An edition of Operating System Concepts (1988)

Operating system concepts

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An edition of Operating System Concepts (1988)

Operating system concepts

8th ed.
  • 3.5 (4 ratings) ·
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Keep pace with the fast–developing world of operating systems Open–source operating systems, virtual machines, and clustered computing are among the leading fields of operating systems and networking that are rapidly changing. With substantial revisions and organizational changes, Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne’s Operating System Concepts, Eighth Edition remains as current and relevant as ever, helping you master the fundamental concepts of operating systems while preparing yourself for today’s emerging developments. As in the past, the text brings you up to speed on core knowledge and skills, including: What operating systems are, what they do, and how they are designed and constructed Process, memory, and storage management Protection and security Distributed systems Special–purpose systems Beyond the basics, the Eight Edition sports substantive revisions and organizational changes that clue you in to such cutting–edge developments as open–source operating systems, multi–core processors, clustered computers, virtual machines, transactional memory, NUMA, Solaris 10 memory management, Sun’s ZFS file system, and more. New to this edition is the use of a simulator to dynamically demonstrate several operating system topics. Best of all, a greatly enhanced WileyPlus, a multitude of new problems and programming exercises, and other enhancements to this edition all work together to prepare you enter the world of operating systems with confidence.

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J. Wiley & Sons
Language
English
Pages
972

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1994, Addison-Wesley
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 923-940) and index.

Published in
Hoboken, NJ

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
005.4/3
Library of Congress
QA76.76.O63 S5583 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 972 p. :
Number of pages
972

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL22797053M
ISBN 13
9780470279939, 9780470128725
LCCN
2008277110
LibraryThing
3159
Goodreads
3269299
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OL1854541W

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