IST 222 Day 2

Homework for Today Take up homework and go over Go to CompTIA web site and view objectives for A+ certification test

DOS First OS used by IBM microcomputers Very simple PC technicians should be familiar with DOS to troubleshoot technical problems when other OS fails See Table 1-1 for list of advantages and disadvantages

Windows 9x Refers to Windows 95, 98, and Me All retain DOS core Are backwards compatible with older software Includes hundreds of device drivers See Table 1-2 for recommended minimum hardware requirements to run Windows 9x See Table 1-3 for list of advantages and disadvantages of Windows 9x

Two upgrades for Windows 98 Windows 98 SE –Contains patches for Windows 98 –New feature- Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) allows for Internet connection through another PC on the network. Windows Me –Contains features of Windows 2000 – predecessor of Windows XP –Designed for home users – not business –Contains support for multimedia capabilities

Windows NT NT was conceived when IBM and Microsoft worked together to build OS/2 Microsoft added new features and called it NT Designed as a server operating system Is a competitor of Novell NetWare

Windows 2000 See

Windows XP See

Objectives of Windows NT/2000/XP Eliminate DOS core used by Windows 9x Makes better use of memory and other system resources Improves performance True 32-bit OS Designed to more easily accommodate new hardware Easy to run on different platforms – the installation CD comes with three directories that allow for three different CPU technologies

Homework for Next Class You will need to be at a computer in order to complete this assignment. Any computer will work – you don’t have to be in the Network Lab. 1.What computer are you using to answer these questions? 2.What OS does your computer run? 3.How do you determine the answer to Problem 2? 4.Give the following specs for your computer: Amount of RAM Size of hard drive Speed of CPU 5.Does your computer meet the minimum requirements for your OS? 6. Project 1-1, page 37 of course textbook. Determine if the hardware devices that are installed on your computer are compatible with the OS. Use Microsoft’s HCL on the web