CHAPTER 8 OPERATING SYSTEMS & UTILITIES Chapter 8

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CHAPTER 8

OPERATING SYSTEMS & UTILITIES

Chapter 8 Objectives

embedded operating systems utility programs

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System Software (OS & Utilities)

What is system software ?

(sometimes called the platform ))

Next p. 8.02

Operating Systems ( functions)

What are the functions of an operating system?

start the computer provide a user interface manage programs administer security control a network manage memory p. 8.02 Fig. 8-1 provide file management and other utilities monitor performance establish an

Internet connection schedule jobs and configure devices

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Operating Systems (Cross-platform apps)

What is a cross-platform application ? (WordPerfect 14)

 Runs identically on multiple operating systems

Operating system that computer uses is sometimes called the platform

Application

Operating System/

Platform A

Operating System/

Platform B

Operating System/

Platform C

Operating System/

Platform D p. 8.03

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Next p.8.3

Operating Systems

Where is the operating system located?

Resides on computer’s hard disk in most cases

May reside on a ROM chip on handheld computers

Different sizes of computers typically use different operating systems

Some types of computers may have different operating systems

Various operating systems often are not compatible

(Apple MACs vs PCs)

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Windows OS Users

Windows Vista 180 million copies sold (June 2008)

Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) [released in March 2008]

Windows XP 335 million users

Windows 2000 100 million users

Windows (older versions) 15 million users

Windows 7 due out late 2009 (with touch screen technology)

Worldwide: 800 million users of Windows OS

Source: Washington Post, Page D-1, Nov 29, 2007

New CEO at Microsoft (as of July 1,2008)

Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie replaced Bill Gates as the lead man and chief software architect at Microsoft. Ozzie invented Lotus Notes and Grove before selling it to

Microsoft for $120 million and he plans to lead

Microsoft into the online-services era which he calls

“A time of great turbulence and potential change in the industry.”

Source: Network World, Page 1, June 23,2008

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Windows Key Improvements

Windows Vista

Greater security, revised user interface

Improved file search

Windows XP

Better hardware/software capabilities

Better wireless networking

Windows 2000

Greater reliability

Better tools for large network administration

Source: Washington Post, Page D-1, Nov 29, 2006

Windows Vista Requirements

A Windows Vista Premium Ready PC includes at least:

1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor.

1 GB of system memory.

40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.

DVD-ROM Drive.

Audio output capability.

Internet access capability

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Operating Systems (Cold & Warm boots)

What is booting ?

 Process of starting or restarting a computer

Cold boot

Turning computer on after it has been powered off

Warm boot

Restarting computer that is powered on

Ctrl-Alt-Delete

Or Press Reset

Button

Warm boot from Windows desktop

Warm boot from system unit p. 8.04 Fig. 8-2 Next

Operating System (Win XP Task Manager)

Using the Task Manager in Windows XP

Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete buttons

Press Task Manager button

From the list, select a task to End or Switch to

You may also Create a New task (under the File tab in the Task Manager window)

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Operating System Functions (Booting)

How does a personal computer boot up?

Step 1.

Power supply sends signal to components in system unit

Step 2.

Processor accesses BIOS to start computer

Step 3.

BIOS runs tests, called the POST, to check components such as mouse, keyboard, and adapter cards

Step 4.

Results of POST are compared with data in CMOS chip

Step 5.

BIOS looks for system files in floppy disk drive and then hard disk

Step 6.

Kernel (core) of operating system loads into RAM

Step 7.

Operating system in memory takes control of computer

Step 8.

Operating system loads configuration information and displays desktop on screen

Step 9.

Operating system executes programs in StartUp folder

Step 10.

Click Start to display list of applications you can run p. 8.05 Fig. 8-4 Next

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Operating System Functions

What is the kernel?

