Survey of Operating Systems, 3rd Edition

Holcombe, “Survey of Operating Systems, 3e” is ‘your foundation for IT Success!’ 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 Virtualization. “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!

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Operating Systems
2 Computer Security Basics
3 Desktop Virtualization
4 Disk Operating System (DOS) and the Command-Line Interface
5 Windows XP Professional
6 Today’s Windows—Windows Vista and Windows 7
7 Under the Windows Desktop
8 Linux on the Desktop
9 Mac OS X on the Desktop
10 The Client Side of Networking