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Operating System Concepts

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ISBN-10: 0471417432

ISBN-13: 9780471417439

Edition: 6th 2002

Authors: Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, Greg Gagne

List price: $104.95
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The sixth edition provides a theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. The text includes a new chapter on Threads, including Pthreads and Java threads and a new chapter on Windows 2000. All code examples are now written in C.
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Book details

List price: $104.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/29/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 912
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.838
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 System
Distributed Coordination
Special Purpose Systems
Real-Time Systems
Multimedia Systems
Case Studies
The Linux Systems
Windows XP
Influential Operating Systems
UNIX BSD (contents online)
The Mach System (contents online)
Windows 2000 (contents online)
Bibliography
Credits
Index