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Operating Systems

Information And Communication Technology Technician · Level 5  ·  6 Chapters

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Chapters

1
Fundamentals of operating systems
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Process management
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Memory management
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4
Input and output management
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File management and local policy settings
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System administration in Windows and Linux operating systems environments.
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What Operating Systems covers: 38 main topics in 6 chapters

1. Fundamentals of operating systems

  1. 1.1 Computer software 
  2. 1.2 Operating system 
  3. 1.3 Operating system structures
  4. 1.4 Types of operating systems
  5. 1.5 Requirements for Windows OS installation
  6. 1.6 Demonstration of Windows installation

2. Process management

  1. 3.1 Process management 
  2. 3.2 Computer Resources
  3. 3.3 Process states and their transition
  4. 3.4 Process scheduling
  5. 3.5 Demonstration of Task Manager
  6. 3.6 Performance monitor tools in process management

3. Memory management

  1. 4.1 Memory Management 
  2. 4.2 Memory management techniques
  3. 4.3 Demonstration of virtual memory settings – Increasing the Windows page file size 

4. Input and output management

  1. 5.1 Input/Output management 
  2. 5.2 Disk operations
  3. 5.3 Computer clock system
  4. 5.4 Disk selection criteria
  5. 5.5 Demonstration of disk storage management operations
  6. 5.6 Handling removable media

5. File management and local policy settings

  1. 6.1 File management 
  2. 6.2 File access methods
  3. 6.3 File allocation techniques
  4. 6.4 File protection and security
  5. 6.5 File and directory operations
  6. 6.6 Local security policy settings

6. System administration in Windows and Linux operating systems environments.

  1. 6.7 System Administration 
  2. 6.8 Windows system administration
  3. 6.9 Install Windows operating systems.
  4. 6.10 User Account Management
  5. 6.11 Software Installation and Management
  6. 6.12 Windows Services Management
  7. 6.13 Windows Updates
  8. 6.14 System Monitoring
  9. 6.15 Security Administration
  10. 6.16 Backup and Recovery
  11. 6.17 Linux system administration

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Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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