Operating System Exercises and Solutions

Author: J. Archer Harris
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book integrates the outline of operating system principles with solutions, covering topics such as process management, inter-process communication and synchronization, memory management, virtual memory, file system management, device management, and security. Each chapter begins with a concise overview of the key knowledge points in the operating system on that topic, followed by an appropriate number of exercises and their solutions. Then, additional practice questions similar to the exercises are provided to help readers generalize and flexibly apply the knowledge learned. Moreover, the answers to the supplementary questions are given at the end of each chapter for readers to assess their mastery of the material. The book is comprehensive, highlights key points, and presents content in a concise manner. The exercises include both basic and more advanced questions, allowing readers to choose according to their needs. This book can serve as a teaching reference for computer science courses on operating systems in higher education institutions and as a supplementary textbook for self-learners.