LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, ENGINEERING, and COMPUTER SCIENCE
MAC230 Comparative Operating Systems
3 Credits; 4 Hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
This course is an introduction to computer operating systems including mainframe and
microcomputer operating systems. Students will learn operating system concepts and command
languages for several operation systems. Topics will include memory management, data
management, job scheduling, spooling, I/O management, security, and networking as it applies
to various operation systems.
What Is an Operation System?
Basic Operation System Functions
Layers of Abstraction
Open Source and Proprietary Operation Systems
Hardware
Memory
The Processor
Microcode
Input and Output devices
Communication Hardware
Application Software and Data
Hardware, Software, and Data
Software
Data
Linking the Hardware Components
` Linking Hardware
Architecture
The Hardware/Software Interface
The User Interface, the File System, and the IOCS 93
An Operating System’s Basic Functions
The User Interface
The File System
The Input/Output Control System
Resident and Transient Routines
The Boot
Resource Management
Measures of effectiveness
