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Operating systems : communicating with and controlling the computer / Laurie S. Keller.

By: Keller, Laurie S.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hertfordshire : Prentice Hall, 1988Description: xiv, 370 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0136380328 (pbk); 0136380409.Subject(s): Operating systems (Computers)DDC classification: 005.43
Contents:
Part I: Fundamentals of Operating Systems -- A model of the computer system -- Systems software and early operating systems -- Multiprogramming systems -- Virtual storage systems -- Multicomputer and multiprocessor systems -- A brief look into the future -- Part II: Case Studies -- CP/M: a microcomputer operating system (by Gordan Davies) -- MS-DOS and PC-DOS -- The p-System (by Mark Woodman) -- Unix (by Gordon Davies) -- TPF/II: a high-performance system -- Virtual Machine/SP: an operating system -- OS/VS2 MVS -- General conclusions.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Store 005.43 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00090360
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Fundamentals of Operating Systems -- A model of the computer system -- Systems software and early operating systems -- Multiprogramming systems -- Virtual storage systems -- Multicomputer and multiprocessor systems -- A brief look into the future -- Part II: Case Studies -- CP/M: a microcomputer operating system (by Gordan Davies) -- MS-DOS and PC-DOS -- The p-System (by Mark Woodman) -- Unix (by Gordon Davies) -- TPF/II: a high-performance system -- Virtual Machine/SP: an operating system -- OS/VS2 MVS -- General conclusions.

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Booklist Review

A comprehensive study of the exciting yet often confusing world of computer operating systems. In part 1, Keller charts the early operations of computers along with a review of where the technology is today. Common terms are clearly defined and helpful drawings steer the reader through the most technical material. Part 2, ``Case Studies,'' offers reviews of the popular operating systems currently in use, including UNIX, MS-DOS, OS/VS2, and the p-System. As technical reference or basic introduction, this volume should interest many public library computer users. Chapter notes and bibliographies; glossary; index. GRH.