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Operating Systems: Incorporating UNIX and MS-DOS(Computing Textbooks)


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This is a detailed introduction to operating systems which is aimed particularly at students on HNC, HND and degree courses in computer studies and computer sciences on which operating systems is an essential subject. It is also suitable for professionals and computer managers who are responsible for computer maintenance and operating systems, but are not involved technically. An elementary prior knowledge of hardware and computer programming is assumed, and the concepts and terminology are introduced at the beginning, before understanding is developed on the knowledge gained. Technical content is blended with real-practice issues, and a wide range of exercises is included.

Table of Contents:
Background - what is an operating system? an introduction to UNIX and MS-DOS; basics - introduction, overview of Operating System, the "process concept, hardware features, introduction to object orientation; User Interface - outline, system calls, command languages, job control languages, graphical user interface, system properties management; process management - basic concepts, process life cycle, scheduling, processes in UNIX, processes in Windows; memory management 1 - introduction, memory allocation methods; memory management 2 - virtual memory, virtual segmented systems, virtual machines; memory management 3 - protection and sharing, MS-DOS memory management, UNIX memory management, summary; input-output -organization of I/O software and hardware, UNIX I/O system, MS-DOS I/O system; file management 1 - general principles, system services; file management 2 - file management techniques, improving the performance of Disk systems; current processes 1 - basic principles, competing processes, UNIX features; concurrent processes 2 - deadlocks, interprocess communication; networks and distributed systems -introduction, networks, the Internet an World Wide Web, distributed systems; security - introduction, security - the nature of the threats, security techniques. appendices: introduction to the UNIX Shell; summary of MS-DOS commands. Answers to review questions; answers to selected test questions. Web references.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781858053028
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
  • Publisher Imprint: Cengage Learning EMEA
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Series Title: Computing Textbooks
  • Weight: 490 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1858053021
  • Publisher Date: 29 Jun 1997
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 246 mm
  • Sub Title: Incorporating UNIX and MS-DOS
  • Width: 175 mm


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