Understanding Operating Systems, Fifth Edition - Softcover

McHoes, Ann; Flynn, Ida M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1423901606 ISBN 13: 9781423901600

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2007

Synopsis

With the same straightforward and clear writing style that has made previous editions so successful, Understanding Operating Systems, Fifth Edition, provides the ideal blend of operating theory and practice. Coverage includes the fundamentals of operating systems: what they are, what they do, how they function, how they can be evaluated, and how they compare to one another. Part One describes the management of memory, processors, devices, files, and networks as well as system security, ethics, and overall system management. The second part of the book focuses on four specific operating systems (UNIX, MS-DOS, Windows, and Linux) and how they apply the theory explained in the first part of the text. Updates include discussions of new technologies that affect operating system design, including multi-core chips and virtualization, making this edition a current and relevant resource.

About this title

About the Author

Ann McIver McHoes has been writing about computers for 25 years. She co-authored, with the late Ida M. Flynn, the first four editions of Understanding Operating Systems and is now sole author of this classic textbook, which has received awards for excellence from the Text and Academic Authors Association. She teaches at Duquesne University and has also taught business and computer science classes at Chatham University and Carlow University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1423901606
• ISBN 13: 9781423901600
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 560