Operating Systems

|CN1041 Academic Skills for Computing |

|Operating Systems |

|(Mac OS X Lion vs Windows 7) |

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Contents

1. Introduction 3

2. Objectives 3

3. Operating Systems 4

3.1 Introduction to Operating Systems 4

3.1.1 Purpose of an Operating System 4

3.1.2 History of Operating Systems 4

3.1.3 Common Operating Systems 4

3.2 Latest Operating Systems 5

3.2.1 Windows 7 5

3.2.2 Mac OS X Lion 6

3.3 Windows 7 vs Mac OS X Lion 8

Conclusion 9

References 11

Appendix 12

1. Introduction

For this module (Academic Skills for Computing) we were assigned to carry out a research project as a team based on Operating Systems then create a PowerPoint presentation from the research conducted. We worked in a group of four members for this project and as a group we had to produce various materials/documents that would help us achieve our objectives.

Before starting the research we discussed the tasks that we will need to carryout and what information we will need for the presentation. We used Action Plan to list and allocate tasks to members of the team. The action plan included start and finish date for each tasks to allow limited time for each task for completion which benefited towards time management. To help manage the project even further, we used a Gantt chart to see the...