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Cindy: Drive and career path
I'd say when I first started I thought there were two jobs you could do, you could be a sys admin...
Mobile Operating Systems
Some mobile devices are general-purpose computing devices like tablets or smartphones. Other mobi...
Boot Methods Best Practices
The most common way to boot a computer is to simply push the power button and allow the normal st...
Boot Methods
While the most common way to boot a computer is to simply push the power button and allow the n...
The Boot Process
In this lesson, we're going to learn how our operating system starts up. As...
Logs
Imagine this scenario. You're playing your favorite video game and you finally get to the big bos...
Interacting with the OS: User Space
We've covered the kernel's major responsibilities. Now, let's discuss the final major aspect of a...
I/O Management
So far we've learned how hard our kernel works by handling files, managing file storage, juggling...
Memory Management and Virtual Memory
Remember that when a process runs, it needs CPU time, but it also needs memory. When processes ar...
Process Management
One of the most important tasks that our kernel performs is process management. A process is a pr...
Supplemental Reading for ReFS File System
Microsoft is currently developing another filesystem called ReFS, it isn’t quite ready for cons...
File Systems
Imagine if you had to store a single file in a cabinet. That sounds so bad. What if instead of on...
Supplemental Reading for Chrome OS
Another operating system that has started to gain popularity is Chrome OS, which you can read abo...
Components of an Operating System
A lot of us hear the term operating system and think of the interfaces of our desktops and phon...
Module introduction
Welcome back. You've learned about the basics of computing with binary and the hardware layer of ...
One program, many futures
One of my favorite parts of the program, was showing me how many different jobs have an IT depart...
Mobile Display Types
In this reading, you will learn about several types of displays used in modern mobile devices a...
Mobile Device Repair
Repairing a mobile device is different from repairing larger, more generic computers. First, ther...
Putting it All Together: Adding Graphics and Other Peripherals.
Let's go back to our massive connectors. There are few things I would like to highlight. This big...
Putting it All Together: Installing The Processor
Now that we've learned what the computer components are and how they work, we're going ...