Murach's Mainframe COBOL

Chapter 17 Introduction to IBM mainframes
IBM mainframe processors 486
The basic architecture of a processor 486
The history of the System 360/370 family of processors 488
Input/output devices for IBM mainframes 490
Terminal display devices 492
Direct access storage devices 494
Printer devices 494
Magnetic tape and optical disk devices 494
The basic features of a mainframe operating system 496
Virtual storage 496
Multiprogramming 496
Spooling 498
Batch processing 500
Time sharing 502
Operating systems for IBM mainframes 504
The OS family of operating systems 504
Other IBM mainframe operating systems 504
Features of the OS/390 and z/OS operating systems 506
OS/390 and z/OS subsystems and facilities 508
Perspective 510
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