Understanding Operating Systems

Authors : Ann McHoes; Ida M. Flynn

9781439079201

608 Pages Paperback

6th Edition | Previous Editions: 2008, 2006, 2001

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Now in its Sixth Edition, UNDERSTANDING OPERATING SYSTEMS continues to provide a clear and straightforward explanation of operating theory and practice. As in previous editions, the book's highly-regarded structure begins with a discussion of fundamentals before moving on to specific operating syste... more

Features

Coverage includes the fundamentals of operating systems: what they are, what they do, how they function, how they can be evaluated, and how they compare to one another.

Technical topics are discussed in a not-so-technical manner, allowing students to grasp the complexities of standalone vs. network... more

New to this Edition

Exercises throughout the text have been expanded and updated.

New exercises have been added to all the four specific OS chapters (UNIX, MS-DOS, Windows, and Linux) to help users apply the concepts discussed in Part I of the text

A new feature in each chapter, "Interesting Search Topics," spurs ind... more

Authors

Ann McHoes

Ann McIver McHoes has been writing about computers for 25 years. She co-authored, with the late Ida M. Flynn, the first four editions of Understanding Operating Systems and is now sole author of this classic textbook, which has received awards for excellence from the Text and Academic Authors Association. She teaches at Duquesne University and has also taught business and computer science classes at Chatham University and Carlow University.

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Ida M. Flynn

Table of Contents

PART ONE: OPERATING SYSTEMS THEORY.
1. Introducing Operating Systems.
2. Memory Management: Early Systems.
3. Memory Management: Virtual Memory.
4. Processor Management.
5. Process Management.
6. Concurrent Processes.
7. Device Management.
8. File Management.
9. Network Organization Concepts.
10. Management of Network Functions.
11. Security and Ethics.
12. System Management.
PART TWO: OPERATING SYSTEMS IN PRACTICE.
13. UNIX Operating System.
14. MS-DOS Operating System.
15. Windows Operating Systems.
16. Linux Operating System.
Appendixes.
Appendix A: Command Translation Table.
Appendix B: Guide to Microsoft Acronyms.
Appendix C: Guide to Graphical User Interfaces.
Appendix D: ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
Glossary.
Index.

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