Operating Systems Fundamentals Nanda Ganesan, Ph.D.

Software System –OS –Utilities Application –Immediate application –Application development –Tools

System Operating Systems – Windows, Unix, Linux, iOS and Android Utilities –Norton Utilities, MacAfee Anti-virus

Major Operating System Types Windows UNIX based –Linux –AIX –Solaris etc.

OS Types Client Operating System –Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Mac OS X –iOS, Android, Linux etc. Serve Operating System –Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 –Linux Server –Mac OS X Server –Oracle Solaris –SunOS Mainframe OS –IBM z/OS, Linux, AIS etc. –

Unix Open source versions available Linux for the Intel machines –Ubuntu, Red Hat, Caldera etc.

Android Android for the Intel (Windows) machines Unix variation

Running Multiple Operating Systems Virtual machines –Virtual Box –Virtual PC Dual boot –Multiple partitions to run multiple Windows operating systems, for example –Bootcamp

Usage Share of Operating Systems e_of_operating_systemshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_shar e_of_operating_systems e_of_operating_systems

OS Usage on Desktop, Laptop and Tablets e_of_operating_systems

Booting the Operating System Cold boot Warm boot – CTRL ALT DEL Sleep mode Hibernate

User Interface Command –Run as administrator –Example: ipconfig and ifconfig (Mac) GUI –Graphical User Interface

OS Characteristics Single-user Multi-tasking Multi-user Multi-processing –Multiple processors

Memory Management Virtual memory Windows ReadyBoost

Coordinating Tasks Buffer Spooling –Printer spooling Queue

Device Configuration Plug and Play Driver installation

Windows Update Automatic Update of Windows Installing service Pack Exploring current version

Network OS Run on servers –Sun Solaris –Windows 2012 –Linux

Server Operating Systems Windows Server –Windows 2008 Server, Windows 2012 Server Linux –Suse Linux –Unix based Solaris –Oracle –Unix based Ubuntu –Unix based Mac OS X Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux IBM AIX

Mainframe Computers IBM z series –IBM z OS –Linux on System z –Open Solaris on z

Super Computers IBM, HP, Cray and SGI Mostly Linux based e_of_operating_systemshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_shar e_of_operating_systems

Administration Security Administrator User –Creating and managing users Password –Changing passwords

Operating System Groups Windows –Intel based computers Unix –Other processor –Linux runs on Intel machines Tablet and phone OS –iOS, Android, Windows etc.

Business Infrastructure Architectures.net – Windows based –Asp, Visual BASIC J2EE –Unix/Linux based –Java, Java script

Tablet Operating Systems Windows 10 Window 8.1 –8.1, 8.1Pro, 8.1 Enterprise Android –Lollipop, KitKat etc. iOS 1, 2, ……. 8

Android Versions Courtesy: Wikipedia

Windows 10 Editions Home Mobile Pro Enterprise Education Mobile Enterprise Windows 10 Home, Mobile and Pro will be given a free up-grade for Windows 8 users at the beginning

Windows 10 Versions 32-bit (x86) 64-bit (x64)

Windows 10 Home Edition Cortana digital assistant Edge browser Continuum tablet mode Biometric authentication –Face, iris and fingerprint recognition Apps –Photos, Maps, Mail, Calendar, Music and Video

Windows 10 Pro Cloud support Windows Update for Business More on Windows Windows 10 release watch

Windows 8 Window 8.1 Windows 8.1 Professional Windows 8.1 Enterprise Tablets etc. –Windows RT

Other OS Mac OS iOS Unix –Variations of Unix –Linux Android iOS Web OS Blackberry

Server Operating Systems Windows Server Unix –Linux Sun Solaris OS

Embedded Operating Systems Windows CE Windows Mobile Windows 7 Phone Palm OS iPhone OS Blackberry OS Embedded Linux Symbian OS Google Android

Utility Programs Norton Utilities –Anti-virus –Disk cleaning

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