Title – Microcomputer Operating Systems

Course # - DG 114U
Text Books – Desktop Operating Systems - Ruffolo and Phillips
Students will also be required to supplement the text with Library and Internet Research.
Instructor – Joseph DeMaria

Office # - 246
Ph # – 887-3643
e-mail joe.demaria@kirkwood.edu
web page www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/faculty/jdemari

Course Description – Familiarizes the student with the current operating systems available for the microcomputer environment.

Grading – A>94%, A- >90%, B+>87%, B>84%, B->80%, C+>77%, C>74%, etc. based on

4 - 100pt Exams
2 – Research Projects 100 pt each
12 - Homework assignments – 10 pt each 120 pt
In class work – approx. 100 pt

Materials – 2 3 ½ inch High Density floppy disks. Or a memory stick

Attendance – Attendance is very important to your success as a student. Points covered during lecture will show up on the exams. It is your responsibility to keep up with the class work if you must be absent. If you miss a quiz you MUST make up that quiz before the next class. No Exceptions! Homework assignments are due at the start of class. Late assignments will receive fewer points. When a section is finished all assignments from that section must be turned in or they will not receive any points.

Plagiarism – The school policy on cheating and behavior is in the Student Handbook. Familiarize yourself with the rules so there will be no surprises. There is a fine line between working together copying. Even if you work together you must strive to put your own unique input into every assignment.

Accommodations - If you require any accommodations that you have documented with the counselors office see me and we will work out a plan together.

 

Spring 2007 Assignment Schedule By Week

Mon

Weds

Topics

Assignments

Jan 8

10

Windows Operating Systems in General Basic Navigation and getting Help

Quick Checks INT 1.22 & WIN 1.37 and WIN 1.52

Jan 15

17

Files Folders Fat 16 and FAT 32 NTFS Extensions and Shortcuts

Quick Checks WIN 2.24 & 2.52

Jan 22

24

Utilities, defrag, Networking, Printers and System Restore

Quick Checks WIN 3.33 & 3.52

Jan 29

31

First Test over Ch 1, 2, 3
DOS

Text based OS Command Line basic commands (get a reference book )

Feb 5

7

Files Directories and Subdirectories

Document 10 Internal and 10 External Commands and know their switches

Feb 12

14

Batch files and boot disks Create a script file from the handout sheet instructions

Create a bootable floppy from a WIN98 machine and setup and autoexec.bat and config.sys file

Feb 19

21

Second Test over DOS First Research Paper Due
MAC-OS

Quick Checks MAC 1.36, 1.51 & 2.30

Feb 26

28

Quick Checks MAC 2.56 3.27 & 3.47

March 5

7

Mid Term MAC Test

March 12

14

Spring Break

March 19

21

Linux – GUI Learning the KDE and GNOME GUIs’

Quick Checks LNX 1.37 & 1.53

March 26

28

Networking and Adding Users

Quick Checks LNX 2.37 & 2.57

April 2

4

UNIX Command Line Root Login

Quick Checks LNX 3.22

April 9

11

Mounting devices and Adding users

Quick Checks LNX 3.56

April 16

18

Script Files

Create a script file from the handout sheet instructions

April 23

25

Programming Languages C, C++

Create and execute a program file from the handout sheet instructions

April 30

May 2

    

May 7

May 9

Second Research Paper

Finals