Features
Comprehensive Hands-on Projects give students step-by-step instructions for performing various Operating System tasks -- equipping them with practical, firsthand experience with today's most popular systems.
Critical Thinking Activities provide an opportunity for students to perform a task without step-by-step instructions, enabling them to put what they learn into real-world practice.
End-of-chapter Case Projects place students in the role of a consultant tasked with finding a practical solution for a client organization's specific need. Students gain valuable knowledge and expertise working through real-world challenges facing a variety of companies and organizations, from small to large.
MindTap, the digital learning solution that powers learners from memorization to mastery, continues to be available with the 6th edition.
"CRITICAL THINKING" FEATURES ALLOW STUDENTS TO PRACTICE PROBLEM SOLVING AS THEY APPLY SKILLS THEY’VE MASTERED. These new end-of-chapter "Critical Thinking" sections include Challenge Labs in many chapters that give your students the opportunity to use what they have learned and perform tasks without detailed step-by-step instructions.
BOOK PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION OF GENERAL OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS, INCLUDING OS ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION, BLENDED WITH SPECIFICS OF MODERN OPERATING SYSTEMS. This proven approach enables the reader to understand how operating systems work and apply that knowledge to specific features of Windows, Linux, and macOS. This method of study allows the reader to compare each system feature-by-feature.
HELPFUL APPENDIX COVERS OPERATING SYSTEM COMMAND-LINE COMMANDS. OS administrators must become proficient with command-line and scripting tools. Students are able to find this necessary information at a glance.
EXTENSIVE LEARNING TOOLS OFFER A VARIETY OF PRACTICAL AND PROBLEM-SOLVING OPPORTUNITIES. Review Questions and Hands-On Projects, as well as Critical Thinking exercises with Challenge Labs and Case Projects, allow students to apply what they’ve learned in each chapter and go beyond step-by-step hands-on projects. Students also have the opportunity to perform activities using a virtual lab environment.
EXPANDED INFORMATION INTRODUCES THE LATEST OPERATING SYSTEM FEATURES. Your students learn the newest features available in Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, Linux, and macOS.
"FROM THE TRENCHES" FEATURES HIGHLIGHT ACTUAL COMMON CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS. These helpful features, located throughout this edition, present recent practical examples from real-life situations.