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Systems Software and Hardware Fundamentals

Lecturer: Dr. Tom Butler

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Software and Firmware

Application Software

System Software

Firmware

HardwareComputer Logic Circuits

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Layers and Views of a Computer System

EndUser

Programmer

Operating-System

Designer

Computer Hardware

Operating-System

Utilities

ApplicationPrograms

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Process or Process or Software Software ManagementManagement

Operating System FunctionsHardware Hardware or I/O or I/O

ManagementManagement

MemoryMemoryManagementManagement

File File ManagementManagement

Operating System

Microsoft®

Windows2000

®

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Features of Windows 2000MultitaskingMultitasking

Memory SupportMemory SupportSMP ScalabilitySMP Scalability

Plug and PlayPlug and Play

ClusteringClustering

File SystemsFile Systems

NTFSNTFS

QoSQoS

Remote Installation Remote Installation ServicesServices

MultitaskingMemory Support

SMP Scalability

Plug and Play

Clustering

File SystemsQoS

Terminal ServicesTerminal ServicesTerminal Services

MultitaskingMultitaskingMemory SupportMemory Support

SMP ScalabilitySMP Scalability

Plug and PlayPlug and Play

ClusteringClustering

File SystemsFile Systems

NTFSNTFS

Terminal ServicesTerminal Services

QoSQoS

Operating System

Microsoft®

Windows2000

®

Active DirectoryActive Directory

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Servers

Workstation

Versions of Windows 2000/3

Windows 2000Professional

Windows 2000/3 Advanced Server

Windows 2000/3Server

Windows 2000/3 Datacenter Server

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Intel 845 Chipset

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Intel 850 Chipset

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CPU Architecture

Bus Interface Unit

Program Counter Stack Pointer

AX BP BX SI CX DI DX Flag

Instruction Register

General purpose registers: AX is the

Accumulator

Internal Bus

Decode Unit

Arithmetic and Logic Unit

Control Unit

Address Bus

Data Bus

Control Bus

Includes read/write,

interrupt, clock and reset