Computer Introduction Day 16

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Computer IntroductionDay 16

• For HD-111
• Computer Ed Institute
• July/Aug, 2003

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DOS Syntax
COMMAND /parameters source destination
/parameters
dir /?
dir .sys /s
format c /s
copy c\. a\. /v
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Hardware Installation

• Locate drive bay, install storage device
• Configure ID and install HDD
• Locate (or install) disk controller
• Attach power and address cabling
• Confirm CMOS settings (SCSI BIOS or ATA User
  47?)
• Reboot local machine

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Motherboard design

• Processor
• Memory
• Chipset / BIOS
• Bus Architecture
• System / Expansion
• Legacy vs. Non-legacy
• Hard / Soft configuration issues

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A DOS Installation

• Physically prepare the storage medium
• Partition and activate
• Format (with system files)
• Create file directory system
• Configure OS environment
• Load system software
• Load application software
• Configure OS environment

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An Installation Procedure

• Create bootable microdiskette
• Copy utilities from source files
• Copy drivers from source files
• Create system configuration files
• Reboot system from boot diskette
• Confirm OS version, system date time, access to
  storage subsystems like CDROM
• Prepare HDD medium for system installation
• Locate the installation executable
• Install the operating system

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A Typical Boot Disk
System files (for a bootable diskette)

• Utilities
• attrib.exe
• debug.exe
• deltree.exe
• format.com
• fdisk.exe
• mem.exe
• sys.com
• xcopy.exe

• Drivers -
• mscdex.exe
• emm386.exe
• himem.sys

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A DOS Installation

• Physically prepare the storage medium
• Partition and activate
• Format (with system files)
• Create file directory system
• Configure OS environment
• Load system software
• Load application software
• Configure OS environment

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Minimal ATAPI Configuration Files

• Config.sys
• devicehimem.sys
• deviceoakcdrom.sys /dmscd01
• Autoexec.bat
• mscdex /dmscd01

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Contents of minimal boot

• Utilities
• format.com
• fdisk.exe
• Smartdrv.exe
• Drivers
• himem.sys
• mscdex.exe
• oakcdrom.sys

Config Files config.sys autoexec.bat
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Specific Management Functional Areas

• Security Management - where?
• Auditing Management - when?
• Configuration Management - who?
• Fault Management - what?
• Performance Management - how?

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Microsoft Disk Operating System
Microsoft Disk Operating System
config.sys
autoexec.bat
Basic Input Output System
Hardware Substrate
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Windows 3.X Operating Environment
config.sys
autoexec.bat
Basic Input Output System
Hardware Substrate
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Windows 95 Architecture
Applications
Registry
User Interface
Windows 95 Core
VMMngr
IFSMngr
ConfigMngr
Device Drivers
Basic Input Output System
Hardware Substrate
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Windows 98 Architecture
User Interface - 32 bit shell
Windows 98 Core
VMMngr
IFSMngr
ConfigMngr
WDM Driver Mngr
Device Drivers
Basic Input Output System
Hardware Substrate
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Generic Microsoft NOS Architecture
Win32 Apps
User Mode
CSS
Kernel Mode
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Physical External Interfaces
DTE
DCE
DCE
DTE
Protocol
Transmission Channel
Software that enables communication
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ManagingStorage Subsystems

• Preparation
• Partitioning and Formatting Conversion to NTFS
• Changing logical naming and descriptions
• Compression, encryption, archiving and indexing
• Maintenance
• Prevention chkdsk (16- and 32-bit), scandisk
• Performance defrag, quotas
• Task Maintenance - scheduling

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Disk Administration Tools

• partition/prepare media - fdisk/format
• chkdsk/scandisk
• defrag
• quota management
• compression
• encryption
• backup

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Other Win98 tools

• device manager
• task manager
• view metrics (PID, CPU, etc.)
• modify (set priority), terminate processes
• maintenance wizard / task scheduler
• sysedit/msconfig
• msinfo32
• hwinfo /ui

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Other Tools

• perfmon
• msinfo32
• sfc (System File Checker)
• directX suite
• cleanmgr (Disk Cleanup)
• file signature verification
• Dr. Watson/Windows Report Tool
• Update Wizard Uninstall

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System Optimization and Troubleshooting

• Create/view logs
• Create alerts
• Editing boot.ini
• Editing the registry
• Performance diskperf
• Memory Paging File size and location

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To be continued