Description
Pearson presents the ninth edition of Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, providing a comprehensive, unified introduction to operating systems topics aimed at computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering majors. Author William Stallings emphasizes both design issues and fundamental principles in contemporary systems, while providing readers with a solid understanding of the key structures and mechanisms of operating systems. He discusses design trade-offs and the practical decisions affecting design, performance and security. The text illustrates and reinforces design concepts, tying them to real-world design choices with case studies in Linux, UNIX, Android, and Windows 10.
Table of Content
“1. Computer System Overview
2. Operating System Overview
3. Process Description and Control
4. Threads
5. Concurrency: Mutual Exclusion and Synchronization
6. Concurrency: Deadlock and Starvation
7. Memory Management
8. Virtual Memory
9. Uniprocessor Scheduling
10. Multiprocessor, Multicore, and Real-Time Scheduling
11. I/O Management and Disk Scheduling
12. File Management
13. Embedded Operating Systems
14. Virtual Machines
15. Operating System Security
16. Cloud and IoT Operating Systems”
Salient Features
“• Updated and expanded coverage on Linux and Android to reflect changes in the Linux and Android
• The chapter on virtual machines has been completely rewritten to provide better organization and an expanded and more up-to-date treatment. In addition, a new section has been added on the use of containers
• Coverage of cloud operating systems, including an overview of cloud computing, a discussion of the principles and requirements for a cloud operating system, and a discussion of a OpenStack, a popular open-source Cloud OS
• Discussion of the principles and requirements for an IoT operating system, and a discussion of a RIOT, a popular open-source IoT OS
• Updated and expanded coverage on embedded operating systems covering microcontrollers and deeply embedded systems, and a popular embedded Linux system, µClinux
Author: William Stallings
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN-13: 9789352866717
Language: English
Binding: Paper Back
No. Of Pages: 800
Country of Origin: India
International Shipping: Yes
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