Operating System Concepts, 8th Update Edition

Operating System Concepts continues to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. The 8^th Edition Update includes more coverage of the most current topics in the rapidly changing fields of operating systems and networking, including open-source operating systems. The use of simulators and operating system emulators is incorporated to allow operating system operation demonstrations and full programming projects. The text also includes improved conceptual coverage and additional content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations. New end-of-chapter problems, exercises, review questions, and programming exercises help to further reinforce important concepts, while WileyPLUS continues to motivate students and offer comprehensive support for the material in an interactive format.

Table of Contents

PART ONE OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Operating-System Structures

PART TWO PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Chapter 3 Processes
Chapter 4 Threads
Chapter 5 CPU Scheduling
Chapter 6 Process Synchronization
Chapter 7 Deadlocks

PART THREE MEMORY MANAGEMENT
Chapter 8 Main Memory
Chapter 9 Virtual Memory

PART FOUR STORAGE MANAGEMENT
Chapter 10 File-System Interface
Chapter 11 File-System Implementation
Chapter 12 Mass-Storage Structure
Chapter 13 I/O Systems

PART FIVE PROTECTION AND SECURITY
Chapter 14 Protection
Chapter 15 Security

PART SIX DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
Chapter 16 Distributed System Structures
Chapter 17 Distributed File Systems
Chapter 18 Distributed Coordination

PART SEVEN SPECIAL–PURPOSE SYSTEMS
Chapter 19 Real-Time Systems
Chapter 20 Multimedia Systems

PART EIGHT CASE STUDIES
Chapter 21 The Linux System
Chapter 22 Windows 7
Chapter 23 Influential Operating Systems