{"product_id":"operating-systems-9780134670959","title":"Operating Systems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. William Stallings\u003c\/strong\u003e has authored 18 titles, and including the revised editions, over 40 books on computer security, computer networking, and computer architecture. His writings have appeared in numerous publications, including the \u003cem\u003eProceedings of the IEEE\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eACM Computing Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCryptologia\u003c\/em\u003e. He has received the Best Computer Science textbook of the Year award 13 times from the Text and Academic Authors Association.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn over 30 years in the field, he has been a technical contributor, technical manager, and an executive with several high-technology firms. He has designed and implemented both TCP\/IP-based and OSI-based protocol suites on a variety of computers and operating systems, ranging from microcomputers to mainframes. As a consultant, he has advised government agencies, computer and software vendors, and major users on the design, selection, and use of networking software and products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e He created and maintains the \u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnline Chapters and Appendices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVideoNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e I. Background \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComputer System Overview  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.1. Basic Elements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.2. Evolution of the Microprocessor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.3. Instruction Execution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.4. Interrupts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.5. The Memory Hierarchy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.6. Cache Memory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.7. Direct Memory Access\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.8. Multiprocessor and Multicore Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.9. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1A. Performance Characteristics of Two-Level Memories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating System Overview  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.1. Operating System Objectives and Functions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.2. The Evolution of Operating Systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.3. Major Achievements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.4. Developments Leading to Modern Operating Systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.5. Fault Tolerance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.6. Os Design Considerations for Multiprocessor and Multicore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.7. Microsoft Windows Overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.8. Traditional Unix Systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.9. Modern Unix Systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.10. Linux\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.11. Android\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.12. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e II. Processes \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess Description and Control  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.1. What is a Process?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.2. Process States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.3. Process Description\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.4. Process Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.5. Execution of the Operating System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.6. Unix Svr4 Process Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.7. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.8. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThreads  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.1. Processes and Threads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.2. Types of Threads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.3. Multicore and Multithreading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.4. Windows Process and Thread Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.5. Solaris Thread and Smp Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.6. Linux Process and Thread Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.7. Android Process and Thread Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.8. Mac OS X Grand Central Dispatch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.9. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.10. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcurrency: Mutual Exclusion and Synchronization  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.1. Mutual Exclusion: Software Approaches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.2. Principles of Concurrency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.3. Mutual Exclusion: Hardware Support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.4. Semaphores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.5. Monitors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.6. Message Passing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.7. Readers\/Writers Problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.8. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.9. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcurrency: Deadlock and Starvation  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.1. Principles of Deadlock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.2. Deadlock Prevention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.3. Deadlock Avoidance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.4. Deadlock Detection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.5. An Integrated Deadlock Strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.6. Dining Philosophers Problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.7. Unix Concurrency Mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.8. Linux Kernel Concurrency Mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.9. Solaris Thread Synchronization Primitives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.10. Windows Concurrency Mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.11. Android Interprocess Communication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.12. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.13. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e III. Memory \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemory Management  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.1. Memory Management Requirements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.2. Memory Partitioning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.3. Paging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.4. Segmentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.5. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.6. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7A. Loading and Linking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual Memory  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.1. Hardware and Control Structures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.2. Operating System Software\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.3. Unix and Solaris Memory Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.4. Linux Memory Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.5. Windows Memory Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.6. Android Memory Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.7. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.8. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e IV. Scheduling \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniprocessor Scheduling  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.1. Types of Processor Scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.2. Scheduling Algorithms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.3. Traditional Unix Scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.4. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.5. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiprocessor, Multicore, and Real-Time Scheduling  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.1. Multiprocessor and Multicore Scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.2. Real-Time Scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.3. Linux Scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.4. Unix Svr4 Scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.5. Unix Freebsd Scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.6. Windows Scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.7. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.8. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e V. Input\/Output and Files \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI\/O Management and Disk Scheduling  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.1. I\/O Devices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.2. Organization of the I\/O Function\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.3. Operating System Design Issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.4. I\/O Buffering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.5. Disk Scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.6. Raid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.7. Disk Cache\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.8. Unix Svr4 I\/O\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.9. Linux I\/O\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.10. Windows I\/O\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.11. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.12. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFile Management  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.1. Overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.2. File Organization and Access\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.3. B-Trees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.4. File Directories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.5. File Sharing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.6. Record Blocking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.7. Secondary Storage Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.8. Unix File Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.9. Linux Virtual File System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.10. Windows File System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.11. Android File Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.12. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.13. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e VI. Embedded Systems \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbedded Operating Systems  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.1. Embedded Systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.2. Characteristics of Embedded Operating Systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.3. Embedded Linux\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.4. Tinyos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.5. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual Machines  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.1. Virtual Machine Concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.2. Hypervisors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.3. Container Virtualization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.4. Processor Issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.5. Memory Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.6. I\/O Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.7. Vmware Esxi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.8. Microsoft Hyper-V and Xen Variants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.9. Java Vm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.10. Linux Vserver Virtual Machine Architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.11. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.12. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating System Security  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.1. Intruders and Malicious Software\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.2. Buffer Overflow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.3. Access Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.4. Unix Access Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.5. Operating Systems Hardening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.6. Security Maintenance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.7. Windows Security\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.8. Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15.9. Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloud and IoT Operating Systems  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16.1. Cloud Computing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16.2. Cloud Operating Systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16.3. The Internet of Things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16.4. IoT Operating Systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16.5. Key Terms and Review Questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e Appendix A. Topics in Concurrency Appendix B. Programming and Operating System Projects References Credits Index \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524398817623,"sku":"9780134670959","price":215.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780134670959.jpg?v=1731856625","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/operating-systems-9780134670959","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}