This book offers a unique and carefully integrated combination of principles and practice. While the usual principles are covered in detail, the book also describes a small, but real UNIX-like operating system: MINIX. It shows how it works and illustrates the principles behind it. By using MINIX, students learn principles and then can apply them in hands-on system design projects.

Contents

I. INTRODUCTION.

• What Is An Operating Systems?
• History of Operating Systems.
• Operating System Concepts.
• System Calls.
• Operating System Structure.
• Outline of the Rest of this Book.
• Summary.

II. PROCESSES.

• Introduction to Processes.
• Interprocess Communication.
• Classical IPC Problems.
• Process Scheduling.
• Overview of Processes in MINIX.
• Implementation of Processes in MINIX.

III. INPUT/OUTPUT.

• Principles of Input/Output Hardware.
• Principles of Input/Output Software.
• Deadlocks.
• Overview of Input/Output in MINIX.
• Block Devices in MINIX.
• Ram Disks.
• Disks.
• Clocks.
• Terminals.
• The Summary Task in MINIX.
• Summary.

IV. MEMORY MANAGEMENT.

• Memory Management Without Swapping or Paging.
• Swapping.
• Virtual Memory.
• Page Replacement Algorithms.
• Design Issues for Paging Systems
• Segmentation.
• Overview of Memory Management in MINIX.
• Implementation of Memory Management in MINIX.
• Summary.

V. FILE SYSTEMS.

• Files.
• Directories.
• File System Implementation.
• Security.
• Protection Mechanisms.
• Overview of the MINIX File System.
• Implementation of the MINIX File System.
• Summary.

Type produit : Ouvrage Langue : Anglais Inclus : CD-ROM   Editeur(s) : Prentice Hall Auteur(s) : Andrew S. Tanenbaum , Albert S. Woodhull   EAN13 : 9780136301950 ISBN10 : 0-13-630195-9

Parution : 15/03/2002 Edition : 2e édition   Nb de pages : 938 pages Format : 17,8 x 23,3 Couverture : Relié Poids : 1365 g Intérieur : Noir et Blanc