description: Uses running case studies throughout the book, motivating the material and enhancing understanding. These relevant and contemporary cases use the Windows NT UNIX IBM MVS Text has been reorganized into smaller, more manageable sized chapters. A broad and unified expanded treatment of distributed operating systems thoroughly covers this area of increasing importance. process migration process communication mutual exclusion deadlock Presents comprehensive, lucid and extremely up-to-date topical coverage within a logical, well-developed framework. detailed treatment of threads. unique, comprehensive treatment of scheduling. thorough, unified discussion of I/O. broad coverage of OS security. solid, systematic treatment of concurrency. Provides an internet mailing list, for exchange of information/ideas with other instructors and author. Object-oriented design techniques discussed and a separate appendix provided. A website to provide support for instructors and students at 
language: English
title: Operating Systems: Concepts and Examples
titlecomplete: Operating Systems: Concepts and Examples
genres: Reference, Science, Nonfiction, School, Computer Science, Textbooks
ratings_count: 405
publisher: Prentice Hall (Higher Education Division, Pearson Education)