A guided tour of the internal design and implementation of the current Windows operating systems, with particular emphasis on system administration issues.

Level

Basic to intermediate

Audience

System administrators; system integrators; hardware OEMs; I.T. support personnel

Description

In this seminar you will learn how the Windows operating system implements several of its key functions. We'll look at how applications are supported; we'll examine how system resources such as processor time and memory are allocated; and see how Windows implements security. At each point, you will also learn how the operation of each system mechanism we describe is reflected in the various system monitoring tools.

Topics

• Tools and terminology

• System architecture overview

• Program execution environment

• Environment subsystems and user-to-kernel call implementation

• Objects, handles, and security

• Operating system execution contexts and environment

• Scheduling

• Memory management

• File system cache

• Understanding Task Manager and the Performance tool

Prerequisites

Experience using or administering Windows operating systems, and familiarity with basic operating system concepts

Windows versions

Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000

Duration and formats

1 day, lecture only

Labs

This seminar is designed as a "short course" and as such is not offered with labs. We do perform frequent demonstrations that illustrate the principles discussed. Please see INT201, Windows Internals if you are interested in a longer seminar that includes hands-on labs.