Title: Operating systems : a systematic view /
Authors: Davis, William S., 1943-; Rajkumar, T. M.
Publisher: Pearson/Addison Wesley,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Operating systems (Computers)
Abstract: "Now in its sixth edition, this text continues to focus on using, rather than designing, computer operating systems and networks. Instead of concentrating on theory alone, the authors take a systematic view of the subject, showing readers why operating systems are needed and what, at the functional level, they do." "This text guides reader through Windows XP, Windows 2003, UNIX, Linux, Macintosh OS X, and Novell, as it incorporates the most current versions of these popular operating systems throughout."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: What is an operating system? -- System resources -- Hardware -- Application software and data -- Linking the hardware components -- Basic operating system concepts -- Dt User interface, the file system, and the IOCs -- Resource management -- Communicating with the operating system -- MS-DOS commands -- Microsoft Windows user interface -- UNIX/Linux user interface Operating system internals -- Intel architecture -- MS-DOS internals -- Windows XP internals -- UNIX and Linux internals -- Macintosh OS X internals -- MVS internals -- Networks -- Data communication and networks -- Internet and the World Wide Web -- Client/Server information systems -- Windows 2003 server -- Linux networking -- Novell netware -- Appendix A: Number systems, data types, and codes -- Appendix B: Summary of MS-DOS commands -- Appendix C: Summary of UNIX commands -- Appendix D: IBM OS/JCL.