Operating System Concepts
XP Edition
6th Edition
Published on 5. April 2002
Book
Hardback
952 pages
978-0-471-26272-5 (ISBN)
Description
Silberschatz: Operating Systems Concepts, 6/e Windows XP Update Edition, the best selling introductory text in the market, continues to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. The 6/e Update Edition offers improved conceptual coverage, added content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations and a new chapter on the newest Operating System to capture the attention of critics, consumers, and industry alike: Windows XP.
* Brand new chapter on the newest operating system, Windows XP.
* Brand new chapter on Threads has been added and includes coverage of Pthreads and Java threads.
* Brand new chapter on Windows 2000 replaces Windows NT.
* Out with the old, in with the new! All code examples have been rewritten and are now in C.
* Client-server models and NFS coverage has been moved to an earlier part of the text.
* More, more, more. The sixth edition now offers increased coverage of small footprint operating systems such as PalmOS and real-time operating systems.
* Updated! Core material in every chapter has been updated, as has coverage of Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD.
* Brand new chapter on the newest operating system, Windows XP.
* Brand new chapter on Threads has been added and includes coverage of Pthreads and Java threads.
* Brand new chapter on Windows 2000 replaces Windows NT.
* Out with the old, in with the new! All code examples have been rewritten and are now in C.
* Client-server models and NFS coverage has been moved to an earlier part of the text.
* More, more, more. The sixth edition now offers increased coverage of small footprint operating systems such as PalmOS and real-time operating systems.
* Updated! Core material in every chapter has been updated, as has coverage of Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD.
More details
Edition
6., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 24.2 cm
Width: 16.6 cm
Weight
1389 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-26272-5 (9780471262725)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Abraham Silberschatz | Peter Baer Galvin | Greg Gagne
Operating System Concepts
Book
12/2004
7th Edition
Wiley
€59.90
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Content
1. Introduction.
2. Computer-System Structures.
3. Operating-System Structures.
4. Processes.
5. Threads.
6. CPU Scheduling.
7. Process Synchronization.
8. Deadlocks.
9. Memory Management.
10. Virtual Memory.
11. File-System Interface.
12. File-System Implementation.
13. I/O Systems.
14. Mass-Storage Structure.
15. Distributed System Structures.
16. Distributed File Systems.
17. Distributed Coordination.
18. Protection.
19. Security.
20. The Linux System.
21. Windows 2000.
22. Windows XP.
23. Historical Perspective.
Appendix A: The FreeBSD System (online).
Appendix B: The Mach System (online).
Appendix C: The Nachos System (online).
2. Computer-System Structures.
3. Operating-System Structures.
4. Processes.
5. Threads.
6. CPU Scheduling.
7. Process Synchronization.
8. Deadlocks.
9. Memory Management.
10. Virtual Memory.
11. File-System Interface.
12. File-System Implementation.
13. I/O Systems.
14. Mass-Storage Structure.
15. Distributed System Structures.
16. Distributed File Systems.
17. Distributed Coordination.
18. Protection.
19. Security.
20. The Linux System.
21. Windows 2000.
22. Windows XP.
23. Historical Perspective.
Appendix A: The FreeBSD System (online).
Appendix B: The Mach System (online).
Appendix C: The Nachos System (online).