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Survey of operating systems / Jane Holcombe, Charles Holcombe.

By: Publisher: New York, NY, USA : McGraw Hill LLC, 2023Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xiv, 461 pages : colored illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Survey of operating systemsDDC classification:
  • 005.43 H69 23/eng/20211020 2023
LOC classification:
  • QA76.77
Contents:
1. Introduction to Operating Systems 2. Computer and User Security Basics 3. Desktop Virtualization 4. Windows 10 5. Supporting and Troubleshooting Windows 6. Apple macOS on the Desktop 7. Linux on the Desktop 8. Chromebooks and Chrome OS 9. Connecting Desktops and Laptops to Networks 10. Mobile Operating Systems: iOS and Android 11. File Management in the Cloud
Summary: "Seventh edition updates the material and presents new information that is relevant to the topic of desktop operating systems, including Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. In addition to these operating systems, this edition includes new information on mobile operating systems, as well as chapters on subjects peripheral to operating systems, such as computer security, desktop virtualization, and connecting computers and mobile devices to networks. I carefully revised every chapter as needed, with more illustrations and plenty of hands-on opportunities. I added content throughout, while working to streamline the book in response to feedback we received from instructors"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books College Library General Circulation Section GC GC 005.43 H69 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 06/30/2025 HNU004267

Includes index.

1. Introduction to Operating Systems
2. Computer and User Security Basics
3. Desktop Virtualization
4. Windows 10
5. Supporting and Troubleshooting Windows
6. Apple macOS on the Desktop
7. Linux on the Desktop
8. Chromebooks and Chrome OS
9. Connecting Desktops and Laptops to Networks
10. Mobile Operating Systems: iOS and Android
11. File Management in the Cloud

"Seventh edition updates the material and presents new information that is relevant to the topic of desktop operating systems, including Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. In addition to these operating systems, this edition includes new information on mobile operating systems, as well as chapters on subjects peripheral to operating systems, such as computer security, desktop virtualization, and connecting computers and mobile devices to networks. I carefully revised every chapter as needed, with more illustrations and plenty of hands-on opportunities. I added content throughout, while working to streamline the book in response to feedback we received from instructors"-- Provided by publisher.

College of Engineering and Computer Studies Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

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