Main references

(O'Reilly Textbook) Operating System Concepts Essentials by Greg Gagne, Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin; John Wiley & Sons 2011; Student Companion Site

(O'Reilly Book) Mastering Ubuntu Server 3e by Jay LaCroix

(O'Reilly Book) Windows Server 2022 for Dummies by Sara Perrott

(O'Reilly Video Series) Linux Administration Bootcamp by Jason Cannon; Packt Publishing 2018

Note: Visit (Tech Note) Accessing O'Reilly online texts for login guidance to these resources

Other resources

AIST3720 Notes - A collection of guidelines from the instructor

Linux Notes for Professionals

Windows Sysinternals

Windows commands (Microsoft docs)

Beginner's Guide to Nano

A Primer on XML (Extensible Markup Language)

Developer & System Software Students and faculty in the School of Computer & Cyber Sciences have access to VMware and Microsoft developer software at no charge to them. Guidance on accessing and using these resources are covered in class but please contact the instructor with questions or issues.

Core Microsoft Office Students enrolled at Augusta University get free access to Office 365 which works on a Mac or PC and includes full versions of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, OneNote, Skype for Business, InfoPath, and OneDrive (and, for PC's but not MAC's, Microsoft Access). Other tools are also available to students. Visit Augusta University Software for installation notes.