Systems Programming for Enterprise Computing (CS526)

Instructor: Dominic Duggan

This course is an introduction to programming and administration of mainframe computers, which are the backbone of modern enterprise computing. Introduction to z/OS and z/VM; protection and virtualization; total cost of ownership (TCO); converstaional Monitoring System (CMS); initial program load (IPL) and launching new virtual machines; writing scripts in REXX; interactive z/OS facilities: TSO/E, ISPF and Unix; Unix system services; JCL and SDSF; transaction management using the Java CICS API; and network programming concepts: virtual LANs, open service adapters, and hipersockets.