Spring 2008
On-Line Course
Textbook: Survey
of Operating Systems 2nd Addition, Charles Holcombe and Jane Holcombe, McGraw-Hill, 2006
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Meeting Date |
Meeting Day |
Text Chapter(s) |
Lesson |
Homework &
Programs Due |
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1/7/2008 – 1/11/2008 |
Week 1 |
Course Introduction |
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1/14/2008 – 1/18/2008 |
Week 2 |
Chapter 1 |
Introduction to Operating Systems |
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1/21/2008 – 1/25/2008 |
Week 3 |
Chapter 2 |
Disk Operating Systems |
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1/28/2008 – 2/1/2008 |
Week 4 |
Chapter 3 |
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 |
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2/4/2008 – 2/8/2008 |
Week 5 |
Chapter 4 |
Windows 2000 Professional |
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2/11/2008 – 2/15/2008 |
Week 6 |
Chapter 5 |
Windows XP Professional |
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2/18/2008 – 2/22/2008 |
Week 7 |
Chapter 6 |
Making the Windows GUI work for you |
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2/25/2008 – 2/29/2008 |
Week8 |
Mid-Term Exam |
Due 2/29/2008, 12:00 Noon |
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3/3/2008 – 3/7/2008 |
Week 9 |
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Spring Break |
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3/10/2008 – 3/14/2008 |
Week 10 |
Chapter 7 |
Managing Local Security in Windows |
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3/17/2008 – 3/21/2008 |
Week 11 |
Chapter 8 |
A Look Under the Hood |
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3/24/2008 – 3/28/2008 |
Week 12 |
Chapter 9 |
Introduction to Network Servers Operating Systems |
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3/31/2008 – 4/4/2008 |
Week 13 |
Chapter 10 |
The Client Side of Networking |
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4/7/2008 – 4/12/2008 |
Week 14 |
Chapter 11 |
Linux on the Desktop |
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4/14/2008 – 4/18/2008 |
Week 15 |
Chapter 12 |
Macintosh OS X |
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4/21/2008 – 4/26/2008 |
Week 16 |
Course Summary |
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5/2/2008 |
Friday |
12:00 Noon |
Final Exam Due |
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