Operating Systems Concepts with Java
6th Edition
Published on 31. October 2003
Book
Hardback
864 pages
978-0-471-48905-4 (ISBN)
Description
New edition of the bestseller provides readers with a clear description of the concepts that underlie operating systems. It uses Java to illustrate many ideas and includes numerous examples that pertain specifically to popular operating systems such as UNIX, Solaris 2, Windows NT and XP, Mach, the Apple Macintosh OS, IBM's OS/2 and Linux Style. It is is even more hands-on than the previous edition, with extensive programming examples, written in Java and C New coverage, and includes recent advances in Windows 2000/XP, Linux, Solaris 9, and Mac OS X. Detailed case studies of Windows XP and Linux give readers full coverage of two very popular operating systems Also available from the same authors, the highly successful "Operating System Concepts, Sixth Edition" (0-471-25060-0).
More details
Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1389 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-48905-4 (9780471489054)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
PART ONE: OVERVIEW. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Computer--System Structures. Chapter 3. Operating--System Structures. PART TWO: PROCESS MANAGEMENT. Chapter 4. Processes. Chapter 5. Threads. Chapter 6. CPU Scheduling. Chapter 7. Process Synchronization. Chapter 8. Deadlocks. PART THREE: STORAGE MANAGEMENT. Chapter 9. Memory Management. Chapter 10. Virtual Memory. Chapter 11. File--System Interface. Chapter 12. File--System Implementation. PART FOUR: I/O SYSTEMS. Chapter 13. I/O Systems. Chapter 14. Mass--Storage Structure. PART FIVE: DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS. Chapter 15. Distributed System Structures. Chapter 16. Distributed File System. Chapter 17. Distributed Coordination. PART SIX: PROTECTION AND SECURITY. Chapter 18. Protection. Chapter 19. Security. PART SEVEN: CASE STUDIES. Chapter 20. The Linux System. Chapter 21. Windows XP. Chapter 22. Influential Operting Systems. Appendix A: The FreeBSD System (Contents Online). Appendix B: The Mach System (Contents Online). Appendix C: Windows 2000 (Contents Online). Appendix D: Distributed Communication (Contents Online). Appendix E: Java Primer (Contents Online). Bibliography. Credits. Index.