Guide to Parallel Operating Systems with Windows® 7 and Linux

A unique hands-on approach equips readers with the skills required to operate the Windows 7 and Linux operating systems simultaneously.

With the text's unique vendor-neutral virtualization approach, students can use Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, Sun VirtualBox, or VMWare Workstation, providing maximum flexibility.

Hands-on Activities and Case Projects incorporate real world experiences to make the coverage realistic and meaningful beyond just a list of technical features, and Review Questions test readers' understanding of critical information.

Appendices provide support for Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 and VMWare Workstation.

New material on electronic filing, discovery, the duty to prevent spoliation and pertinent rule changes, coverage of the HIPAA standards, and more facilitates understanding of the importance of these relatively new areas of practice.

Completely current, the Second Edition maintains the proven format of the text as well as updates the content to include the latest operating systems, Windows 7 and Linux Fedora 13.

Extremely versatile, the book uses Oracle VirtualBox virtualization, which is available for Windows, Linux, and MacBook pro.

An increased degree of parallelism between Windows 7 and Fedora 13 gives students even more hands-on practice with a variety of activities.

An all-new chapter on networking is now included.