Guide to Operating Systems, Enhanced Edition provides the information needed to understand and support the desktop, server, and network operating systems in use today -- Windows XP, Windows Vista (the latest Windows version) Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows 2000, SUSE Linux, Fedora Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Mac OS X (Panther and Tiger), and NetWare. Major concepts include operating system theory, installation, upgrading, configuring (operating system and hardware), file systems, security, hardware options, storage, resource sharing, network connectivity, maintenance, and troubleshooting. This book combines theory and technical practice for a stronger understanding, and it is great for training technical professionals who support multiple operating systems.
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I only got this book for my OS class. It's academic book after all. It did the job well!
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These books get out of date quickly,
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This really isn't a BAD book. I guess the reason I didn't like it so much is that it doesn't include the best information on the newest Windows OSs or the newst networking protocols. Yes, Vista is mentioned and described in brief, but I'd say there was more (and better) information on MAC OS than there was on Vista. And there's virtually no information on the new wireless Draft N standard.
There is also some good info on Netware that I hadn't seen in other similar books. The book even goes back a ways so you get some history of which functions came first in which OSs. However, the printer and communications information is lacking. The DSL and cable modem info seemed very dated and minimal, although the author does mention DOCSIS 2.0. I just feel he didn't go into how these things work at all. The print information was also dated since the book spent more time on old print technology like dot matrix and line printers than it did on ECP vs EPP. And this book spent LOTS of pages on describing what resources (as in memory, CPU speed, and hard drive space) are needed for various OSs. I also wish this book had more on OSs like VAX, AS400, and other mini and mainframe OSs. This book really should be titled PC Operating Systems due to its limited coverage. I just think a book like this is hard to fulfill most people's needs. I bought the book only because it was required for my Operating Systems class at FHSU and I honestly feel between this book AND the course I learned nothing new that I would want to retain (after all, I haven't worked at a company that was big into Netware or basic networking in a really long time). It may, however, be good for someone who knows nothing already about operating systems and therefore needs the history lesson and basic details. I guess what I'm saying is but it if you are a beginner. Better yet, see if your library carries it.
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Good book for College Course in Operating Systems,
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Guide to Operating Systems (enhanced edition) by Michael Palmer and Michael Walters, does the job if you need it for a college course.
It is becoming a bit dated now that Windows 7 is out. Vista is not covered in great detail. I don't expect to work much with Linux and will probably never see some of the server systems they talk about.. But I still had to remember it long enough to take the tests. Seems to me they want to make a real point how all operating systems, older windows, Linux, and the Mac OX can all be networked together. Wish I could remember half of what is in that book now, less than a year since I used it.
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