The Official Comptia Itf+ (Exam Fc0-U61) Guide: Objectives

The Official CompTIA ITF+
(Exam FC0-U61) Guide

Module 1 / Unit 3 / Using an OS
Objectives Objectives
• Distinguish between different types of
operating systems designed for
workstations, servers, mobiles,
embedded systems, and virtualization
• Identify commonly used commercial

and open source operating systems,
such as Windows, macOS, iOS, Linux,
Chrome, and Android
• Use a browser to view websites
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Functions of an Operating System
• Interface between user and computer
o Shell
o Graphical User Interface (GUI)
o Command line
• Interface between applications and hardware
o Kernel and devices drivers
o Utilities
o 32-bit versus 64-bit
o Application compatibility
• System health and functionality
• Data management
Workstation, Server, and Mobile Device OS

• Workstation OS
o Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X/macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS
o Enterprise client
o Network OS (NOS)
o Home client
• Mobile device OS
o Apple iOS and Android
o Tied to hardware
• Server OS
o Windows Server, Linux, or UNIX
o Same code base as workstation equivalent
o Network server applications and client licensing
o Command line operation
Open Source versus Commercial
• Commercial OS
o User must purchase license
o Proprietary code kept secret by vendor
o Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Apple iOS
• Open source OS
o Programming code freely published and can be reused (with some
conditions)
o Might still be used as the basis of commercial products
o UNIX, Linux, Android
Embedded OS
• Embedded systems perform quite specific tasks (compared to general purpose
PC/laptop/smartphones)
• Static environment
• Time-sensitive operation
• Very high reliability requirement
• Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
Firmware
• Type of software that is very closely tied to the function of hardware
• Not designed to be changed often
• PC/laptop firmware
o Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
o Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
• Many other components have embedded firmware
o Graphics adapters, disk drives, network adapters, printers,...
Virtualization
• Running multiple OS on a single
computer
• Host computer
• Hypervisor
o Type I/”bare metal”
o Type II
• Guest OS/Virtual Machines (VM)
Microsoft Windows
• Estimated to run on 90% of desktops and laptops
• Client and server editions
• Released in many different versions over the years
Windows 10
• First released in 2015
o Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607)
o Fall Creators Update (1709)
o Spring Creators Update (1803)
• Designed to run on both PC/laptops
and smartphone/tablet/hybrids
• Estimated market share of about 33%

in 2017/2018
Older Windows Versions
• Windows 8 (2012)
o First version with Start Screen/touch-enabled interface
o Windows 8.0 (no Start button!)
o Windows 8.1 (Start button back)
o Not widely adopted (about 7% market share)
• Windows 7 (2009)
o Last version with the Start Menu interface
o Still very widely used (43% market share)
• Windows Vista (2007)

o Preceded Windows 7 but never widely adopted
• Windows XP (2001)
o Once very widely adopted but security problems have
seen it drop to 5%
Windows Editions
• Each Windows version made available in different editions
o Windows 10 Home—consumer and Small Office Home Office (SOHO) business use
o Windows 10 Pro—small and medium-sized businesses
o Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Enterprise (Long Term Servicing Channel)—similar
to the Pro edition but designed for licensing by medium and large enterprises
o Windows 10 Education/Pro Education—variants of the Enterprise and Pro editions
designed for licensing by schools and colleges
• 32-bit versus 64-bit
• Windows 10 Mobile
Apple macOS
• Apple Macintosh computer hardware
• Mac OS – can only be installed on

Apple Mac hardware
• Versions
o OS X
o macOS
o “dot” updates
Apple iOS
• Runs on iPhone and iPad hardware
only
• Currently version 11/12
• Version updates can drop support for

older hardware models
UNIX, Linux, and Chrome OS
• UNIX
o Developed in parallel by various institutions
o Contains proprietary/copyright/patented code
• Linux
o Derived from UNIX but fully open source
o Multiple distributions (distros)
− SUSE, Red Hat, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, Mint
o More widely deployed as a server than desktop OS
(about 2% market share)
• Chrome OS
o Derived from Linux to run Chromebook and
Chromebox hardware
o Designed to work with web applications rather than
locally-installed software
Android
• Smartphone/tablet OS derived from
Linux
• Often customized by vendors

o Acer, Asus, HTC, Huawei, LG, Motorola,
OnePlus, Oppo, Samsung, Sony, Xiamoi
• Major and minor version updates
File Explorer/Windows Explorer
• File management interface
• This PC / Computer
• Network
Windows Settings
Control Panel
• Configuration options (applets) for
earlier Windows versions (and some
aspects of Windows 10 and Windows
8)
• Category and list views
Ease of Access Options
Advanced Management Utilities
• “Power” menu
o START+X
o Right-click Start button
• Consoles and tools for more advanced
configuration
Using a Web Browser

• Choosing a browser
o Edge/Internet Explorer (IE)
o Mozilla Firefox
o Google Chrome
o Apple Safari
• Web browser features
o Address bar
o Tabbed browsing
URLs, Websites, and Hyperlinks
• Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
o Web address
o Tells browser how to locate a page or
resource
• Websites and web pages
• Site navigation and hyperlinks
Using Browser Controls

• Back
• Forward
• Stop
• Refresh
• Address bar
• Setting the home page
Review Review
• Distinguish between different types
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of operating systems designed for

workstations, servers, mobiles,
embedded systems, and
virtualization
• Identify commonly used commercial

and open source operating systems,
such as Windows, macOS, iOS, Linux,
Chrome, and Android
• Use a browser to view websites
Labs Labs
• Lab 3 / Browsing a Website
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• Identify commonly used commercial

• Use a browser to view websites

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Workstation, Server, and Mobile Device OS

• Very high reliability requirement

• Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)

• Not designed to be changed often

• Client and server editions

• Released in many different versions over the years

• Estimated market share of about 33%

• Windows Vista (2007)

• Mac OS – can only be installed on

• Currently version 11/12

• Version updates can drop support for

• Often customized by vendors

• Category and list views

Ease of Access Options

Using a Web Browser

• Site navigation and hyperlinks

Using Browser Controls

• Setting the home page

of operating systems designed for

• Identify commonly used commercial

• Use a browser to view websites

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