The core of an operating system

Manages memory and devices

Maintains the computers clocks

Starts applications

Assigns the computers resources, such as devices, programs, data, and information

Each time you boot a computer, the kernel and other frequently used operating system instructions are loaded

 Loading a file means the file is copied from the hard disk to the computer's memory

Memory resident

• Remains in memory while the computer is running

• The kernel is memory resident

Nonresident

• Instructions remain on the hard disk until they are needed

• Other parts of the operating system are nonresident

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Operating System Functions

Registry

Several files that contain the system configuration information

Registry is constantly accessed during the computer's operation

Regedit Editor

StartUp folder

Next p.8. 5 Fig. 8-4

Contains a list of programs that open automatically when you boot the computer

Managing Startup Programs Menu

You may use: MsConfig

Click Start, click Run, Type in MsConfig, click OK,

Click the Startup tab.

Carefully uncheck the programs you do not want to load at system startup time.

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Operating System Functions ( GU I )

What is a (graphical ) user interface ?

Controls how you enter data and instructions and how information displays on screen

Types: Command-Line, Menu-Driven, GUI command-line interface (DOS) p. 8.08 Fig. 8-6

Operating System Functions (GUI)

What is a graphical user interface (GUI) ?

 User interacts with menus and visual images such as icons and buttons

Next p. 8.08 Fig. 8-7 Next

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Operating System Functions

What is single user/ multitasking ?

 Working on two or more programs that reside in memory at same time

Foreground contains application you are using

 Background contains programs that are running but are not in use all running processes p. 8.09 Fig. 8-8 multiple programs running

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Operating System Functions

What are other program management features of operating systems?

Enables two or more users to run programs simultaneously

Can support two or more processors running programs at same time

Has duplicate components such as processors, memory, and disk drives

Continues to operate when one of its components fails p. 8.10

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Operating System Functions

What is memory management ?

Optimizing use of random access memory (RAM)

With virtual memory (VM) , portion of hard disk is allocated to function as RAM

Step 1.

The operating system transfers the least recently used data and program instructions to disk because memory is needed for other functions.

Step 2.

The operating system transfers data and program instructions from disk to memory when they are needed.

p. 8.10 Fig. 8-9 Next

Operating System Functions

What are some virtual memory terms?

Next p.8.10

Swap file

The area of the hard disk used for virtual memory

Page (64KB)

The amount of data and program instructions that can swap at a given time

Paging

The technique of swapping items between memory and storage

Thrashing

When an operating system spends much of its time paging, instead of executing application software

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Operating System Functions

How does an operating system schedule jobs?

OS tasks to be performed:

The OS adjusts schedule based on a job’s priority

A job is an operation p. 8.11

Operating System Functions

What is spooling ?

 Sending print jobs to a memory or disk buffer instead of directly to printer

 Print jobs line up in a memory or disk queue

Next p. 8.11 Fig. 8-10 Next

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Operating System Functions

What is a device driver ?

With Plug and Play ,,

Also called driver

Next p. 8.12

Operating System Functions

What is a device driver?

A small program that tells the operating system how to communicate with a device

Also called a driver

Each device on a computer requires its own specific driver device driver

Click to view Web Link then click Device Drivers

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Operating System Functions

How do you install a device driver?

Step 1.

Open Control

Panel window. Point to

Printers and Other

Hardware link.

Step 2.

Click Printers and

Other Hardware link. Point to Add a printer link.

Step 3.

Click Add a printer link. Follow on-screen instructions.

Step 4.

Add Printer

Wizard searches for

Plug and Play printers on your computer. If it finds any such printers, it installs them.

Step 5.

If Add Printer Wizard cannot find any Plug and

Play printers, you can select type of printer you want to install. An on-screen prompt may ask you to insert floppy disk, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM that contains necessary driver files to complete the installation of printer.

p. 8.12 Fig. 8-11 Next

Operating System Functions

What is Plug and Play? (PnP)

The computer can recognize a new device an assist you in its installation by loading the necessary drivers automatically and checking for conflicts with other devices (First appeared with Windows 95)

Supported by most devices and operating systems today

Click to view Web Link then click Plug and Play

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Operating System Functions IRQs

What is an interrupt request ((IRQ)?

