num_pages: 640
description: This book offers an exceptionally up-to-date, in-depth, and broad-based exploration of the latest advances in UNIX-based operating systems. Focusing on the design and implementation of the operating system itself — not on the applications and tools that run on it -- this book compares and analyzes the alternatives offered by several important UNIX variants, and covers several advanced subjects, such as multi-processors and threads. Compares several important UNIX variants —highlighting the issues and alternative solutions for various operating system components . Describes advanced technologies such as multiprocessor and multithreaded systems, log- structured file systems, and modern memory architecture.
language: English
title: UNIX Internals: The New Frontiers
titlecomplete: UNIX Internals: The New Frontiers
genres: Computers, Computer Science, Technology, Programming
ratings_count: 90
publisher: Pearson