Distributed Operating Systems

as Distributed Computer Systems Becomemore Pervasive, There Is A Need For A Book That Explains Howtheir Operating Systems Are Designed And Implemented. Thisbook, Which Is A Revised And Expanded Part Ii Of The Bestselling Modern Operating Systems, Fulfills That Need. Keytopics: It Covers The Material From The Original Book,including Communication, Synchronization, Processes And Filesystems, And Adds New Material On Distributed Shared Memory.it Also Contains 4 Detailed Case Studies, Amoeba, Mach,chorus, And Osf/dce. Tanenbaum's Trademark Writing Styleprovides The Reader With A Thorough Yet Concise Treatment Ofdistributed Systems.

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an Expanded Part Ii Of Tanenbaum's Distributed Operating Systems, Covering Material From The Original Book, Including Communication, Synchronization, Processes, And File Systems, With New Material On Distributed Shared Memory, Real-time And Fault-tolerant Distributed Systems, And Atm Networks. Contains Case Studies In Amoeba, Mach, Chorus, And Osf/dce. This Is A Serious Book. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)