A communications line between a device and the processors

Most PCs have at least 16 IRQs for the ISA bus, numbered 0 through 15 and more for the PCI bus

 IRQs are assigned during installation

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Interrupt Assignments in Windows XP

(1)

(2)

Right-click My Computer

Click Manage

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Click Device Manager

Click View menu

Click Resources by Connection

Click on Interrupt Request (IRQ) to view the IRQ assignments

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IRQ Assignments (Windows XP)

Operating System Functions

How do you establish an Internet connection?

 Windows XP includes New Connection Wizard

Guides user through setting up connection between computer and Internet p. 8.13 Fig. 8-12 Next

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Operating System Functions

How does an operating system monitor performance?

 Provides program, called performance monitor , that assesses and reports information about system resources and devices

 Ctrl-Alt-Del to invoke the

Task Manager

Click Performance tab p. 8.14 Fig. 8-13 Next

Operating System Functions

What is a network operating system ?

 Allows users to share printer, Internet access, files, and programs on a network

 Administers security by establishing user name and password for each user p. 8.14 Fig. 8-14 Next

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Utility Programs

What is a utility program ?

 System software that performs maintenance-type tasks

Also called a utility

Norton System Works p. 8.15 Fig. 8-15

Operating System Utility Programs

What is a file manager ? (Windows Explorer)

 Performs functions such as copying, renaming,

 deleting, and moving files

Image viewer displays contents of graphics file when you double click on it

Next p. 8.16 Figs. 8-16–8-17 Next

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Operating System Utility Programs

What is an uninstaller program ?

Try a good freeware uninstaller: www.zsoft.dk

if Windows cannot do it p. 8.17

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Operating System Utility Programs

ScanDisk & Disk Cleanup & Disk Defragmenter

ScanDisk: Detects and corrects

 problems on hard disks or floppy disks. (Windows 98/Me)

Disk Cleanup: Searches for and removes unnecessary files

Disk Defragmenter puts contiguous sectors together p. 8.17 Fig. 8-18 Next

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Operating System Utility (Disk Defrag)

What is a Disk Defragmenter ?

 Reorganizes files and unused space into contiguous sectors on hard disk so programs run faster.

file before defragmenting fragmented disk file after defragmenting p. 8.17 Fig. 8-19

Automatic Disk Defragmentation Utility

Diskeeper:

Set it and forget it defrag scheduling

Visit: http://www.diskeeper.com

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Operating System Utility Programs

What is a diagnostic utility ?

Compiles technical information about hardware and some software

Prepares report outlining potential system problems

Example: Dr. Watson

Located under Accessories,

System Tools, System Information,

Tools p. 8.18 Fig. 8-20 Next

Operating System Utility Programs

What is a backup utility ?

 Copies selected files or entire hard disk onto another storage medium

Most compress files during backup to require less storage space

Look in System Tools in

Windows XP p. 415 Fig. 8-20 Next

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Utility Programs: File Compression

What is a file compression utility ?

Shrinks size of files to free up room and improve performance

Compressed files are sometimes called zipped files

Two popular utilities:

PKZIP

TM and WinZip

®

Visit www.WinZip.com

Visit www.pkware.com

Another one:

Gzip (.tgz file extension)

Visit: http://www.gzip.org/ p. 8.29 Fig. 8-39 Next

Operating System Utility Programs

What is a screen saver ? (not needed for LCDs)

 Causes monitor’s screen to display moving image or blank screen if there is no activity for a specified time. Prevents ghosting or burn-in on back of phosphor screen

 To secure computer;

The user configures screen saver to require password to deactivate the screen saver.

p. 8.18 Fig. 8-22 Next

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Types of Operating Systems

Characteristics of operating systems software p. 8.19

Devicedependent

Runs only on specific type of computer

Proprietary software

Privately owned and limited to specific vendor or computer model

Downward compatible

Works with application software written for earlier version of operating system

Upward compatible

Runs on new versions of operating system

Deviceindependent

Runs on many manufacturers’ computers

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Types of Operating Systems

What are three categories of operating systems?

