CIS 211

Operating Systems

The course surveys basic computer architecture and operating system concepts. The student learns how the computer is built and organized, and how the operating systems function to manage available resources. The course provides experience with different operating systems such as Windows XP, UNIX/Linux, and MS-DOS. Topics covered include: data representations in the computer and base conversions; the CPU and memory; instruction types; I/O facilities; computer peripherals; operating system internals; file management; programming tools; and an introduction to client/server and web-based computing and applications

Units: 3.0