This course will provide 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.

Textbook:Silberschatz A., Galvin P.P., Gagne G., Operating Systems Concepts, 8th ed, Wiley, 2005.