Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles (6th Edition)

Uses Running Case Studies Throughout The Book, Motivating The Material And Enhancing Understanding. These Relevant And Contemporary Cases Use The Systems:

• 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 Http://www.shore.net/~ws/os2e.html

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new Edition Of A Text On The Concepts, Structure, And Mechanisms Of Contemporary Operating Systems, With Coverage Of Design Principles And Implementation Issues. Intended For Both An Academic And A Professional Audience. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)