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Understanding operating systems / Ann McIver McHoes and Ida M. Flynn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Australia : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2014Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xix, 572 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781285096551
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 76.76.O63 .M34 2014
Contents:
pt. 1. Operating systems concepts. Introducing operating systems -- Memory management : simple systems -- Memory management : virtual memory systems -- Processor management -- Process management -- Concurrent processes -- Device management -- File management -- Network organization concepts -- Management of network functions -- Security and ethics -- System management -- pt. 2. Operating systems in practice. UNIX operating system -- Windows operating system -- Linux operating system -- Android operating systems.
Summary: UNDERSTANDING OPERATING SYSTEMS continues to provide a clear and straightforward explanation of operating system theory and practice. As in previous editions, the book's highly regarded structure begins with a discussion of fundamentals before moving on to specific operating systems. Fully updated, this new edition includes expanded analysis of the impact on operating systems of such innovations as multi-core processing and wireless technologies. Revised Research Topics in the exercise section encourage independent student research. The final four chapters have been updated to include information on current versions of UNIX (including the latest Macintosh OS), Linux, and Windows, and a new chapter on Android has been added.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-560) and index.

pt. 1. Operating systems concepts. Introducing operating systems -- Memory management : simple systems -- Memory management : virtual memory systems -- Processor management -- Process management -- Concurrent processes -- Device management -- File management -- Network organization concepts -- Management of network functions -- Security and ethics -- System management -- pt. 2. Operating systems in practice. UNIX operating system -- Windows operating system -- Linux operating system -- Android operating systems.

UNDERSTANDING OPERATING SYSTEMS continues to provide a clear and straightforward explanation of operating system theory and practice. As in previous editions, the book's highly regarded structure begins with a discussion of fundamentals before moving on to specific operating systems. Fully updated, this new edition includes expanded analysis of the impact on operating systems of such innovations as multi-core processing and wireless technologies. Revised Research Topics in the exercise section encourage independent student research. The final four chapters have been updated to include information on current versions of UNIX (including the latest Macintosh OS), Linux, and Windows, and a new chapter on Android has been added.

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