Embedded Network

Stand Alone p. 8.19

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Types of Operating Systems

What are three categories of operating systems?

 Network

 Embedded

 Stand alone

Others not on slide:

Windows XP with SP2

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Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008 p.8.17 Fig. 8-18

Operating Systems

What is DOS (Disk Operating System) ?

[ MS-DOS (Microsoft) and PC-DOS (for IBM) ]

All opperating systems are based on UNIX

Used command line p. 8.20

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Operating Systems DOS

What is DOS (Disk Operating System)?

Refers to several single user operating systems developed in the early 1980s for personal computers

Two more widely used versions were PC-DOS and MS-DOS, both developed by Microsoft

 Used a command line interface and added a menudriven interface in later versions

Next p.8.17

p. 417 Fig. 8-23

Various Versions of Windows

Windows Version Year Released

Windows 3.x

Windows NT 3.1

1990

1993

Windows 95 1995

Windows NT Workstation 4.0

1996

Windows 98 1998

Windows Millennium Edition 2000

Windows 2000 Professional 2000

Windows XP 2001

Windows XP SP2

Windows Vista

2004

2007

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Windows XP

What is Windows XP ?

 Microsoft’s fastest, most reliable Windows operating system before Vista

5 Editions:

Home Edition,

Professional Edition,

Tablet PC Edition,

Media Center Edition,

64-bit Edition (does not work with 32-bit drivers) p. 417 Fig. 8-24 Next

Windows Operating Systems

Features of most Windows operating systems

Next p.8.18

Active

Desktop™ Taskbar/toolbars

Registry

Checker

Windows

Explorer has a

Web browser look and feel

Universal

Serial Bus

2.0

increased speed

FAT32 or

NTFS,

Win FS

Tune-Up Wizard

Accessibility Settings

Wizard

Hardware support

Multiple display support

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Next p.8.18

Older Operating Systems: Windows 98

What are features of Windows 98?

It is an upgrade from Windows 95

More integrated with the Internet

Included Internet Explorer, a popular

Web browser

A file manager, Windows Explorer, had a Web browser look and feel

An Active Desktop ™ interface allowing icons and file names to work similar to Web links

Support for multimedia technologies such as DVD and Web

TV ™

Supported the

Universal Serial

Bus (USB)

Older Operating Systems: Windows Me

What is Windows

Me ?

An operating system that has features specifically for the home users

Also called Windows

Me

Included multimedia features; Win Me is an upgrade to Win 98

Next p.8.20 Fig. 8-21

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Windows 2000 Operating System

What is Windows 2000 Professional?

Upgrade to the

Windows NT 4.0

Workstation operating system

Complete multitasking client operating system that has a GUI

NT 5.0 is really

Server 2003

Click to view video

Next p.8.18 Fig. 8-19

Windows XP (eXceptional Performance)

Features

What are some features of Windows XP?

Windows XP Features

New Appearance and Performance

Network/user Administration

Help and Support

Communications and the Web

Firewall setup software p. 8.21

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A few Window XP Keyboard Commands

Minimize a window: Windows key + M key

Minimize all windows: Windows key + D key

Maximize a window: Alt + Space + x

Minimize a window: Alt + Space + n

Bookmark a Help topic: Shift + F10 keys

Display the Start menu: Ctrl + Esc keys

Close a number of open windows: Alt + F4

Windows Security: Ctrl + Alt + Del

Change passwords (on a networked PC):

Ctrl – Alt – Esc & Click “Change Password” tab

Task Manager: Shift + Ctrl + Esc

WindowsXP File Association Settings

In Windows XP, click Start, Settings, Control Panel

Click Tools, Folder Options and click the File Types tab.

Below Registered File Types, you will see a long list of extensions like XLS and ZIP (at the end of the list)

A file extension tells Windows what type of file it is.

Scroll down the list and find the extension for the file type you want to open with a different application.

In the lower half of the Window, you will see the name and icon of the associated application for the file type.

