CIS 130: Operating Systems
Tentative Course Schedule
Fall 2004

(Dates listed are the Monday of that week)

Week 1 August 23

Intro to Course
Microcomputer Concepts
Operating System Theory

Week 2 August 30

Operating System Functions
OS Yesterday & Today

Labor Day - September 6

Week 3 September 7

DOS File System
Command Line User Interface
PC Boot-up Process

Week 4 September 13

DOS BATch Files
Troubleshooting DOS Problems
TEST #1

Week 5 September 20

Windows Desktop
Windows NT Workstation

Week 6 September 27

Windows NT Security
Windows 98

Week 7 October 4

Windows 2000 Professional
User, File & Print Security

Week 8 October 11

Windows XP Pro
TEST #2

Week 9 October 18

Intro to Unix / Linux
Basic Linux Skills

Week 10 October 25

Working with Unix
Managing Files & Directories

Week 11 November 1

Configuring Linux

Week 12 November 8

System Administration
Projects & Catch Up
TEST #3

Last Date to drop with a "W" - November 13

Week 13 November 15

Mac OS
Basics of Networking

Week 14 November 22

Peer to Peer Networking
The Internet

Thanksgiving Holiday November 24-26

Week 15 November 29

Network Server OS
Server Roles

Week 16 December 6

Security & Viruses
Special Topics
ALL Assignments DUE
Review for Final Exam

Finals Begin December 13