Operating System Concepts

Name: Operating System Concepts
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ISBN: 9780470128725

ISBN-10: 0470128720

ISBN-13: 9780470128725

Edition: 8th 2009

Authors: Abraham Silberschatz, Jo Allan Beran, Greg Gagne, Peter Baer Galvin, Peter B. Galvin

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Operating System Concepts, 8th Edition, the best-selling introduction in the market, continues to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. The seventh edition has been updated to offer coverage of the most current topics and applications, improved conceptual coverage and additional content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations. The new two-color design allows for easier navigation and motivation. New exercises, lab projects and review questions help to further reinforce important concepts.

Book details

List price: $200.95
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/29/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 992
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.344
Language: English




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



The Linux System



Windows XP



Influential Operating Systems



Appendices



BSD UNIX (contents online)



The Mach System (contents online)



Windows 2000 (contents online)


Bibliography


Credits


Index