Advanced Operating Systems and Kernel Applications
Techniques and Technologies
Published on 30. September 2009
Book
Hardback
331 pages
978-1-60566-850-5 (ISBN)
Description
As any application running on a computer makes use of the operating system, the potential impact of improving areas such as memory management, process scheduling, file systems, and device drivers is tremendous. Advanced Operating Systems and Kernel Applications: Techniques and Technologies discusses non-distributed operating systems that benefit researchers, academicians, and practitioners desiring to delve into this subject area and learn more on this important field of study. This innovative publication includes an overview of topical issues, methods, and advancements in the field of one-processor operating systems.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hershey
United States
Publishing group
IGI Global
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1122 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60566-850-5 (9781605668505)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Device driver reliability Efficient memory utilization Efficiency of memory management Exokernel operating system Kernel security Kernel stack overflows elimination Management of kernel buffer cache Identifying systemic threats Page replacement algorithms System thrashing Temporal and spatial localities