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Concepts of operating systems / Colin J. Theaker and Graham R. Brookes.

By: Theaker, Colin J.
Contributor(s): Brookes, Graham R.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Macmillan computer science series.Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, 1993Edition: Rev. ed.Description: xiii, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0333523660.Subject(s): Operating systems (Computers)DDC classification: 005.43
Contents:
Overview -- Basic concepts -- I/O Buffering -- Scheduling -- Memory Management - Basic Principles -- Memory Management - Paging Algorithms and Performance -- File Management -- Resource Management - Deadlocks -- Resource Management - Protection -- Process Synchronisation - Basic Principles -- Process Synchronisation - Language-Based Approaches -- Process Synchronisation - Message-Based Approaches -- Networks and Interworking -- Operating System Performance.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 005.43 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00126377
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Store 005.43 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00018264
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Providing an introduction to the basic concepts behind any computer operating system, this book contains suitable material to support a full course on operating systems for students with a basic understanding of computer science or some practical experience of computing. It will also appeal to engineers developing software for embedded systems.

Rev. and expanded ed. of: A practical course on operating systems. 1983.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview -- Basic concepts -- I/O Buffering -- Scheduling -- Memory Management - Basic Principles -- Memory Management - Paging Algorithms and Performance -- File Management -- Resource Management - Deadlocks -- Resource Management - Protection -- Process Synchronisation - Basic Principles -- Process Synchronisation - Language-Based Approaches -- Process Synchronisation - Message-Based Approaches -- Networks and Interworking -- Operating System Performance.