executed by the...
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Simple Batch Systems
The user prepares a job (which consists of program, data and some control information), submits it to the computer operator and receives the output after...