Fundamentals of Operating Systems

A.M. Lister

ISBN 10: 0333370988 / ISBN 13: 9780333370988

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 1987

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A reader. Inexpensive, useful guide to the workings of operating systems. I found this book helpful for my degree course, covering all the basics from memory management to protection. Third Edition, Paperback - 1987 - good condition, 0-333-37098-8 - - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, exlibrary books sold, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Isbn 0-333-37098-8.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fundamentals of Operating Systems
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333370988
• ISBN 13: 9780333370988
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Used: Acceptable
• Weight: 10 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

An operating system is probably the most important part of the body of soft- ware which goes with any modern computer system. I ts importance is reflected in the large amount of manpower usually invested in its construction, and in the mystique by which it is often surrounded. To the non-expert the design and construction of operating systems has often appeared an activity impenetrable to those who do not practise it. I hope this book will go some way toward dispelling the mystique, and encourage a greater general understanding of the principles on which operating systems are constructed. The material in the book is based on a course of lectures I have given for the past few years to undergraduate students of computer science. The book is therefore a suitable introduction to operating systems for students who have a basic grounding in computer science, or for people who have worked with computers for some time. Ideally the reader should have a knowledge of prorramming and be familiar with general machine architecture, common data structures such as lists and trees, and the functions of system software such as compilers, loaders, and editors. I t will also be helpful if he has had some experience of using a large operating system, seeing it, as it were, from the out- side.