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Operating Systems Internals and Design Principles

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ISBN-10: 0136006329

ISBN-13: 9780136006329

Edition: 6th 2009

Authors: William Stallings

List price: $160.00
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Serving as both a basic reference and an up-to-date survey of the state of the art, this book covers the concepts, structure, and mechanisms of operating systems. Stallings presents the nature and characteristics of modern-day operating systems clearly and completely. Updated treatment of Windows as a case study to cover Windows Vista. Online animations with references incorporated throughout. A new chapter on Embedded Operating Systems. Part Six (Distributed Systems and Security) moved online, reducing the cost and size of the book without loss of content. Expanded coverage of security. New figures added, with many existing figures updated to enhance clarity. A useful reference for…    
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Book details

List price: $160.00
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 4/9/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 840
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.838
Language: English

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Preface
Reader'S Guide
Outline of the Book
Topic Ordering
Internet and Web Resources
Background
Computer System Overview
Basic Elements
Processor Registers
Instruction Execution
Interrupts
The Memory Hierarchy
Cache Memory
I/O Communication Techniques
Recommended Reading and Web Sites
Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Appendix 1A
Appendix 1B
Operating System Overview
Operating System Objectives and Functions
The Evolution of Operating Systems
Major Achievements
Characteristics of Modern Operating Systems
Windows Vista Overview
Traditional UNIX Systems
Modern UNIX Systems
Linux
Recommended Reading and Web Sites
Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Processes
Process Description and Control
What is a Process?
Process States
Process Description
Process Control
UNIX FreeBSD Process Management
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