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Windows Vista Operating System

What is Windows Vista ?

 Successor to Windows XP, containing a new interface and new / enhanced features

Available in 8 editions, grouped into Home and Business categories http://www.hiptechblog.co

m/2006/02/20/its-official-

8-different-flavors-ofwindows-vista/ p. 419 Fig. 8-26 Next

Windows Vista Operating System

What are some features of Windows Vista?

Windows Vista Features

Reliability and Performance

Security

Information Management

Appearance and Navigation

Communications and the Internet p. 419 Next

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Windows Server 2003 Family of Products

Windows Server 2003, Small Business Server for businesses with less than 75 users.

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition for small-tomedium-sized business networks.

Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for medium and large sized business networks with e-commerce applications.

Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for businesses with huge volumes of transactions and large-scale databases.

Windows Server 2003, Web Services Edition for Web server and Web hosting businesses.

Windows Server 2008

Faster and more secure !

Released: Last week of February 2008

For more information, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/longhorn/ev aluation/b2faq.mspx

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Operating Systems: Mac OS X

What is Mac OS X ? (Mac OS X Leopard)

 Available only for computers manufactured by Apple

 Macintosh operating system has been a model for most GUIs http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/

Next p. 8.22 Fig. 8-28

Operating Systems: UNIX

What is UNIX ?

Used by power users because of its flexibility and power

Most versions offer GUI

 Both a stand-alone and a network operating system p. 8.23 Fig. 8-30 Next

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Operating Systems: UNIX

Developed in early 1970’s by AT&T’s Bell Labs

Several versions of UNIX exist, each slightly different.

Some versions have a command-line interface, but most offer a GUI.

UNIX runs on all types of computers.

UNIX is the basis for ALL operating systems

Common Unix Commands

Visit: http://www.engr.ucr.edu/systems/unix.html

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Operating Systems Linux

What is Linux ?

 Popular, free, multitasking UNIX-type operating system

Open-source software e

— code is available to public

Both a stand-alone and a network operating system

Red Hat provides a version of Linux called Red Hat

Linux. The GNOME graphical user interface is shown in this example.

Next p. 8.24 Fig. 8-31

Red Hat Linux

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-

Manual/getting-started-guide/

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Embedded Operating Systems

What is Embedded Linux?

 Scaled-down Linux operating system designed for PDAs, smart phones, smart watches, set-top boxes,

Internet telephones, and other devices

 Offers many PIM functions

 PIM

Personal Information Mgt

 http://www.linuxdevices.com/ p. 425 Fig. 8-34 Next

Linux: Another Version: Ubuntu 7.10

What is Ubuntu Linux?

 www.ubuntu.com

(from South Africa)

“oo -boontu” means “humanity toward others” in South Africa’s Zulu an Xhosa languages)

A few features:

 No charge to install or update it.

 Focus on simplicity

Cannot run Windows programs

Recognizes most external devices

(such as USB flash drives) p. 425 Fig. 8-34 Next

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Operating Systems Linux

Some versions of Linux are command-line

Some versions are GUI interfaces

Commercial: Red Hat Linux software

The two most popular GUIs for Linux are:

GNOME and KDE (Keyboard Desktop

Environment)

Motorola Corp has created mobile phones running the Linux operating system

Operating Systems Linux

Linux is network-friendly: It is capable of acting as client and/or server to any of the popular operating systems in use today. It is quite capable of being used as an OS by Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Linux is a multi-user system which has advantages even for an OS where only one or two people will be using it.

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Operating Systems Linux

Linux is Open Source: that means that for the entire base system, which includes the kernel, the GNU tools, and all the basic utilities. Programmers and users have access to the source code as well as the right to modify it.

Linux is Backwards-Compatible: has superb support for older hardware. In fact, it is often easier to find hardware support for 80486-era hardware than the latest gizmos to hit the market.

This is because the device driver software authors need time to write and test the drivers.

A Look at Linux Commands

Visit: http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/linux/cmd/

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Linux versus Windows

What is Microsoft Windows?

