Principles of Operating Systems Design and Applications

Name: Principles of Operating Systems Design and Applications
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ISBN: 9781418837693

ISBN-10: 1418837695

ISBN-13: 9781418837693

Edition: 2009

Authors: Brian Stuart

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Principles of Operating Systems: Design and Applications is an ideal resource for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of operating systems in the context of the real world applications in which they are used. The main focus of this text is to foster an understanding of operating system fundamentals: what types of services they provide, how various applications interface with them, and the restrictions they have on those applications. Making this book unique in its approach is the inclusion of a wide range of example systems and detailed case studies of the Linux and Inferno operating systems. By combining a traditional set of topics with this real-life contextual background,…

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List price: $271.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication date: 1/15/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 600
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English

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Introduction to Operating Systems



Some Example Operating Systems



Inferno Overview



Linux Overview



Principles of Process Management



Some Examples of Process Management



Process Management in Inferno



Process Management in Linux



Principles of Memory Management



Some Examples of Memory Management



Memory Management in Inferno



Memory Management in Linux



Principles of I/O Device Management



Some examples of I/O Device Management



I/O Devices in Inferno



I/O Devices in Linux



Principles of File Systems



Some Examples of File Systems



File Systems in Inferno



File Systems in Linux



Principles of Operating System Security



Principles of Distributed Systems


Appendices



Principles of Computer Hardware



The IBM Compatible PC Hardware



The Dis Virtual Machine



Compiling Inferno