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Project Overview

  I lifted the following sections from
  the project instruction post:

    *Each team member will choose one modern operating system and
    research its individual approach to process and memory
    management.*

    *The team will create a comparative report by combining their
    research on the three operating systems, using tables and examples
    to highlight the similarities and differences.  The textbooks
    provides a suitable starting point for references, but it is
    expected that the students will use other technical sources,
    including ones located at their place of employment and analyze
    the operating system, using a set of criteria agreed upon by the
    team.*

  Following is the rest of the detailed 
  instructions.  

  Background

    Your organization�s Chief Information Officer (CIO) has asked you
    to investigate the following operating systems:

      1. Windows 2000 Advanced Server

      2. Red Hat Linux (provided by IBM)

      3. HP Unix (HP-UX)
  
    In particular, the organization is interested in knowing the
    following information:

      1. Basic utilization for desktop, file serving and Web-Site
         hosting and hardware compatibility
         
      2. Ease of use and availability of device support
      
      3. Current and future application support

    However, as a team of IT support professionals, you know that
    operating systems support goes beyond basic characteristics,
    market share and simple comparison tables.  You are concerned that
    any selection of an operating system should involve a careful
    analysis of internal technical capability.  In order to obtain a
    better understanding of each of the operating systems, you decide
    that you will start your review with memory and process management
    strategies used by the operating systems, to gain a better
    understanding of each of their strengths and weakness.

  Report:  Criteria & Preliminary Investigation

    1. Develop a criteria list with which your team will evaluate the
       operating systems.  Indicate what are strengths and weaknesses.
       If trade offs are determined, identify why they were chosen and
       the consequences they cause.  Supply a written copy of your
       team�s criteria and include it as an appendix in your report
       (see below)

    2. Develop a 3-page team report on the three operating systems.
       In the report, provide the following:

        * A brief introduction to each operating system, describing
          its suitability for desktop, file serving and Web-Site
          hosting and any specific hardware requirements.  Include in
          your introduction a brief outline of application support.

        * For each operating system, describe the technical
          characteristics of process and memory management.  For
          example, if each operating system uses virtual memory
          management, indicate how prioritization of threads is
          achieved, whether applications can access higher priority
          threads and, if so, how.  

        * Summarize your technical findings, so far, and, using your
          team�s evaluation criteria (described above), indicate which
          operating systems would be suited for which types of
          environments.  Relate your findings to the initial requests
          originally given by the organization.

    Your report should include references to technical material used,
    and can include tables and comparison charts for easy of reading.
    Provide industry created benchmarks for performance (if
    available).  

    Upload your team report with the subject line **Group (x) Project
    2 Report** to the Assignment folder for Seminar 4 by the end of
    Day 7 (Wednesday)

    **Note: This project will be followed up with a new phase during
    Seminar 7.**