Operating System Concepts (Sixth Edition) (Photo-offset Edition)

Author: Abrahamsilberschatz
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Publish Date: 2006-07-26
Features: This book is a classic textbook for computer science majors' operating systems course. Since its publication, it has undergone nearly 20 years of refinement and is considered a "bible" for textbooks in this course. It provides a clear explanation of the concepts and fundamental principles of operating systems. The basic concepts and algorithms covered in this book are based on current commercial operating systems and are explained in a general environment that is not specific to any particular operating system. The book introduces a large number of implementation techniques related to popular operating systems, including Solaris2, Linux, WindowsNT, Windows2000, OS/2, and AppleMacintosh operating systems. This edition includes a new chapter on threads and Windows2000, as well as new content on the client/server model, network file systems, embedded operating systems, real-time operating systems, and distributed operating systems.