Guide to Operating Systems, Third Edition

Guide to Operating Systems, Third Edition provides the information needed to understand and support common desktop and network operating systems in use today. Major concepts such as installation, upgrading, file system organization, security, and network connectivity, as they apply to Microsoft Windows, Linux, Novell NetWare, and Apple Mac OS, are covered in detail. Each chapter offers extensive learning aids, including review questions, hands-on projects, and case studies that reinforce concepts and help students apply them to real-world applications.

Guide to Operating Systems, Third Edition provides the information needed to understand and support common desktop and network operating systems in use today. Major concepts such as installation, upgrading, file system organization, security, and network connectivity, as they apply to Microsoft Windows, Linux, Novell NetWare, and Apple Mac OS, are covered in detail. Each chapter offers extensive learning aids, including review questions, hands-on projects, and case studies that reinforce concepts and help students apply them to real-world applications.

MICHAEL PALMER is the author of fourteen previous novels of medical suspense, all international bestsellers. In addition to his writing, Palmer is an associate director of the Massachusetts Medical Society Physician Health Services, devoted to helping physicians troubled by mental illness, physical illness, behavioral issues, and chemical dependency. He lives in eastern Massachusetts.