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Operating system concepts /

By: Silberschatz, Abraham
Title By: Galvin, Peter Baer | Gagne, Greg
Material type: BookPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley & Sons, 2005.Edition: 7th ed.Description: xxii, 921 p. : ill., : ; 27 cm.ISBN: 0471694665Program: CSCI212Subject(s): Operating systems (Computers)DDC classification: 005.43 SI OP Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
"By staying current, remaining relevant, and adapting to emerging course needs, this text has continued to define the operating systems course. This Seventh Edition not only presents the latest and most relevant systems, it also digs deeper to uncover those fundamental concepts that have remained constant throughout the evolution of today's operating systems. With this strong conceptual foundation in place, students can more easily understand the details related to specific systems."--BOOK JACKET.
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3 DAY LOAN University of Wollongong in Dubai
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005.43 SI OP (Browse shelf) Available T0028195
3 DAY LOAN University of Wollongong in Dubai
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005.43 SI OP (Browse shelf) Available T0028183
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Includes index.

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Operating-system structures -- Ch. 3. Processes -- Ch. 4. Threads -- Ch. 5. CPU scheduling -- Ch. 6. Process synchronization -- Ch. 7. Deadlocks -- Ch. 8. Main memory -- Ch. 9. Virtual memory -- Ch. 10. File-system interface -- Ch. 11. File-system implementation -- Ch. 12. Mass-storage structure -- Ch. 13. I/O systems -- Ch. 14. Protection -- Ch. 15. Security -- Ch. 16. Distributed system structures -- Ch. 17. Distributed file systems -- Ch. 18. Distributed coordination -- Ch. 19. Real-time systems -- Ch. 20. Multimedia systems -- Ch. 21. The Linux system -- Ch. 22. Windows XP -- Ch. 23. Influential operating systems.

"By staying current, remaining relevant, and adapting to emerging course needs, this text has continued to define the operating systems course. This Seventh Edition not only presents the latest and most relevant systems, it also digs deeper to uncover those fundamental concepts that have remained constant throughout the evolution of today's operating systems. With this strong conceptual foundation in place, students can more easily understand the details related to specific systems."--BOOK JACKET.

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