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The latest edition of this bestselling book provides a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. Authors Abraham Silberschatz and Peter Galvin discuss key concepts that are applicable to a variety of systems. They also present a large number of examples from common operating systems, including Windows and Solaris 2. Two case studies illustrate Windows NT and Linux. Chapters on Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Network Structures, and Security have been updated significantly.

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ABRAHAM SILBERSCHATZ is the director of the Information Sciences Research Center at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. Prior to joining Bell Labs, he held a chaired professorship in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Silberschatz is a Fellow of the ACM. He is recognized as a leading researcher, educator, and author in operating systems, database systems,  and distributed systems. His writings have appeared in numerous ACM and IEEE publications, as well as in other journals and proceedings of professional conferences. He is the coauthor of the textbook Database System Concepts (Third Edition, McGraw–Hill, 1997).

PETER BAER GALVIN is the Chief Technologist for Corporate Technologies, a systems–integration and consulting company. He is also Adjunct Systems Planner for Brown University′s Computer Science Department. Mr. Galvin is on the Board of Directors for the Sun User Group and has presented talks and tutorials worldwide on the topics of system management, security,and performance. He is the security columnist for SunWorld Magazine.

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OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS

The best–selling book, now in it′s fifth edition, provides a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. Authors Abraham Silberschatz and Peter Galvin discuss key concepts that are applicable to a variety of systems. They also present a large number of examples taken from common operating systems, including Windows NT and Solaris 2. This book teaches general principles in operating systems while giving the teacher and students the flexibility to choose the implementation system.

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  • A new section on I/O systems comprised of three chapters: I/O Systems, secondary–Storage Structure,and Tertiary–Storage Structure.
  • Two new case studies illustrating Windows NT and Linux.
  • Significantly updated chapters on Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Network Structures, and Security.
  • Examples taken from modern operating systems are used extensively to reinforce the concepts.

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