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Principles of operating systems: design and applications / Brian L. Stuart.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Australia : Course Technology Cengage Learning, c2009Edition: International editionDescription: xxxviii, 580 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780538749534
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 76.76 .S78 2009
Contents:
1. Introduction to Operating Systems. 2. Some Example Operating Systems. 3. Inferno Structure and Initialization. 4. Linux Structure and Initialization. 5. Principles of Process Management. 6. Some Examples of Process Management. 7. Process Management in Inferno. 8. Process Management in Linux. 9. Principles of Memory Management. 10. Some Examples of Memory Management. 11. Memory Management in Inferno. 12. Memory Management in Linux. 13. Principles of I/O Device Management. 14. Some examples of I/O Device Management. 15. I/O Devices in Inferno. 16. I/O Devices in Linux. 17. Principles of File Systems. 18. Some Examples of File Systems. 19. File Systems in Inferno. 20. File Systems in Linux. 21. Principles of Operating System Security. 22. Principles of Distributed Systems. Appendices: A. Compiling Hosted Inferno. B. Compiling Native Inferno. Suggested Readings.
Summary: Suitable for those who want to gain a basic understanding of operating systems in the context of applications in which they are used, this work aims to foster an understanding of operating system fundamentals: what types of services they provide, how various applications interface with them, and the restrictions they have on those applications.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to Operating Systems. 2. Some Example Operating Systems. 3. Inferno Structure and Initialization. 4. Linux Structure and Initialization. 5. Principles of Process Management. 6. Some Examples of Process Management. 7. Process Management in Inferno. 8. Process Management in Linux. 9. Principles of Memory Management. 10. Some Examples of Memory Management. 11. Memory Management in Inferno. 12. Memory Management in Linux. 13. Principles of I/O Device Management. 14. Some examples of I/O Device Management. 15. I/O Devices in Inferno. 16. I/O Devices in Linux. 17. Principles of File Systems. 18. Some Examples of File Systems. 19. File Systems in Inferno. 20. File Systems in Linux. 21. Principles of Operating System Security. 22. Principles of Distributed Systems. Appendices: A. Compiling Hosted Inferno. B. Compiling Native Inferno. Suggested Readings.

Suitable for those who want to gain a basic understanding of operating systems in the context of applications in which they are used, this work aims to foster an understanding of operating system fundamentals: what types of services they provide, how various applications interface with them, and the restrictions they have on those applications.

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