Operating System Tutorial (Second Edition)

Author: Chen Xiangqun, Yang Fuching
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The "Operating System Tutorial (Second Edition)" is a comprehensive revision based on the previous edition. Its features include maintaining relatively stable course content while emphasizing the reflection of contemporary developments and trends in operating systems; focusing on both the discussion of classic operating system theories and the analysis of practical design techniques of mainstream operating systems (including Windows and Linux); and emphasizing practical operating system design to enhance students' hands-on ability in designing actual operating systems. The book is divided into 10 chapters: Overview of Operating Systems, Hardware Environment of Operating Systems, User Interfaces and Job Management, Process Management, Memory Management, File Management, Device Management, Deadlocks, Operating System Design, and Operating System Security. This book can serve as a textbook and reference for operating system courses in computer science and related fields at universities, especially research-oriented universities, as well as for professionals in the field of operating systems... The book follows the fundamental principles of operating systems, systematically explaining the basic concepts, principles, and implementation techniques of operating systems, and showcases the essence and characteristics of contemporary operating systems through examples.