This course introduces students to the basics of modern operating systems. Students learn concepts, commands and operations in popular operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple (Mac) operating systems. The lab components provide hands-on skills in the following areas: operations and commands, accessing and installing application software, managing files and folders, controlling and configuring printers and other hardware, controlling and configuring the user environment, security configuration, troubleshooting and disaster recovery. 3/2/0