Operating system concepts / Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, Greg Gagne.

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Silberschatz, Abraham, author

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TextPublication details: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, c2010.Edition: Eight edition. International Student VersionDescription: xx, 972 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780470233993

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CIR QA 76.76.O63 S55 2010

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Overview: Introduction; Operating-system structures Process management: Processes; Threads; CPU scheduling; Process synchronization; Deadlocks Memory management: Main memory; Virtual memory Storage management: File-system interface; File-system implementation; Mass-storage structure; I/O systems Protection and security: Protection; Security Distributed systems: Distributed system structures; Distributed file systems; Distributed coordination Special purpose systems: Real-time systems; Multimedia systems Case studies: Linux system; Windows XP; Influential operating systems

Summary: Keep pace with the fast-developing world of operating systems Open-source operating systems, virtual machines, and clustered computing are among the leading fields of operating systems and networking that are rapidly changing. With substantial revisions and organizational changes, Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne's Operating System Concepts, Eighth Edition remains as current and relevant as ever, helping you master the fundamental concepts of operating systems while preparing yourself for today's emerging developments. As in the past, the text brings you up to speed on core knowledge and skills, including:* What operating systems are, what they do, and how they are designed and constructed* Process, memory, and storage management* Protection and security* Distributed systems* Special-purpose systems Beyond the basics, the Eight Edition sports substantive revisions and organizational changes that clue you in to such cutting-edge developments as open-source operating systems, multi-core processors, clustered computers, virtual machines, transactional memory, NUMA, Solaris 10 memory management, Sun's ZFS file system, and more. New to this edition is the use of a simulator to dynamically demonstrate several operating system topics. Best of all, a greatly enhanced WileyPlus, a multitude of new problems and programming exercises, and other enhancements to this edition all work together to prepare you enter the world of operating systems with confidence. Review: "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview: Introduction; Operating-system structures
Process management: Processes; Threads; CPU scheduling; Process synchronization; Deadlocks
Memory management: Main memory; Virtual memory
Storage management: File-system interface; File-system implementation; Mass-storage structure; I/O systems
Protection and security: Protection; Security
Distributed systems: Distributed system structures; Distributed file systems; Distributed coordination
Special purpose systems: Real-time systems; Multimedia systems
Case studies: Linux system; Windows XP; Influential operating systems

Keep pace with the fast-developing world of operating systems Open-source operating systems, virtual machines, and clustered computing are among the leading fields of operating systems and networking that are rapidly changing. With substantial revisions and organizational changes, Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne's Operating System Concepts, Eighth Edition remains as current and relevant as ever, helping you master the fundamental concepts of operating systems while preparing yourself for today's emerging developments. As in the past, the text brings you up to speed on core knowledge and skills, including:* What operating systems are, what they do, and how they are designed and constructed* Process, memory, and storage management* Protection and security* Distributed systems* Special-purpose systems Beyond the basics, the Eight Edition sports substantive revisions and organizational changes that clue you in to such cutting-edge developments as open-source operating systems, multi-core processors, clustered computers, virtual machines, transactional memory, NUMA, Solaris 10 memory management, Sun's ZFS file system, and more. New to this edition is the use of a simulator to dynamically demonstrate several operating system topics. Best of all, a greatly enhanced WileyPlus, a multitude of new problems and programming exercises, and other enhancements to this edition all work together to prepare you enter the world of operating systems with confidence.
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