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Modern operating systems / Andrew S. Tanenbaum.
LIBRA QA76.76.O63 T359 1992
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tanenbaum, Andrew S., 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Operating systems (Computers).
- Physical Description:
- xx, 728 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [1992]
- Summary:
- An up-to-date overview of operating systems presented by world-renowned computer scientist and author, Andrew Tanenbaum. This is the first guide to provide balanced coverage between centralized and distributed operating systems. Part I covers processes, memory management, file systems, I/O systems, and deadlocks in single operating system environments. Part II covers communication, synchronization process execution, and file systems in a distributed operating system environment. Includes case studies on UNIX, MACH, AMOEBA, and DOS operating systems.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 682-703) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0135881870
- OCLC:
- 25009056
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