OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS (Sixth Edition)

Author: Silberschatz A.
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: "Operating System Concepts" (6th Edition Translation) is designed as an introductory textbook for operating systems, suitable for all readers interested in the subject of operating systems, especially for students of computer science and related majors in higher education institutions as a textbook or reference for operating system courses. The features of this teaching material set include:
Authoritative——Recommended by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and selected by the Expert Group for the Introduction of Information Science and Technology Textbooks for Higher Education Institutions.
Systematic——Covers core courses for computer science majors and computer foundation courses for non-computer majors;
Advanced——The latest works of renowned computer experts in the past two years, with advanced content systems;
Economical——Priced similarly to domestically compiled textbooks and the lowest-priced imported textbooks in China.
The book discusses the fundamental concepts and algorithms in operating systems and conducts research on numerous examples (such as the Linux system). The content is divided into seven parts. Part 1 provides an overview of what an operating system is, what it does, how it is designed and constructed, and explains how the concepts of operating systems have evolved and what common characteristics they share. Part 2 Process Management describes the core of modern operating systems—processes and concurrency concepts. Part 3 Memory Management covers classic structures and algorithms for memory management as well as different memory management schemes. Part 4 I/O Systems provides an in-depth discussion of I/O, including I/O system design, interfaces, internal structures, and functions. Part 5 Distributed Systems introduces the general structure of distributed systems and the networks that connect them, discussing distributed access strategies, distributed file systems, and synchronization and communication mechanisms in distributed systems. Part 6 Protection and Security introduces the security and protection mechanisms in operating systems for operating on files, memory, CPUs, and other resources. Part 7 Case Studies analyzes and discusses examples such as Linux, Windows 2000, Windows XP, FreeBSD, Mach, and Nachos. As an introductory textbook for operating systems, this book is suitable for all readers interested in the subject of operating systems, especially for students of computer science and related majors in higher education institutions as a textbook or reference for operating system courses.