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This book is concerned with the design of operating systems, which is to say it enumerates the problems that pop up in the creation of efficient systems and explores alternative ways of dealing with them, detailing the advantages and shortcomings of each. For example, in their chapter on scheduling CPU activity, the authors explain several algorithms (first-come, first-served, and round-robin scheduling, among others) for allocating the capacity of single and multiple processors among jobs. They highlight the relative advantages of each, and explain how several real-life operating systems solve the problem. They then present the reader with exercises (this book is essentially a university textbook) that inspire thought and discussion. --David Wall
Topics covered: The problems faced by designers of system software for electronic computers, and strategies that have been developed over the past 20 years to address (and, in some cases, solve) them. Problems of CPU scheduling, memory allocation, paging, processes and threads, storage management, distributed processes and storage mechanisms, and security are all discussed thoroughly and with many authoritative references. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Book Description
· Brand new chapter on the newest operating system, Windows XP.
· Brand new chapter on Threads has been added and includes coverage of Pthreads and Java threads.
· Brand new chapter on Windows 2000 replaces Windows NT.
· Out with the old, in with the new! All code examples have been rewritten and are now in C.
· Client-server models and NFS coverage has been moved to an earlier part of the text.
· The sixth edition now offers increased coverage of small footprint operating systems such as PalmOS and real-time operating systems
· Updated! Core material in every chapter has been updated, as has coverage of Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD.
