Part I (Drives, Data and DOS) covers basic DOS operating systems fundamentals including DOS disk and file structure, disk maintenance and the importance of the boot disk and crucial start-up files. Critical DOS commands, low and high level formatting, and disk partitioning will be explained and demonstrated. Also covered are data recovery methods (including unformatting and undeleting) so data written to bad sectors on disks or accidentally deleted files can be restored.
Part II (Memory Management)} focuses on understanding memory and memory management to maximize performance of your PC. DOS startup files and startup file editing (Autoexec.Bat and Config.Sys) will be explained. Microsoft Diagnostics will be demonstrated and practiced. Other topics in clude: memory mapping, different functions of conventional memory, upper memory, high memory area, expanded memory, extended memory, virtual memory (permanent & temporary), and Windows system resource heaps. Also covered are high memory and expanded memory drivers, the function of device drivers, and memory management programs.
Part III (Windows 3.x and Windows 95) guides the student to understand and unleash the power of Windows 3.x File Manager, Program Manager, and Windows 95 My Computer- the keys to getting things done and maximizing PC efficiency. Windows 3.x and Windows 95 operation system manipulation for maximum performance is explained and demonstrated. Editing Windows 3 .x startup files (System.ini & Win.ini), the Windows 95 startup file (Msdos.sys) and other Windows 3.x ini files are covered. The student learns how win.ini and system.ini in Windows 95 and Windows 95 Registry work. Other topics include: General Protection Faults and diagnosing a Windows operating system that will not boot up.
Thomas G. Broxholm is an automotive instructor at Skyline Community College, where he has brought multimedia and computer-based training to the automotive learning environment. He is responsible for technical support and repairs to the multimedia computers at Skyline Community College. Thomas has teaching credentials in vocational education and nine years of part- and full-time automotive instructional experience. He also has 20 years of field experience as an automotive electrical and electronic diagnostic technician.