POS 355 All Assignments

Week 2

Individual Assignment: Huffman Trucking Paper

Write a 3-5 page paper in APA format describing the operating systems used by Huffman Trucking. Why do you think these operating systems were chosen? What are the implications of the operating systems that are in use by Huffman Trucking? You can access the Huffman Trucking Web site from the Virtual Organizations Portal. (Hint: Look at network diagrams.)

Learning Team Assignment: Learning Team Project (Due Week Five)

Begin work on the Operating System Analysis.

o Outline the important features of Windows XP.

Week 3

Individual Assignment: PC/Mainframe Paper

Write a 3-5 page paper in APA format comparing and contrasting PCs and mainframes. It will be necessary to research this topic outside your course readings.

Learning Team Assignment: Learning Team Project (Due Week Five)

Continue work on the Operating System Analysis.

o Outline the important features of Windows 2003

Week 4

Individual Assignment: Operating Systems Analysis Paper

Write a 3-5 page paper describing operating systems that are common on the Internet. It is necessary to research this topic outside your course readings.

Learning Team Assignment: Learning Team Project (Due Week Five)

Continue work on the Operating System Analysis.

o Outline the important features of Linux.

o Begin work on the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

Week 5

Learning Team Assignment: Learning Team Project

Complete work on the Operating System Analysis.

o Complete and submit the 8-12 page paper that compares and contrasts Windows XP, Windows 2003, and Linux.

o Complete and submit the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.