The Microsoft Corporation began development of the Interface

Manager (later named Microsoft Windows) in the fall of 1981

Windows 1.0 was finally released to the market in 1985, promising users an easy-to-use graphical interface for consumers.

Several others versions of Windows have been produced

2.0, 3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, ME – DOS Based (Layered-Based)

NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Project Longhorn

(Kernel-Based)

– NT Technology

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Microsoft Windows - Pros

User-Friendly

Generally Stable

Windows 2000/XP are considered to be extremely stable and rarely crash.

Home users can navigate Windows without fear of losing their work because they forgot to save.

Hardware Support

 No lack of shortage in hardware support. It is very difficult to think of any hardware that is not supported in some way by Windows.

Software Support

 Once again, there is an abundance of high-quality software designed specifically for Windows.

You don’t have to work hard to find what you are looking for.

Windows Update

 If connected to an internet through an ISP, updates and patches are available to download while you work. Just click ‘yes’, and Windows updates itself with latest from Microsoft.

Widely Used Among Consumers

 Facilitates communication between users.

If everyone is using the same operating system, everyone has a general idea as to what the other individual is trying to communicate.

 Mobility is not an issue.

Can take a file from one computer to another, and generally won’t have to worry if that second computer is running Windows or not.

Microsoft Windows - Cons

Software

 While there may be an abundance of high-powered software designed for Windows, they are rather expensive.

 One must install separate software onto Windows for it to have any functionality. Windows without accompanying software is just a “Naked System”

Re-booting

Part of the reason for the long installation

Windows needs to be rebooted to change minor settings like its IP address, hardware drivers, software, or swapfile size or any number of similar system settings

File System

Operating Systems running under different file systems may or may not be able to view and access files in a certain file system.

FAT16, FAT32, NTFS

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

 GUI-only environment hinders the functionality of the operating system code.

If some sort of functionality hasn't been coded explicitly by the author of a program, then this functionality is simply not available.

If you can’t click it, you can’t do it.

Viruses

Vast majority of known viruses are for Windows ONLY

Grave security holes in Microsoft Outlook and Explorer

Length of Installation

Can take up to a couple hours to fully install just the Operating System

Multiple Disks or separate drivers are required to install the OS

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What is Linux?

Linux is a kernel-based operating system

 Meaning that the operating system runs within itself. The program does not need to ‘piggy back’ from another program to run.

Originally created by Linus Torvalds of Finland in 1991 with the assistance of developers around the world.

Developed under the GNU General Public License, the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone.

 Since the source code is available to anyone, there is no current official

Linux version as with Windows. There are simply many different versions, called Linux Distributions, that are aimed towards different target groups.

 Each distribution differentiates itself from one another through their packaged software and their hardware platform.

Linux – Pros

Ease of Installation

Security

 Local Security

 Many users can use the same PC, one of which controls everything with administrative powers

Remote Security

Very difficult to hack into a Linux system from an outside source (Internet, Network)

File Systems

Can handle a variety of different file systems

Perfectly handles reading and writing of Windows FAT32 partitions and it can read NTFS partitions

(Windows XP default)

Can access, but not modify any files located on any Windows partition

Multi-User Platform

Customization

 Very important for businesses. Since Linux is an open source program. Anyone can make changes to the operating system to make it match their needs.

Server/Clients

 Linux is perfectly integrated to the internet and includes everything needed.

 Servers

FTP Server: Pureftp, Proftp

Mail Server: Sendmail, Postfix

Web Server: Apache

Clients

FTP Clients: gftp, lftp

Chat Clients: Kopete, Licq, Psi

E-mail Clients: Kmail, Evolution

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Linux - Cons

Time-Intensive

A user accustomed to Windows can at first be a bit disoriented since the whole structure of the system is different.

Learning all the details about how a Linux system functions will take time and patience

Noone should expect be able to harness the full power of Linux within the first few minutes of playing around with the operating system

Hardware Support

 Although it runs on a variety of different hardware architectures, support for bleeding edge hardware can be problematic or its configuration tricky

Software/Games

Very few major commercial games available for Linux

Most software found in stores is designed for Windows only

Additional software can be problematic to install due to the variety of distributions of Linux.

