Introduction To Operating System Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to: 1.1 Understand Terms and Concepts of Operating System (CLO 1) 1.1.1 Describe history of operating system: a. 1st generation – vacuum tubes & plug boards b. 2nd generation – transistors & batch systems c. 3rd generation – ICs & multi-programming d. 4th generation – personal computers 1.1.2 Describe various types of operating systems: a. Batch operating system b. Multi-programming operating system c. Distributed operating system 1.1.3 Identify various products of operating system: Windows, Linux, Mac, Sun and etc 1.1.4 Identify the various versions of operating system product. 1.1.5 Identify hardware compatibility and minimum requirement for installation of a particular operating system. 1.1.6 Identify open source and closed source operating systems 1.1.7 Explain what a shell program is: menu-driven system, fully graphical user interf...