Operating systems : internals and design principles /
William Stallings
- Boston, Massachusetts : Prentice-Hall, c2012
- xix, 768 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1 Background -- Part 2 Processes -- Part 3 Memory -- Part 4 Scheduling -- Part 5 Input/output and files -- Part 6 Embedded systems -- Part 7 Computer security -- Part 8 Distributed systems.
"This book does not pretend to be a comprehensive record; but it aims at helping to disentangle from an immense mass of material the crucial issues and cardinal decisions. Throughout I have set myself to explain faithfully and to the best of my ability." - - The World Crisis, Winston Churchchill