Operating System

Author: Meng Qingchang
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book is one of the key projects for the construction of high-quality teaching materials in higher education, reviewed and approved by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission. The publication of this book is the result of the guidance and support from the Commission, the significant assistance of numerous experts and colleagues, long-term collaboration with Electronic Industry Press, and the author's diligent efforts. Based on years of teaching and research experience, the author has absorbed the essence of outstanding domestic and international operating system textbooks, combined with China's national conditions, and adhered to the spirit of improving students' quality and fostering innovative awareness. Following the requirements of the undergraduate teaching syllabus and catering to the needs of postgraduate entrance exams, the author strives to compile a high-quality textbook with significant influence in China. This textbook integrates theory with practice, comprehensively and systematically introducing the fundamental theories and new technologies of modern operating systems. The book is divided into 14 chapters: Chapter 1 provides an overview of the definition, functions, characteristics, development history, and structure of operating systems; Chapters 2 to 7 discuss process and thread management, deadlock, scheduling, storage management, file management, and input/output management, respectively; Chapter 8 covers interrupt and signal mechanisms, briefly introducing the coordinated work of operating systems through examples; Chapter 9 introduces network operating systems; Chapter 10 discusses distributed operating systems; Chapter 11 covers system security and protection; Chapters 12 to 14 introduce the implementation technologies of three commonly used operating systems: UNIX, Linux, and Windows 2000. The appendix provides reference answers to exercises and teaching resources for instructors. This book is a key project for the construction of high-quality teaching materials in higher education in Beijing and can be used as a textbook for undergraduate and junior college computer science majors, a reference book for postgraduate entrance exams, or a self-study guide for computer professionals.