Survey of Operating Systems - Softcover

Holcombe, Jane; Holcombe, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073518174 ISBN 13: 9780073518176

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2011

Synopsis

McGraw-Hill is proud to introduce the third edition of Jane and Charles Holcombe's,Survey of Operating Systems. This edition is a unique revision of the successful previous editions. Every chapter has been updated to include more illustrations and hands-on activities for students building a foundation for IT success through a fundamental understanding of desktop operating systems, including Windows 7, Mac OS X, and Linux. Due to market feedback and customer response, the textbook has been streamlined to provide a new pedagogy, including more extensive coverage on security that is, presented earlier in the text, and a new chapter on Desktop Virtualisation. Survey of Operating Systems offers today's student a visual, interactive, and empowering approach to learning desktop operating systems so they can build their foundation for IT success!

About this title

About the Authors

Jane Holcombe, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCT, MCSE, CNA, CompTIA CTT+, is a pioneer in the field of PC training. She co-founded a Minnesota training company and has trained technical support personnel nationally for more than 20 years. Jane is a past president of the Twin Cities PC User Group and the coauthor of Survey of Operating Systems and other books.

Charles Holcombe has been an independent trainer and consultant for more than 25 years. He has developed and delivered many training courses in addition to authoring or coauthoring several books, including Survey of Operating Systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0073518174
• ISBN 13: 9780073518176
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 448