Operating System Concepts Essentials
by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne
2nd Edition
Publisher: Wiley
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781118804926 |
| eText ISBN | 9781118891445 |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Publishing Year | 2014 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 784 |
Operating System Concepts Essentials, 2nd Edition, is a textbook that introduces fundamental operating system principles applicable across diverse computing environments. Rather than concentrating on a specific operating system or hardware architecture, the text emphasizes general concepts that apply to a wide variety of systems.
Broad subject areas include process management, memory structures, and storage systems. The presentation illustrates these core concepts using real-world operating systems, highlighting implementations found in Microsoft and UNIX environments.
Published as a briefer paperback edition to provide value for students, the volume reinforces foundational topics through practice exercises and programming problems.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Operating-System Structures
Chapter 3: Processes
Chapter 4: Threads
Chapter 5: Process Synchronization
Chapter 6: CPU Scheduling
Chapter 7: Main Memory
Chapter 8: Virtual Memory
Chapter 9: Mass-Storage Structure
Chapter 10: File-System Interface
Chapter 11: File-System Implementation
Chapter 12: I/O Systems
Chapter 13: Protection
Chapter 14: Security
Chapter 15: The Linux/System
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