Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles

Type

Book

Authors

William Stallings

ISBN 10

0273751506

ISBN 13

9780273751502

Tags

Operating Systems, Operating Systems Theory, Reference & Test Preparation

Description

For introductory courses on operating systems.Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles provides a comprehensive and unified introduction to operating systems topics. Stallings emphasizes both design issues and fundamental principles in contemporary systems and gives readers a solid understanding of the key structures and mechanisms of operating systems. He discusses design trade-offs and the practical decisions affecting design, performance and security. The book illustrates and reinforces design concepts and ties them to real-world design choices through the use of case studies in UNIX and Windows.Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, 6e received the 2009 Textbook Excellence Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA)! - from Amzon

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