Providing a conceptual overview of operating systems, this comprehensive reference discusses a variety of systems, including DOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, UNIX, Linux, FreeBSD, Palm OS, IMB VM, and OS/2, among others, examining the various formats, functions, processes, architechtures, and capabilities of each system and the requirements for software that will run on each platform. Original. (Intermediate)
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Written for operating system developers and students, this book describes the functions operating systems perform to control a computer, namely, loading programs, RAM management, interfacing with users, and communicating with peripheral devices. The techniques are illustrated by examples from a variety of systems, such as DOS, Windows, Mac OS, Unix
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