OpenVMS professionals have long enjoyed a robust, full-featured
operating system running the most mission-critical applications in
existence. However, many of today's graduates may not yet have had
the opportunity to experience it for themselves. Intended for an
audience with some knowledge of operating systems such as Windows,
UNIX and Linux, Getting Started with OpenVMS introduces the reader
to the OpenVMS approach.
Part 1 is a practical introduction to get the reader started
using the system. The reader will learn the OpenVMS terminology and
approach to common concepts such as processes and threads, queues,
user profiles, command line and GUI interfaces and networking. Part
2 provides more in-depth information about the major components for
the reader desiring a more technical description. Topics include
process structure, scheduling, memory management and the file
system. Short sections on the history of OpenVMS, including past,
present, and future hardware support (like the Intel Itanium
migration), are included. OpenVMS is considered in different roles,
such as a desktop system, a multi-user system, a network server,
and in a combination of roles.
Allows the more advanced reader some meaty content yet does not
overwhelm the novice
Provides practical examples showing that OpenVMS is well-suited for
popular modern applications
Gives a high-level overview of concepts behind internals such as
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