Jane Holcombe, Charles Holcombe

Survey of Operating Systems

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

McGraw-Hill is proud to introduce the third edition of Jane and Charles Holcombe's,Survey of Operating Systems. This edition is a unique revision of the successful previous editions. Every chapter has been updated to include more illustrations and hands-on activities for students building a foundation for IT success through a fundamental understanding of desktop operating systems, including Windows 7, Mac OS X, and Linux. Due to market feedback and customer response, the textbook has been streamlined to provide a new pedagogy, including more extensive coverage on security that is, presented earlier in the text, and a new chapter on Desktop Virtualisation. Survey of Operating Systems offers today's student a visual, interactive, and empowering approach to learning desktop operating systems so they can build their foundation for IT success!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 272mm x 211mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 907g
• ISBN-13: 9780073518176
• ISBN-10: 0073518174
• Artikelnr.: 32462661

Autorenporträt

Jane Holcombe, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCT, MCSE, CNA, CompTIA CTT+, is a pioneer in the field of PC training. She co-founded a Minnesota training company and has trained technical support personnel nationally for more than 20 years. Jane is a past president of the Twin Cities PC User Group and the coauthor of Survey of Operating Systems and other books.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter: 1Introduction to Microcomputer Operating Systems
Chapter: 2Computer Security Basics
Chapter: 3 Desktop Virtualization
Chapter: 4Disk Operating System (DOS)
Chapter: 5 Windows XP Professional
Chapter: 6 Today's Windows (Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
Chapter: 7Under the Windows Desktop
Chapter: 8Linux on the Desktop
Chapter: 9 Mac OS X
Chapter: 10The Client Side of Networking
Glossary
Index