Introduction to Operating Systems
Download or Read eBook Introduction to Operating Systems PDF written by William A. Shay and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1993 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : William A. Shay |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 634 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : PSU:000022640468 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Introduction to Operating Systems by : William A. Shay
Book excerpt: This text aims to provide a firm foundation in the principles and concepts of operating systems design and discuss major issues, as well as to show how several operating systems have implemented these concepts. It covers all major topics of operating systems, including memory management, I/O processing, concurrent processing, auxiliary storage management, and scheduling. There is also a chapter on queuing theory and a chapter with four case studies: MS-DOS, UNIX, VMS, and MVS. Additional case studies are presented at the end of each chapter.