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Mainframe: Operating Systems

Audience

Prospective IT managers, systems programmers, application developers, system integrators, network administrators

Prerequisites

No mainframe computing experience or knowledge is necessary, but an understanding of computer hardware and operating systems is assumed; the previous courses in the Mainframe curriculum

Course Aim

To introduce mainframe operating systems

Learning Objectives

Discuss multiprogramming issues, batch processing, and spooling. Explain virtual storage, paging, swapping, expanded storage, and program modes. Discuss address spaces, system and common areas, the private area, and MVS enhancements.

Topics Covered

Multiprogramming -Multiprogramming issues -Batch processing and online processing -Spooling Virtual storage -Real and virtual storage -Paging and swapping Address space -Introducing address spaces -System and common areas -The private area -MVS enhancements