PGDCA I Sem (Operating System) Syllabus According to Makhanlal University Bhopal

UNIT–I

DISK OPERATING SYSTEM (DOS): Introduction, History & Versions of DOS, DOS Basics - Physical Structure of Disk, Drive Name, FAT, File and Directory Structure and Naming Rules, Booting Process, DOS System Files. DOS Commands: Internal - DIR, MD, CD, RD, COPY, COPY CON, DEL,REN VOL, DATE, TIME, CLS, PATH, TYPE, VER etc. External - CHKDSK, XCOPY, PRINT, DISKCOPY, DOSKEY, TREE, MOVE, LABEL, FORMAT, SORT, FDISK, BACKUP, EDIT, MODE, ATTIRIB, HELP, SYS etc, Executable V/s Non Executable Files in DOS.

UNIT–II

WINDOWS XP: Introduction to Windows XP and its Features, Hardware Requirements of Windows. Windows Concepts, Windows Structure, Desktop,Taskbar, Start Menu, My Pictures, My Music, My Documents, Working with Recycle Bin - Restoring a deleted file, Emptying the Recycle Bin. Managing Files, Folders and Disk - Navigating between Folders, Manipulating Files and Folders, Creating New Folder, Searching Files and Folders. My Computer - Exploring Hard Disk, Copying and Moving Files and Folder from One Drive to Another, Formatting Floppy Drive, Windows Explorer and its Facilities, Using Floppy, CD, DVD, Pen Drive, Burning CD. Windows Accessories -Calculator, Notepad, Paint, WordPad, Command Prompt. Entertainment- Media Players, Sound Recorder, Volume Control, Movie Maker.

UNIT–III

ADVANCED FEATURES OF WINDOWS XP: Managing Hardware & Software - Installation of Hardware & Software, Using Scanner Web Camera, Printers. System Tools - Backup, Character Map, Clipboard Viewer, Disk Defragmenter, Drive Space, Scandisk, System Information, System Monitor, Disk Cleanup, Using Windows Update. Browsing the Web with Internet Explorer, Multiple User Features of Windows, Creating and Deleting User, Changing User Password, etc.Accessibility Features of Windows - Sharing Folders and Drives, Browsing the Entire Network, Using Shared Printers.OLE - Embed/Link Using Cut and Paste an Embed/ Link, Using Insert Object Manage Embedded/Linked Object.

UNIT–IV

LINUX: History & Features of Linux, Linux Architecture, File System of Linux, Hardware Requirements of Linux,Various flavors of Linux, Linux Standard Directories, Functions of Profile and Login Files in Linux, Linux Kernel,

UNIT–V

WORKING WITH LINUX: KDE & Gnome Graphical Interfaces, Various Types of Shell Available in Linux,Multi-User Features of Linux, Login and Logout fromLinux System, Linux commands - bc, cal, cat, cd, clear, cmp, cp,mv, date, find, ls, pwd, mkdir, more, rm, rmdir, chgrp, chmod, chown, tty, wc, who, whois, grep, telnet, vi editor, Using Floppy, CD-ROMand Pen Drive in Linux, Permissions and Ownerships,