Operating system concepts

Author(s)

• Silberschatz, Abraham
• Galvin, Peter B.

Bibliographic Information

Operating system concepts

Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin

Wiley, c1999

5th ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 805-838) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This textbook provides coverage of the fundamental concepts which make up the foundation of operating systems and also gives practical experience with a fully functioning instructional operating system called NACHOS. This edition also features new chapters on the history of the operating systems and on computer ethics, as well as a further case study on WindowsNT. Memory management, including modern computer architectures and file system design and implementation are also covered. Common operating systems (MS-DOS, OS/2, Sun OS5 and Macintosh) are used throughout to illustrate concepts and provide examples of performance characteristics.

Table of Contents

• OVERVIEW.
• Computer-System Structures.
• Operating-System Structures.
• PROCESS MANAGEMENT.
• Processes.
• CPU Scheduling.
• Process Synchronization.
• Deadlocks.
• STORAGE MANAGEMENT.
• Memory Management.
• Virtual Memory.
• File-System Interface.
• File-System Implementation.
• I/O SYSTEMS.
• I/O Systems.
• Secondary-Storage Structure.
• Tertiary-Storage Structure.
• DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS.
• Network Structures.
• Distributed-System Structures.
• Distributed-File Systems.
• Distributed Coordination.
• PROTECTION AND SECURITY.
• Protection.
• Security.
• CASE STUDIES.
• The UNIX System.
• The Linux System.
• Windows/NT.
• Historical Perspective.
• Appendices.
• Bibliography.
• Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA47500532
• ISBN:
  • 0471364142
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 888 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 005.43
  • NDLC : M159
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Operating systems (Computers)