Catalog Description
CIOS 110 Microcomputer Operating Systems
Comprehensive exploration of a current microcomputer operating system: use, configuring, installing and administering. Topics include end-user and technical support. (Recommended: CIOS 150 or equivalent computer literacy including saving/retrieving files, use of office applications, Internet and e-mail.) (1 - 3+0) As Demand Warrants

Skill Expectations
Students should have taken CIOS 150 Computer Business Applications or have equivalent skills before taking this class.

List of Class Competencies

1. To be able to understand the differences and similarities of current operating systems and be able to choose the appropriate operating system for any given environment.
    
2. To be able to install or upgrade a microcomputer operating system.
    
3. To be able to customize an operating system using extensions, initializing files or the registry.
    
4. To be able to use and customize the microcomputer operating system interface for different users.
    
5. To be able to add utilities or extensions to an operating system.
    
6. To be able or create and organize files and folders, or directories, so that the computer works well and so that materials are easy to find.
    
7. To be able to search for and find information on the hard disk and on the network.
    
8. To be able to add hardware or software to a computer so that the operating system recognizes the additions.
    
9. To be able to remove hardware or software from a computer so that all the relevant parts are removed and the operating system recognizes the removal.
    
10. To be able to set up a computer to print correctly. To be able to add or remove printers from a computer.
     
11. To be able to choose and configure an operating system to use the appropriate network protocol.
     
12. To be able to share printers or files over a network and to protect a computer from unauthorized network access.
     
13. To be able to back up computer configuration information so that, if it is corrupted, the configuration files can be restored.
     
14. To be able to backup computer data so that it can be restored.
     
15. To be able to configure the operating system to appropriate levels of security for the intended user.
     
16. To be able to protect the operating system from viruses.
     
17. To be able to use the Internet to upgrade and patch the operating system and to gather current operating system information.
     
18. To be able to diagnose and solve common operating system problems.
     
19. To be able to optimize the operating system to work at maximum efficiency and speed.
     
20. To be able to provide computer support for common operating system problems.

Related Links:

• CIOS Course Descriptions
• Credit for Prior Learning