TY - BOOK AU - Silberschatz, Abraham AU - Galvin, Peter Baer ;Gagne, Greg TI - Operating system concepts SN - 9781118063330 AV - QA 76.76.O63 .S55 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Hoboken, New Jersey PB - Wiley KW - OPERATING SYSTEMS (COMPUTERS) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1. Overview -- Introduction -- Operating-system structures -- Part 2. Process management -- Processes -- Threads -- Process synchronization -- CPU scheduling -- Deadlocks -- Part 3. Memory management -- Main memory -- Virtual memory -- Part 4. Storage management -- Mass-storage structure -- File-system interface -- File-system implementation -- I/O systems -- Part 5. Protection and security -- Protection -- Security -- Part 6. Advanced topics -- Virtual machines -- Distributed systems -- Part 7. Case studies -- The Linux system -- Windows 7 -- Influential operating systems -- Part 8. Appendices -- Appendix A. BSD UNIX -- Appendix B. The Mach system N2 - Operating System Concepts, now in the second printing of its ninth edition, continues to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. The ninth edition has been thoroughly updated to include contemporary examples of how operating systems function. The text includes content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations. End-of-chapter problems, exercises, review questions, and programming exercises help to further reinforce important concepts. A new Virtual Machine provides interactive exercises to help engage students with the material ER -