Operating System Concepts

The ninth edition of Operating System Concepts continues to evolve to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. This edition has been updated with more extensive coverage of the most current topics and applications, improved conceptual coverage and additional content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations. A new design allows for easier navigation and enhances reader motivation. Additional end-of-chapter, exercises, review questions, and programming exercises help to further reinforce important concepts. WileyPLUS, including a test bank, self-check exercises, and a student solutions manual, is also part of the comprehensive support package. Keep pace with the fast–developing world of operating systems Open–source operating systems, virtual machines, and clustered computing are among the leading fields of operating systems and networking that are rapidly changing. With substantial revisions and organizational changes, Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne’s Operating System Concepts, Eighth Edition remains as current and relevant as ever, helping you master the fundamental concepts of operating systems while preparing yourself for today’s emerging developments. As in the past, the text brings you up to speed on core knowledge and skills, including: What operating systems are, what they do, and how they are designed and constructed Process, memory, and storage management Protection and security Distributed systems Special–purpose systems Beyond the basics, the Eight Edition sports substantive revisions and organizational changes that clue you in to such cutting–edge developments as open–source operating systems, multi–core processors, clustered computers, virtual machines, transactional memory, NUMA, Solaris 10 memory management, Sun’s ZFS file system, and more. New to this edition is the use of a simulator to dynamically demonstrate several operating system topics. Best of all, a greatly enhanced WileyPlus, a multitude of new problems and programming exercises, and other enhancements to this edition all work together to prepare you enter the world of operating systems with confidence. Operating System Concepts, Now In Its Ninth Edition, Continues To Provide A Solid Theoretical Foundation For Understanding Operating Systems. The Ninth Edition Has Been Thoroughly Updated To Include Contemporary Examples Of How Operating Systems Function. The Text Includes Content To Bridge The Gap Between Concepts And Actual Implementations. End-of-chapter Problems, Exercises, Review Questions, And Programming Exercises Help To Further Reinforce Important Concepts. A New Virtual Machine Provides Interactive Exercises To Help Engage Students With The Material. Part I: Overview -- Introduction -- Operating-system Structures -- Part Ii: Process Management -- Process -- Threads -- Process Synchronization -- Cpu Scheduling -- Deadlocks -- Part Iii: Memory Management -- Main Memory -- Virtual Memory -- Part Iv: Storage Management -- Mass-storage Structure -- File-system Interface -- File-system Implementation -- I/o Systems -- Part V: Protection And Security -- Protection -- Security -- Part Vi: Advanced Topics -- Virtual Machines -- Distributed Systems -- Part Vii: Case Studies -- The Linux System -- Windows 7 -- Influential Operating Systems. Abraham Silberschatz, Yale University, Peter Baer Galvin, Pluribus Networks, Greg Gagne, Westminster College. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.