One piece of software that is installed on one computer may or may not be compatible with another computer running a different distribution.

Network Operating Systems

What are examples of network operating systems?

Upgrade to

Windows 2000

 Version of UNIX

 Specifically for e commerce

Next p. 8.25

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Embedded Operating Systems

What is an embedded operating system ?

Found on most mobile computers, PDAs, and other small computers.

Examples:

Windows CE .NET

Windows Mobile 2006

Palm OS (for PDAs & smart phones)

Embedded Linux (small Linux OS for PDAs)

Symbian OS (open source multitasking OS) p. 8.26 Fig. 8-32 Next

Embedded Operating Systems

What is an embedded operating system ?

Found on most mobile computers, PDAs, and other small devices

Windows CE .NET

is scaled-down version of

Windows http://msdn.microsoft.com/embed ded/prevver/ce.net/default.aspx

p. 8.26 Fig. 8-32 Next

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Embedded Operating Systems

What are two operating systems for PDAs?

 Windows Mobile 2006 for the Pocket PC http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/default.mspx

Palm OS for Palm Treo, Visor, and Sony CLie http://www.palm.com/us/ p. 8.27 Figs. 8-33–8-34

Embedded Operating Systems

What is Symbian OS ?

http://www.symbian.com/

Open-source, multitasking operating system designed for smart phones

Make telephone calls, save appointments, browse Web, send and receive e-mail and faxes, and more

Next p. 8.27 Fig. 8-35 Next

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Utility Programs (Antivirus Utilities)

What is a virus ?

 Potentially damaging computer program

 Affects computer without user’s knowledge

Next p. 8.28 Fig. 8-36

Utility Programs (Antivirus)

What is an antivirus program ? (Symantec, McAfee)

Identifies and removes viruses in memory, storage media, and incoming files

Must be updated frequently (weekly!) p. 8.28 Fig. 8-37 Next

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Utility Programs

What is a personal firewall ?

 Protects personal computer from unauthorized intrusions

 Monitors all transmissions to and from computer

Next p. 8.29 Fig. 8-38

Personal Firewalls

What is a personal firewall ?

Program that protects personal computer and its data from unauthorized intrusions

Monitors transmissions to and from computer

Informs you of attempted intrusion

PERSONAL FIREWALL SOFTWARE p. 11.09 Fig. 11-8 Next

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Firewalls: Zone Alarm & Windows XP

 http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/pr oducts/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

Windows XP comes with a built-in firewall, but it is turned on by default.

To find out how to turn it on, visit: www.microsoft.com/security/protect

 The Windows XP firewall software works only

“one way” which means it blocks only suspicious activity aimed at your computer and not coming from your computer.

Utility Programs

What is spyware?

Program placed on a computer without the user’s knowledge that secretly collects information about the user

Often enters a computer as a result of a user installing a new program

A spyware remover is a program that detects and deletes spyware. Adware can also be a problem:

Visit: http://www.lavasoftusa.com

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Utility Programs

What are internet filters?

Programs that remove or block certain items from being displayed (Anti-Spam, Web Filters, Pop-up

Blockers) http://www.stopzilla.com/download/download_select.aspx?AID=1

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Anti-Spam

Programs

Web

Filters

Pop-up

Blockers

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Keeping Windows Updated

Visit: http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default

.aspx?ln=en-us

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Utility Programs

What is CD/DVD burning software ?

Writes text, graphics, audio, and video files to a recordable or rewriteable CD or DVD http://www.roxio.com/enu/default.html?source=G2 p. 428 Fig. 8-38

Utility Programs: Nero Version 8

What is CD/DVD burning software ?

Writes text, graphics, audio, and video files to a recordable or rewriteable CD or DVD http://www.nero.com/enu/index.html

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Ripping

Copying songs from CD to computer

Windows Media Player 10

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