CyberPatriot: Introduction to Microsoft Windows9/10/10

Adam Pilbeam Network Engineer

adam.pilbeam@everisinc.com

Everis Inchttp://www.everisinc.com(315) 370-1535

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• Windows History

• Windows Role

• Special Versions of Windows

Agenda

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Windows History

• Developed in ~1983-1985 by Microsoft• ‘Interface Manager’ for MS-DOS• Included:

• Calculator• Cardfile• Calendar• Clock• Notepad• Etc.

• Ran as a “.exe” from DOS prompt

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Windows History, cot’d.

• Windows 95 (August, 1995)• Presented the workspace still recognizable

today• 32-bit• Separated DOS and Windows (ran as a

primary OS)• Debuted Internet Explorer web browser

• Windows 98 (June, 1998)• Improved on Windows 95 with new

hardware support

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Windows History, cot’d.

• Windows ME (Sept, 2000)• Considered a flop – lasted a year• Incorporates some features of enterprise

class windows OS (Windows 2000)• Windows XP (Oct, 2001)

• Based on Windows NT• Largest used Windows OS

• 53.1% market share as of Aug. 2010 (http://w3schools.com)

• First availability of 64-bit version

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Windows History, cot’d.

• Windows Vista (Jan., 2007)• Updates:

• GUI (Graphic User Interface)• Shell (Command Line Interface)• Security & Kernel

• Criticized due to high system requirements.• Windows 7 (Oct., 2009)

• Improved performance on new HW• Further GUI enhancements

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Windows Role

• Home User• Windows is the primary OS of home users

throughout the world.• Update experience:

• Regular prompted updates• Service Packs

• Users access email, web, music, video, everything through Windows.

• Portable• Available on laptops, phones, tablets, and

media devices.

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Special Versions

• Windows Server• Provides network services:

• Web serving• Virtual machine hosting• DNS/DHCP• Domain Services• Media services• File serving• Printer serving• Failover clustering

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Special Versions

• Windows Embedded• Runs in limited resource environments

• ‘System-on-a-chip’• Also known as Windows CE and Windows

Mobile• Uses:

• Phones• PDA• GPS

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Thanks to:

Central NY ISSA for providing time to the CyberPatriot documentation project

www.issa.org Everis Inc. for hosting, technical support,

experienced staff and more www.everisinc.com

Griffiss Institute for providing space and support• http://www.griffissinstitute.org/

Rome AFRL for their support of STEM• http://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/ri/